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o Agency participation in a community economic development partnership results in the
relocation of a business to the area

How to Report for NPI 2.1

National Performance I.) Number of Projects or II.) Number of
Indicator 2.1 Initiatives Opportunities and/or
Community Resources
Community Improvement Preserved or Increased
and Revitalization
(#) (#)

For each of the subcategories of this community improvement and revitalization indicator the
following data are required:

I. Data on the number of projects and/or initiatives that were developed with significant
investments by the CAA to assure opportunities and community resources for low-
income individuals. (See below for clarification on “significance” of investment.)

II. Data on the number of opportunities (as described above) and/or community resources
which were preserved or increased.

Columns I and II have a one-to-many relationship, i.e. each single project is recorded in column
I, and the many opportunities or resources are recorded in column II.

NOTE: The criterion for determining whether a project should to be included under these
indicators is whether the facilities, services, policy changes, infrastructure, housing, jobs, etc.
were developed with significant investments by the CAA. “Significant” means the agency has
invested personnel, funding, or facilities at a substantial and sustained level relative to the project
size. In other words, any other partners in the initiative should have no hesitation in identifying
the CAA involvement as a major factor in the success.

NPI 2.1 Examples

A. Jobs created, or saved from reduction or elimination in the community

The purpose of this measure is to capture the initiatives that increase or safeguard the number of
jobs available in a community. What is being measured and reported in this subcategory is the
creation or retention of jobs in the community over a one-year period that may or may not pay
sufficient wages and/or benefits. Include all projects and opportunities preserved or increased in
NPI 2.1B, below, in this indicator. Please include actual numbers of jobs for which a participant
is employed, not Full Time Equivalent (FTE) counts. NPI 2.1A will identify all projects and
opportunities relating to all jobs created or saved, whereas NPI 2.1B will serve to identify only
those projects and opportunities relating to “living wage” jobs.

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