All States are eligible if they meet the requirements outlined in residentials/Documentation. States are responsible for determining the methods of distribution of funds to their units of general local 242 government in nonentitlement areas. Economic Adjustment Assistance 243 ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: Eligible applicants include economic development districts; States, cities or other political subdivisions of a State or a consortium of political subdivisions; Indian tribes or a consortium of Indian tribes; institutions of higher learning or a consortium of such institutions; or public or nonprofit organizations or associations acting in cooperation with officials of a political subdivision of a State. Applicants using EDA defense appropriations are limited to defense-impacted areas. Applicants using EDA supplemental disaster assistance will generally be restricted to disaster-impacted areas. Beneficiary Eligibility: Geographic areas, usually counties or groups of counties, which meet one of the following criteria: 1) An unemployment rate that is, for the most recent 24 month period for which data are available, at least one percent greater than the national average unemployment rate; 2) per capita income that is, for the most recent period for which data are available, 80 percent or less of the national per capita average income; and 3) a special
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