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[CITE: 42USC13841]

 
                 TITLE 42--THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE
 
         CHAPTER 136--VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
 
                     SUBCHAPTER II--CRIME PREVENTION
 
             Part G--National Community Economic Partnership
 
         subpart 2--emerging community development corporations
 
Sec. 13841. Community development corporation improvement grants


(a) Purpose

    It is the purpose of this section to provide assistance to community 
development corporations to upgrade the management and operating 
capacity of such corporations and to enhance the resources available to 
enable such corporations to increase their community economic 
development activities.

(b) Skill enhancement grants

                           (1) In general

        The Secretary shall award grants to community development 
    corporations to enable such corporations to attain or enhance the 
    business management and development skills of the individuals that 
    manage such corporations to enable such corporations to seek the 
    public and private resources necessary to develop community economic 
    development projects.

                          (2) Use of funds

        A recipient of a grant under paragraph (1) may use amounts 
    received under such grant--
            (A) to acquire training and technical assistance from 
        agencies or institutions that have extensive experience in the 
        development and management of low-income community economic 
        development projects; or
            (B) to acquire such assistance from other highly successful 
        community development corporations.

(c) Operating grants

                           (1) In general

        The Secretary shall award grants to community development 
    corporations to enable such corporations to support an 
    administrative capacity for the planning, development, and 
    management of low-income community economic development projects.

                          (2) Use of funds

        A recipient of a grant under paragraph (1) may use amounts 
    received under such grant--
            (A) to conduct evaluations of the feasibility of potential 
        low-income community economic development projects that address 
        identified needs in the low-income community and that conform to 
        those projects and activities permitted under subpart 1; \1\
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            (B) to develop a business plan related to such a potential 
        project; or
            (C) to mobilize resources to be contributed to a planned 
        low-income community economic development project or strategy.

(d) Applications

    A community development corporation that desires to receive a grant 
under this section shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an 
application at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
information as the Secretary may require.

(e) Amount available for community development corporation

    Amounts provided under this section to a community development 
corporation shall not exceed $75,000 per year. Such corporations may 
apply for grants under this section for up to 3 consecutive years, 
except that such corporations shall be required to submit a new 
application for each grant for which such corporation desires to receive 
and compete on the basis of such applications in the selection process.

(Pub. L. 103-322, title III, Sec. 31121, Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 
1885.)

                       References in Text

    Subpart 1, referred to in subsec. (c)(2)(A), was in the original 
``subtitle A'', and was translated as reading ``chapter 1'', meaning 
chapter 1 of subtitle K of title III of Pub. L. 103-322, to reflect the 
probable intent of Congress.

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 14214 of this title.
