; (2) identify opportunities for collaboration and coordination of research agendas, vulnerability assessments, data collection and analysis, and planning and implementing rural economic development projects; (3) identify rural economic development information needs, research gaps, and decision support needs that are not met by any executive department, agency, or office represented on the Council and make available such identification for purposes of information to be submitted to the Council; (4) identify common and complementary goals for rural economic development within each region to be prioritized for the coming year and beyond; (5) identify barriers to rural economic development planning and implementation that can be overcome or minimized through Federal action and specific suggestions for improvement; (6) evaluate progress and jointly develop a strategy for realizing rural economic development-related goals, including clearly identified responsibilities by each collaborating regional office, center, or program