2024 Community Economic Development Grant Recipient Conference

OMB Control Number: 0970-0617

Expiration date: 09/30/2026

2024 CED Grant Recipient Conference Evaluation

Overall, how would you rate your satisfaction with the 2024 CED Grant Recipient Conference? (circle one)

(1) Very Dissatisfied (2) Dissatisfied (3) Neutral (4) Satisfied (5) Very Satisfied

Overall, how would you rate the quality and effectiveness of the conference? (circle one)

(1) Poor (2) Acceptable (3) Fair (4) Good (5) Excellent

Indicate how strongly you agree with the following, where 1 is strongly disagree and 5 is strongly agree.

Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree

Overall
The 2024 CED Grant Recipient Conference objectives were achieved. Objectives include: Developing a deeper understanding of best practices, overcoming challenges, understanding reporting requirements, creating and recruiting individuals with low income to high-quality jobs, and networking with one another and ACF staff.	1	2	3	4	5
The content was relevant to the work of my organization.	1	2	3	4	5
The subject matter was well-organized.	1	2	3	4	5
The breakout sessions were relevant and useful.	1	2	3	4	5
The meetings with Program Specialists were productive.	1	2	3	4	5
The conference provided sufficient opportunity for networking with fellow Grant Recipients.	1	2	3	4	5
The length of 2024 CED Grant Recipient Conference was appropriate. If the length was not appropriate, was it (circle one): Too Short? or Too Long?	1	2	3	4	5
The format of the content was appropriate.	1	2	3	4	5
My knowledge and skills for managing a CED project improved during the 2024 CED Grant Recipient Conference.	1	2	3	4	5
Conference Materials
The conference materials contributed positively to my learning.	1	2	3	4	5
I will use the conference materials as a reference tool once I get home.	1	2	3	4	5
Conference App – TBD
The Conference App – TBD was useful for was useful for planning my time at the conference.	1	2	3	4	5	NA
The Conference App – TBD allowed me to easily locate agendas, schedules, maps, and other information on the App.	1	2	3	4	5	NA
The Conference App – TBD provided helpful opportunities for networking with fellow grant recipients.	1	2	3	4	5	NA
Hotel and Meeting Rooms
The facility was comfortable, well located, and conducive to learning.	1	2	3	4	5
I enjoyed the third day being hosted at OCS headquarters.	1	2	3	4	5
It was easy to get from the hotel to OCS headquarters on the third day of the conference.	1	2	3	4	5
Registration
The registration process for the conference was easy and clear.	1	2	3	4	5
The conference staff were helpful.	1	2	3	4	5

Very Low Very High

Knowledge and Skill Level - General
My general knowledge/skill level before the 2024 CED Grant Recipient Conference.	1	2	3	4	5
My general knowledge/skill level after the 2024 CED Grant Recipient Conference.	1	2	3	4	5

No Improvement Large

Improvement

Knowledge and Skill Level – Improvement Indicate your level of improvement in the knowledge and skills listed below that occurred during the conference, where 1 is no improvement and 5 is a large improvement.
Systems knowledge – OLDC, GrantSolutions, PMS, etc.	1	2	3	4	5	NA
Understanding of CED reporting requirements.	1	2	3	4	5	NA
Understanding issues and priorities related to sustainability, climate change, environmental justice, and the Justice40 Initiative.	1	2	3	4	5	NA
Ability to overcome project challenges.	1	2	3	4	5	NA
Understanding of what makes a job high-quality.	1	2	3	4	5	NA
Ability to apply community-driven approaches to high-quality job creation.	1	2	3	4	5	NA
Ability to identify, recruit, and retain individuals with low incomes to CED created jobs.	1	2	3	4	5	NA
Ability to identify and provide essential wrap-around support services to employees.	1	2	3	4	5	NA
Ability to identify additional funding sources to support my project.	1	2	3	4	5	NA
Ability to support Tribes, Native American, and rural communities.	1	2	3	4	5	NA
Ability to identify other OCS programs to collaborate with.	1	2	3	4	5	NA
Applying diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility practices to my project.	1	2	3	4	5	NA

Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree

CED Planning Grant Recipients Only. If you do not have a CED Planning Grant, skip this section.
The tailored CED Planning sessions were useful.	1	2	3	4	5
The opportunity to meet with other CED Planning Grant Recipients and federal staff in person was useful.	1	2	3	4	5
The subject matter that was tailored towards active CED Grant Recipients was useful in thinking about future CED award opportunities.	1	2	3	4	5
Attending the conference increased our organization’s likelihood of applying for a CED traditional grant in the future.	1	2	3	4	5

PLEASE ANSWER THESE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS AND RETURN FORM TO THE REGISTRATION DESK.

Which conference sessions did you find particularly engaging, informative, or useful?

How do you think this conference will help you to implement or improve the management of your CED grant?

What would you suggest to improve this conference in the future?

What additional topics/sessions would be useful to you?

What future types of OCS sponsored trainings, conference calls, webinars, etc. would be beneficial to you and others working with your CED grant? Please be specific.

How did the interactive features of the conference (product display, grant recipient highlight videos, Spoken Word, etc.) contribute to your conference experience?

Did you find the conference mobile app (TBD) useful?

Other comments or suggestions:

2024 CED Grant Recipient Conference Breakout Session Evaluation

Select the breakout session you attended in the list below to complete the breakout session evaluation.

Attended	Session Title
	TBD Breakout 1
	TBD Breakout 2
	TBD Breakout 3
	TBD Breakout 4
	TBD Breakout 5

Overall, how would you rate your satisfaction with this session?
(1) Poor (2) Acceptable (3) Fair (4) Good (5) Excellent

Strongly Disagree Strongly Agree

Speaker(s) had a strong knowledge of the subject	1	2	3	4	5
This session was well organized	1	2	3	4	5
Delivery technique was effective	1	2	3	4	5
The content from this session has practical applications for my grant project	1	2	3	4	5
I learned something new in this session	1	2	3	4	5
I would like more learning opportunities about this topic in the future	1	2	3	4	5

The most important thing I learned in this session is:

One thing I will do as a result of this session is:

Other comments/suggestions:

THANK YOU FOR YOUR RESPONSE!

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) STATEMENT OF PUBLIC BURDEN: The purpose of this information collection is to gather basic information from grant recipients of the CED program to prepare and plan for the 2024 CED Grant Recipient Conference. Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 30 minutes per respondent, including the time for reviewing instructions, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and reviewing the collection of information. This collection of information is voluntary. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. The OMB # is 0970-0617 and the expiration date is 09/30/2026. If you have any comments on this collection of information, please contact OCSRegistrar@icf.com.

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