1. slide 1 NSDI: Advancing the Fifty States Initiative Return on Investment 2010 National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Cooperative Agreements Program (CAP) Support for ROI Proposal Submissions WebEx Presentation 12/07/2009 Milo Robinson, Federal Geographic Data Committee Program Manager ROI Category Gita Urban-Mathieux, Federal Geographic Data Committee Program Manager for CAP Mary Ann Stewart, Geospatial Information Technology Association ROI Partner Team—ROI Expert

2. slide 2 NSDI: Advancing the Fifty States Initiative Return on Investment Agenda (2:00 ET Start Time) Meeting Introduction (5 minutes) –Phone mute Slide Presentation (15 minutes) –Quick snapshot of all CAP Categories for 2010 –Category 5: Return on Investment (ROI) Methodology and Business Case Development for Multi-agency NSDI Projects –Prior ROI Project Snapshots –How to Apply for 2010 CAP Grant –Application Evaluation Criteria –Grant Development Resources Questions & Answers (10 minutes) Adjourn (2:30 PM EDT)

3. slide 3 NSDI: Advancing the Fifty States Initiative Return on Investment Overview of 2010 CAP Award Categories CAP Award CategoriesAward Amount In-kind Match Approx. Number of Awards 1. Metadata Trainer and Outreach AssistanceUp to $25,00050%4 2. Framework Data Exchange through Automated Geo-Synchronization Up to $50,000100%3 3. Fifty States Initiative: Strategic Plan Development Up to $50,00050%5 4. Fifty States Initiative: Business Plan Development and Implementation Up to $30,00050%9 5. Return on Investment (ROI) Methodology and Business Case Development for Multi-agency NSDI Projects Up to $50,00050%2 6.FGDC Standards Development and Implementation Assistance and Outreach Up to $25,000 or Up to $50,000 50%4 7. Demonstration of Geospatial Data Partnerships across Local, State, Tribal, and Federal Government Up to $75,00050%4

4. slide 4 NSDI: Advancing the Fifty States Initiative Return on Investment ROI Synopsis – Category 5 FGDC 2010 CAP Fund financial case studies of a spatial infrastructure projects that have multi-organization participants Many of the benefits of Geospatial Information Technology (GIT) partnerships accrue to the community as a whole –Difficult to quantify on an agency-by-agency basis. –GIT partners need to collaborate in the development of financial business case related to their cooperative project

5. slide 5 NSDI: Advancing the Fifty States Initiative Return on Investment Category 5: Return on Investment (ROI) Methodology and Business Case Development for Multi-agency NSDI Projects Two awards up to $50,000 each –Recipient matching 50% of the award with funding or in-kind services Eligibility –State, regional, local and Tribal governments, academia, non governmental organizations, utilities, the private sector or existing statewide coordinating councils –Multi-agency financial analysis is expected as a deliverable –Coordinated multi-sector responses are encouraged. POC: Milo Robinson [mrobinson@fgdc.gov] Deadline: No Later Than January 7, 2010 @ 2PM EDT

6. slide 6 NSDI: Advancing the Fifty States Initiative Return on Investment Prior ROI Project Snapshots Two Examples of What Others Have Done WA & IA

7. slide 7 NSDI: Advancing the Fifty States Initiative Return on Investment Multi-Agency Project vs. DOT Stand alone Project DOT alone NPV: $255K ROI: 0.17% Breakeven point: 2025 Payback period: 18 years Multi-Agency NPV: $17.87M ROI: 10.9% Breakeven point: 2011 Payback period: 4 years Washington State Department of Transportation a seamless, statewide transportation dataset The data will be used to improve transportation planning, analysis and design capabilities not only for WSDOT but also for local and regional organizations across the state.

8. slide 8 NSDI: Advancing the Fifty States Initiative Return on Investment Iowa Geographic Information Council Business case focused on bringing Iowa’s 99 counties to a common GIS standard Detailed training in ROI analysis provided to participants Participants completed individual case studies for their organization Result was a multi-agency analysis showing: NPV = $271MBreakeven point: 2010 ROI = 24.21%Payback period: 2 years Business case brought in $650K funding for statewide geocoding and stimulated development of county GIS programs USGS provided funding for a follow-on project for emergency response analysis of 2008 Iowa flooding

9. slide 9 NSDI: Advancing the Fifty States Initiative Return on Investment Other ROI Studies City of Cleveland –transition from paper maps to city-wide GIS EPCOR –water engineering applications built on mature GIS TELUS –telecommunications consolidation of services Honolulu Board of Water Supply –field mobility US Department of the Interior –organization-wide financial analysis States of Maryland and Delaware –imagery projects

10. slide 10 NSDI: Advancing the Fifty States Initiative Return on Investment Two Category 5 Awards How to Apply for 2010 CAP Grant

11. slide 11 NSDI: Advancing the Fifty States Initiative Return on Investment Project Narrative Proposal Summary (0 points but mandatory) Project Scope (35 points) Commitment to Effort (25 points) Skills & Capabilities (20 points) Organizational & Managerial Capacity (25 points) Budget Breakdown (maximum 5 points) Suggestions: –Focus on quality narrative –Be clear and concise –Include signed letters of support from collaborators

12. slide 12 NSDI: Advancing the Fifty States Initiative Return on Investment Documents and Forms to Submit Required to Submit Electronically! –www.grants.gov Get Registered in Advance! –Recommend pre-register ASAP –Ensure you are authorized by Agency to submit –It is nearly impossible to begin the process of electronic submission for the first time if you start just a few days before the due date! –Tip: Set an internal NLT deadline of 12/31/09 rather than 1/7/10! Standard Form 424 for Federal Assistance Complete guidance on FGDC website –www.fgdc.gov

13. slide 13 NSDI: Advancing the Fifty States Initiative Return on Investment Eligibility for more than one submission Organizations may submit proposals for more than one category if the applicant meets eligibility requirements. However, a complete and separate application package is required for each category submission.

14. slide 14 NSDI: Advancing the Fifty States Initiative Return on Investment Grant Development Resources Help is Available!

15. slide 15 NSDI: Advancing the Fifty States Initiative Return on Investment Resources Grants.gov Website –www.grants.gov FGDC Points of Contact –Overall CAP Grant POC: Gita Urban-Mathieux [burbanna@fgdc.gov] –Category 3,4 & 5 Fifty States POC: Milo Robinson [mrobinson@fgdc.gov] (703) 648-5162 –FGDC Website: www.fgdc.gov Your Peers –Speak with prior ROI project participants FGDC Partner GITA –Bob Samborski [bsamborski@gita.org] –Mary Ann Stewart [mastewart@sunflower.com] Online Training program from FGDC Web site –www.fgdc.gov/training/nsdi-training-program/online-lessons#cap

16. slide 16 NSDI: Advancing the Fifty States Initiative Return on Investment Workshop for ROI Grant Recipients Special Kick-Off Meeting/Workshop for Category 5 CAP Grant Recipients --Location TBD Webinar prior to workshop Possible locations Denver CO or Washington DC Date and location to be determined after awards are made in consultation with recipients Must budget for Workshop Fee $5k Must attend

17. slide 17 NSDI: Advancing the Fifty States Initiative Return on Investment NSDI & ROI Questions? Interest in Applying?

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