[Code of Federal Regulations] [Title 13, Volume 1] [Revised as of January 1, 2007] From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access [CITE: 13CFR307.3] [Page 622-623] TITLE 13--BUSINESS CREDIT AND ASSISTANCE CHAPTER III--ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PART 307_ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE INVESTMENTS--Table of Contents Subpart A_General Sec. 307.3 Use of Economic Adjustment Assistance Investments. Economic Adjustment Assistance Investments may be used to develop a CEDS to alleviate long-term economic deterioration or a sudden and severe economic dislocation (a ``Strategy [[Page 623]] Grant''), or to fund a Project implementing such a CEDS (an ``Implementation Grant''). (a) Strategy Grants support developing, updating or refining a CEDS. (b) Implementation Grants support the execution of activities identified in a CEDS. Specific activities may be funded as separate Investments or as multiple elements of a single Investment. Examples of Implementation Grant activities include: (1) Infrastructure improvements, such as site acquisition, site preparation, construction, rehabilitation and equipping of facilities; (2) Provision of business or infrastructure financing through the capitalization of Recipient-administered Revolving Loan Funds (``RLFs''), which may include loans, loan guaranties and interest rate buy-downs to facilitate business lending activities; (3) Market or industry research and analysis; (4) Technical assistance, including organizational development such as business networking, restructuring or improving the delivery of business services, or feasibility studies; (5) Public services; (6) Training; and (7) Other activities justified by the CEDS that satisfy applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.