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Community Development: Progress on Economic Development Activities Varies Among the Empowerment Zones

RCED-99-29 Published: Nov 25, 1998. Publicly Released: Nov 25, 1998.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community program, focusing on the: (1) progress made by the federal empowerment zones in implementing the program; (2) steps taken by the two responsible federal agencies--the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA)--to monitor and evaluate the existing zones' progress; and (3) status of steps to designate the second group of empowerment zones.

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Block grantsBusiness assistanceCommunity development programsEconomically depressed areasstate relationsProgram evaluationRural economic developmentState-administered programsUrban economic developmentEconomic development