[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 13, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 13CFR307.9]

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                TITLE 13--BUSINESS CREDIT AND ASSISTANCE
 
CHAPTER III--ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 307--LOCAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, UNIVERSITY CENTER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, NATIONAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING, RESEARCH, AND EVALUATION--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart C--National Technical Assistance, Training, Research, and 
                               Evaluation
 
Sec. 307.9  Purpose and scope.


    (a) The purposes of National Technical Assistance, Training, 
Research, and Evaluation projects are:
    (1) To determine the causes of excessive unemployment, 
underemployment, outmigration or other problems indicating economic 
distress in areas and regions of the Nation;
    (2) To assist in formulating and implementing new economic 
development tools and national, State, and local programs that will 
raise employment and income levels and otherwise produce solutions to 
problems resulting from the above conditions;
    (3) To evaluate the effectiveness and economic impact of programs, 
projects, and techniques used to alleviate economic distress and promote 
economic development, and
    (4) To assist in disseminating information about effective programs, 
projects and techniques that alleviate economic distress and promote 
economic development.
    (b) EDA may during the course of the year, identify specific 
national technical assistance, training, research or evaluation projects 
it wishes to have conducted. Ordinarily, EDA specifies these projects in 
a NOFA, which also provides the appropriate point of contact and 
address.
    (c) National technical assistance, research, training, and 
evaluation funds may not be used to start or expand a private business.

[64 FR 5427, Feb. 3, 1999. Redesignated at 64 FR 69878, Dec. 14, 1999]