[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 13, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 13CFR307.1]

[Page 560]
 
                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 A--Local Technical Assistance
 
Sec. 307.1  Purpose and scope.


    Local Technical Assistance projects are intended to:
    (a) Determine the causes of excessive unemployment, underemployment, 
low per capita income, or high poverty rates in areas and regions of the 
Nation;
    (b) Assist in formulating and implementing new economic development 
tools, models, and innovative techniques that will raise employment and 
income levels; and
    (c) Assist distressed communities in formulating and implementing 
new economic development programs to increase the technology and human 
capacity of the communities. Local Technical Assistance funds may not be 
used to start or expand a private business.