In August 2010, the NADO Research Foundation released a new report, 2010 NADO RDO Data Project (Preliminary Results) highlighting the various federal program designations and responsibilities of the nation’s 556 regional development organizations, including the network of 380 EDA Economic Development Districts.
The new document is part of an overall national review of the roles, responsibilities and capacity of RDOs related to pre-disaster economic preparedness planning as well as post-disaster economic recovery. The research effort is funded by EDA’s Austin Regional Office in response to the devastating hurricanes, storms and natural disasters within its five-state region in 2008.
