42 U.S.C. § 3141 — Grants for public works and economic development

acquisition or development of land and improvements for use for a public works, public service, or development facility or for the improvement of waste management and recycling systems; and

acquisition, design and engineering, construction, rehabilitation, alteration, expansion, increasing the resilience 1 or improvement of such a facility, including related machinery and equipment.

the project^* for which the grant is applied for will, directly or indirectly—

the project for which the grant is applied for will fulfill a pressing need of the area, or a part of the area, in which the project is or will be located; and

the area for which the project is to be carried out has a comprehensive economic development strategy^* and the project is consistent with the strategy.

lead to economic diversification in the area, or a part of the area, in which the project is or will be located;

address and mitigate economic impacts from extreme weather events, including development of resilient infrastructure, products, and processes;

benefit highly rural communities without adequate tax revenues to invest in long-term or costly infrastructure;

increase access to high-speed broadband;

support outdoor recreation^* to spur economic development, with a focus on rural communities;

promote job creation or retention relative to the population of the impacted region with outsized significance;

promote travel and tourism^*; or

promote blue economy^* activities.