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Agency Department of Housing and Community Development (165)
Measure Name Dollar Cost of Jobs Created
Measure Last Modified
08-17-2022 12:29 p.m.
Measure Last Published
08-26-2022 11:49 a.m.
Status
Active
Data Source and Calculation
This measure represents the Department of Housing and Community Development's (DHCD) costs divided by the number of jobs created by the localities and/or businesses using the grants. DHCD defines its costs to include the actual amount of economic development grants expended on projects creating jobs. Covered programs include Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC), the Virginia Main Street Program, GO Virginia, and the Enterprise Zone (EZ) Program.
Enterprise Priorities and Strategies
Initiative Priority Strategy
Associated Service Areas
Service Area Code Service Area Name
53305 Financial Assistance for Community Development
53410 Financial Assistance for Economic Development
Targets and Baselines
Name Date Result Note
Baseline 1000.0
Short Target 2025 None
Long Target 2027 None None
Results
Year Result Note
2011 2,226
2012 3,145
2013 2,351 This is DHCD's cost including the grant amount associated with awarding economic development grants divided by the number of jobs created by localities and businesses utilizing the grants. DHCD's costs include the administrative costs for staff supporting the grant programs and the actual amount of the grant expended on projects that generate job development.
2014 2,742 This is DHCD's cost including the grant amount associated with awarding economic development grants divided by the number of jobs created by localities and businesses utilizing the grants. DHCD's costs include the actual amount of the grant expended on projects that generate job development.
2015 1,128 This is DHCD's cost including the grant amount associated with awarding economic development grants divided by the number of jobs created by localities and businesses utilizing the grants. DHCD's costs include the actual amount of the grant expended on projects that generate job development. The # of grants awarded has decreased due to available Federal resources declining and therefore the # of job producing grant projects is also declining.
2016 1,633 This is DHCD's cost including the grant amount associated with awarding economic development grants divided by the number of jobs created by localities and businesses utilizing the grants. DHCD's costs include the actual amount of the grant expended on projects that generate job development. The # of grants awarded has decreased due to available Federal resources declining and therefore the # of job producing grant projects is also declining.
2017 2,129 This is DHCD's cost including the grant amount associated with awarding economic development grants divided by the number of jobs created by localities and businesses utilizing the grants. In FY17, there was a 34+ increase in the amount of grant funds expended and 23+ increase in jobs created. This is due to an increase in investments for the Industrial Revitalization Fund, the Appalachian Regional Commission, and Building Entrepreneurial Economies programs. The FY 2016 result was incorrectly reported and was actually 1816 dollars spent per jobs created.
2018 2,186 FY2018 reflects a 3+ that is due to an increase in DHCD investments in economic development grants that support job creation.
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Measure ID M165SA12006
Measure Class Productivity
Measure Type Output
Year Type State FY
Preferred Trend Decrease
Frequency Annually
Statistical Unit Dollar unit cost of jobs created
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