DC 20416. Telephone: (202) 205-6766. Use the same number for FTS. Fax: (202) 205-7727. Web Site Address: http://www.sba.gov. RELATED PROGRAMS: None. EXAMPLES OF FUNDED PROJECTS: None. CRITERIA FOR SELECTING PROPOSALS: (1) State approval; (2) ability to match funds; and (3) ability to provide technical assistance, training, counseling, and special services. Grants for Public Works and Economic Development 120 AUTHORIZATION: Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended; 42 U.S.C. 3141, Section 201, Public Law 105-393; 112 Stat. 3596. OBJECTIVES: To promote long-term economic development and assist in the construction of public works and development facilities needed to initiate and support the creation or retention of permanent jobs in the private sector in areas experiencing substantial economic distress. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Project Grants. USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Grants for such public facilities as water and sewer systems, industrial access roads, industrial parks, port facilities, railroad sidings and spurs, tourism facilities, skill-training vocational schools, business incubator facilities, and infrastructure improvements needed for business expansion. Qualified projects must fulfill a pressing need of the area and must: (1) tend to improve the opportunities for the successful establishment or expansion of industrial or commercial plants or
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