OMEGA is an Economic Development District (EDD) that receives funding from the US Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration (EDA) through EDA’s Partnership Planning Grant Program. As a certified EDD, OMEGA plays a key role in facilitating applications for the following EDA Grant Programs:
Public Works and Economic Development:
Empowers distressed communities to revitalize, expand, and upgrade their physical infrastructure to attract new industry, encourage business expansion, diversify local economies, and generate or retain long-term, private sector jobs and investment.
Economic Adjustment Assistance:
Assists state and local interests in designing and implementing strategies to adjust or bring about change to an economy. The program focuses on areas that have experienced or are under threat of serious structural damage to the underlying economic base.
Supports local organizations with long-term planning efforts, such the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) report.
Technical Assistance:
Provides focused assistance (such as project planning, economic impact analyses, and feasibility studies) to public and nonprofit leaders to help in economic development decision-making. Also includes the University Center Economic Development Program, which makes the resources of universities available to the economic development community.
Contact the OMEGA office by calling 740-439-4471 ext. 208 for more information on the EDA program and their eligibility requirements or email Evan Scurti: escurti@omegadistrict.org
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy
Beginning in July 2021, with the distribution of a survey, OMEGA’s EDA Program Manager began work on the 2022 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy rewrite. This plan provides a regional overview and then a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis that an Action Plan consisting of Goals, Strategies, and Action Steps are based on. The planning effort is conducted in partnership with our regional economic development professionals. It will be revised annually, and fully rewritten every five years.
Questions/Comments?
Evan Scurti
Interim EDA Program Manager
740-439-4471 ext. 208
Plan Components
Full Plan
Regional Survey
Regional Presentation
Previous Year Reports
2021 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy
2020 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy
2019 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy
2018 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy
2017 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy
2016 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy
2015 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy