The Economic Development Administration (EDA) provides strategic investments through competitive grants that foster job creation and attract private investment to support development in economically distressed areas of the United States.

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EDA is encouraging our economic development partners to think of Opportunity Zone investment as a new arrow in their quiver to not only enhance ROI for business interests, but also to encourage the public/private partnerships needed to drive private investment to distressed areas. Steps EDA has taken to prioritize Opportunity Zones, include:

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.In FY18, EDA issued a Notice of Funding Opportunity that made Opportunity Zones eligible for funding from EDA, through its special needs category, even if the area would not meet EDA's economic distress criteria.

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.In June 2019, EDA added Opportunity Zones as one of its five Investment Priorities to help significantly increase the number of catalytic Opportunity Zone-related projects we can fund.

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.As part of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council EDA provides an overview of our role in the initiative at Opportunity Zone roundtables that are bringing together local elected officials, business leaders, community groups, and others across the country.

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Romans 8;18-32 John 3;16-18

Government sponsored gentrification?

Exploding rent and housing costs?

People uprooted from their ancestral homes and property so Outback Steakhouse can come in?

A quick profit for a systematic change?

Of course Trump people don't understand the big picture, why would they?


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I was right.

The BIG picture overloads their tiny brains. Just remember the Repugnican mantra, Just use phrases with 3 words or less. "Keeping you safe", W. "Sending mixed messages", W.