To facilitate productivity-improvement in advanced construction technologies through collaborative research and development, field demonstration, licensing agreements, and other means of commercialization and technology transfer.

To assist small communities with populations of 50,000 or less and 100 Public Housing units or less in the rejuvenation of historic or traditional central business districts or

This lead outreach grant program is supported by EPA's goal to reduce childhood lead poisoning. The projects support this goal by providing lead poisoning outreach to low income communities.

To guarantee surety bonds issued by commercial surety companies for small businesses unable to obtain a bond without an SBA guarantee.

To enforce Federal laws requiring accessibility for persons with disabilities in certain federally funded buildings and facilities throughout the Nation; set guidelines and requirements for accessibility standards prescribed by Federal agencies.

To facilitate the development of small and emerging private business, industry, and related employment for improving the economy in rural communities.

To foster business ownership by individuals who are both socially and economically disadvantaged; and to promote the competitive viability of such firms.

Grant application process for non-entitled cities and counties.

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To foster business ownership by individuals who are both socially and economically disadvantaged; and to promote the competitive viability of such firms by providing business development assistance.

To provide guaranteed loans from lenders to small businesses which are unable to obtain financing in the private credit marketplace, but can demonstrate an ability to repay loans if granted, in a timely manner.

To assist small business concerns by providing long-term, fixed-rate financing for fixed assets through the sale of debentures to private investors.

To increase the number of microenterprises and to enhance the management capability of microentrepreneurs.

To aid and assist small-business to increase their ability to compete in international markets by enhancing their ability to export.

To encourage, through the use of Federal loan guarantees, early commercial use in the United States of new or significantly improved technologies in energy projects.