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- Correspondence [Empowerment Zones]
- Empowerment Zones, the Vice President today announced 20 additional communities have been designated as Rural Enterprise Communities, making them eligible for a share of $50 million in proposed federal grants over the next 10 years. The grants are expected
- and Families administered by the Department of Education; the Empowerment Zone/Enterprise Community program administered by HUD and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA); and formal partnerships between the federal government and state governments in Oregon
Accomplishments [3] [Binder]
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- development in distressed communities, thb Clinton-Gore Administration has created 31 Empowerment Zones and more than 100 Enterprise Communities; including 20 rural Enterprise Communities that are creating new jobs, ne~ opportunities and stronger communities
- of polluted sites for development. Under the continued leadership of the Vice President, we propose to triple the number of empowerment zones, to give business incentives t
- of the participatii:Lg children) ·\f\di.(J..; .;t.J Competitive Priority 2: The Secretary will give prefer~nce to appiications that will use a significant ponion of the program funds to address substantial problems in an Empowerment Zone, including a Supplemental
- loan~, or grants to rural businesses and cooperatives. Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture. • Rural Empowerment Zones. Invested more than $60 nlillion in the nation's three rural Empowerment Zones and 33 rural Enterprise Communities. As a result
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- to help entrepreneurs.who traQsform their small businesses and great ideas into thriving companies~ · · Expanding Investment in Urban and Rural Areas:.The Clinton-Gore Administration has created 31 Empowerment Zones and more than 100 Enterprise Co
- second mortgage, which would reduce their upfront costs(~, downpayment and closing costs) and investors would receive tax credits in return. The second proposal is a $5,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers in Empowerment Zones or Enterprise
- Social Services .in Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities I . .funding leveJs . Block grants. _r FY 97_- $1.58 FY 98-$2.38 based on FY 99 est- Sl.9B formula using population (SSBG is an appropriated entitlement program) Formula grants FY 96
Child Care-After School Care
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- programs that fund schools in Erripow'erment Zones don't riecessari.ly reach the kids with the greatest needs. . . · Narrow requirem·ents, e.g., favoring Empowerment Zones leads to duplication of services in the same neighborhoods. Applicants will design
Environment-Green Bonds
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- on the Vice President's Community Empowerment Board that have programs and expertise in the relevant communities. This approach is analogous to the way HUD and Agriculture make decisions about Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities designations
Child Care-Child Care
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- care and construction of child car~ and youth centers. The o'mjce of Prevention Program enhances efforts already underway in Empowerment Zones/Enterprise Communities with summer and after-school education/recreation activities and. mentoring
- into School Health Programs. (Beginning in June 1998) 10 Work with border communities' programs on outreach (FY 1999) 4. Broaden technical assistance to grantees and community-based organizations (when) II Target Empowerment Zones and Enterprise
Health Reform-Teen Pregnancy
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- ;·:::~:. ~·~· · ;;r. · · . · • Empowerment Zone~l;~nd Enterprise Communities !in 105 rural and urban areas in 4J states· . and the District of ColWbbia have been. awarded grants~'to stimulate economic and ·human development and to coprdinate and expand support
- . The Inner Harbor waterfront redevelopment was nationally recognized, but was also criticized for failing to keep capital within the city bounds. In 1995, Baltimore was awarded one of six Empowerment Zones in an effort to foster comprehensive redevelopment
New Ideas [Folder 1] [2]
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- , that create public-private ventures to stimulate employment at the local level. Empowerment Zones and Enterprise Communities provide a powerful example of leveraging resources for job creation and a vehicle for testing models tailored to local needs
- , California community leaders in D.C. Domestic policy briefing for California state legislative delegation. CHR Travel Two-day visit to East Prairie, Missouri Rural Enterprise Community which included: -Helicopter tour of levee system in need of reconstruct
- Institute are convening to do this). • • • perman~nt Government Role • • • Use Enterprise Zones and Enterprise Communities to invest in community efforts to place waiting children. · Use welfare reform implementation to address these issues. · Expand
