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This workshop will show how IMPLAN, an impact modeling tool, has been and continues to be used to conduct economic impact analysis on Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funds distributed by the Natural Resources Conservation Service in targeted Great Lakes watersheds. The presentation will also highlight ways to use IMPLAN results to show multiplier effects and jobs supported by these expenditures in the Great Lakes watershed basin.
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Using IMPLAN for Conservation Economic Impacts
Healing Our Waters – Great Lakes Coalition
October, 2011June C Moss & David Buland
Natural Resources Conservation Service
What are the economic impacts of conservation practices?
Saginaw Bay at Essexville Buffers and Filter Strips
Background
Great Lakes Watershed Basin
Estimate conservation activities impact local economies and multiplier effect over several years.
More short term in nature as the conservation practice installation takes place in shorter time frame than some other alternatives.
IMPLAN
Social Accounting & Impact Analysis Software
• NRCS Conservation Practices and Common Cost Items Linked to IMPLAN Sectors
• NRCS Conservation Practices and Payments to be Analyzed
Practices and Common Cost Items Linked to IMPLAN Sectors
• Critical starting point in analysis
• Link IMPLAN sectors to each NRCS Conservation Practice
• Some practices have multiple sectors
• Some practices have different typical installations that use different sectors
IMPLAN
• Get multiplier factors for each sector to check which sectors you need.
• Based on practices installed
• Need to check the sector assignments before you run IMPLAN
IMPLAN
• Sort data by the IMPLAN sectors
• Sum the dollars for each sector
• Determine the total cost of the practices installed/contracted
• NRCS only used the governments cost or planned payment to the landowner
Using Access Database
• Importing Excel spreadsheets with data
• Create Queries:
• Key to keep data separated then can be combined in ways to make runs based on watersheds, counties, congressional districts, etc.
• Importing data into IMPLAN
• Analysis & Reports• NRCS Public Affairs,
News Releases, Newsletters, and Fact Sheets.
Using IMPLAN output
NRCS FA and TA Funds
Mgmt Practices (Nutrient Mgmt,
Brush Mgmt, etc)
Employee Salaries, Office Supplies,
Rent, Vehicles, etc)
Grants, TSPs, etc.
Structural Practices (Composters,
Grade Stabilization, etc)
FA $
FA
TA
TA $
$
$
NRCS FA Funds
Farmer ContractorContractor Employees
Local Businesses
$ $ $
$$ $
Circulation of Dollars in a Local Economy
EmployeesOther Local Businesses
$ $Outside the area (other counties, states, etc.
$
NRCS Funding Analyzed
• FA obligated during FY10 and FY 11 from EQIP, WHIP, FRPP, EWRP, CTA, and the Great Lakes Commission.
• TA allocated to GLRI during FY10 & FY11 including Salaries and Benefits for Employees, Travel, Transportation, Rent, Etc.
GLRI Allocation of $31,709,292 in this analysis
NRCS GLRI
• NRCS spent $31,709,292 • Creating Economic Output (sales) $57,241,948• Creates or Supports 660 jobs Annually• Total Value Added Income $39,298,270
NRCS GLRI
• Detailed Report:– Federal Cost– Direct Impacts– Total Output– Total Value Added– Direct Jobs– Total Jobs– Jobs per Million of Federal Cost– Federal cost to Output Multiplier
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