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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 CommitteeProgram Manager ROI Category

Gita Urban-Mathieux, Federal Geographic Data CommitteeProgram Manager for CAP

Mary Ann Stewart, Geospatial Information Technology AssociationROI Partner Team—ROI Expert



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)



Overview of 2010 CAP Award CategoriesCAP Award Categories Award Amount In-kind

MatchApprox. Number of

Awards1. Metadata Trainer and Outreach Assistance Up to $25,000 50% 4

2. Framework Data Exchange through Automated Geo-Synchronization Up to $50,000 100% 3

3. Fifty States Initiative: Strategic Plan Development Up to $50,000 50% 5

4. Fifty States Initiative: Business Plan Development and Implementation Up to $30,000 50% 9

5. Return on Investment (ROI) Methodology and Business Case Development for Multi-agency NSDI Projects

Up to $50,000 50% 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 $75,000 50% 4



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



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 [[email protected]]

• Deadline: No Later Than January 7, 2010 @ 2PM EDT



Prior ROI Project Snapshots

Two Examples

of What Others Have Done

WA & IA



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 Transportationa 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.



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 = $271M Breakeven 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



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



Two Category 5 Awards

How to Apply for 2010 CAP Grant



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



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



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.



Grant Development Resources

Help is Available!



Resources

• Grants.gov Website– www.grants.gov

• FGDC Points of Contact– Overall CAP Grant POC: Gita Urban-Mathieux [[email protected]]– Category 3 ,4 & 5 Fifty States POC:

Milo Robinson [[email protected]] (703) 648-5162– FGDC Website: www.fgdc.gov

• Your Peers– Speak with prior ROI project participants

• FGDC Partner GITA– Bob Samborski [[email protected]]– Mary Ann Stewart [[email protected]]

• Online Training program from FGDC Web site – www.fgdc.gov/training/nsdi-training-program/online-lessons#cap



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



NSDI & ROI

Questions?

Interest in Applying?

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