Center Reporting – Northwest and Rocky Mountain Regional Food Business Center

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This information is needed for the required USDA Semiannual Performance Progress Report

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1Step 1: About Activity

2Step 2: USDA Questions

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General Questions
Please ensure your response is about the activity you are specifically reporting for.

What technical assistance needs have been identified for food businesses in the region?

Briefly describe how you have been able to respond to those needs.

What, if any, technical assistance needs have you not been able to address? What assistance or support can USDA provide to help address the unmet needs?

Partnerships and Collaborations
The next set of questions concerns the quantity and quality of any partnerships and/or collaborations developed through the activity you are specifically reporting for.

How many new partnerships or collaborations did you establish as a result of the Center's assistance?

Please enter a numerical value to represent how many different connections you have made. If none, please input '0'. These connections can include USDA; federal, state, and tribal agencies; regional commissions; stakeholders; other Regional Food Business Centers; etc.

Provide the following information about the established partnerships and collaborations:

The number formalized with written agreements (i.e., MOU’s, signed contracts, etc.)

The number of partnerships with organizations representing underserved community

Of the partnerships/collaborations developed through Regional Food Business Center activities, the number of partnerships that reported:

a. Increased sales/purchasing of regional food products

b. Coordinated communication or marketing campaigns

c. More efficient and coordinated use of resources

d. Additional funding secured as a result of partnership

e. Collaborative activities to achieve shared goals

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f. Other reported outcomes of collaboration

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What steps have been taken to sustain the work of the partnerships beyond the cooperative agreement?

How do the new partnerships and networks affect local and regional supply chains? Provide at least two examples.

Additional Questions
The next set of questions concerns the quantity and quality of any partnerships and/or collaborations developed through the activity you are specifically reporting for.

If applicable, What USDA agencies have Centers and/or stakeholders successfully connected with?

If applicable, What USDA agencies would the Center like support in connecting with?

Describe how Regional Food Business Center efforts made specific contributions to improvements in the following aspects of distribution/supply chains: increased efficiency, reduced costs, expanded customer reach, increased online presence.

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