To establish a grant program for certain institutions of higher education to plan and implement projects for economic and community development in economically distressed communities, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill requires the Economic Development Administration to award grants to designated institutions of higher education located in distressed communities for use in projects including developing commercial infrastructure, building municipal broadband networks, and training health care professionals.
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in committee
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Introduction
Aug 2022
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Introduced Aug 9, 2022
Last action Aug 10, 2022
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Aug 10, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
lower
Aug 9, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
lower
Aug 9, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
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