CFR > Title 13 - Business Credit and Assistance > CHAPTER III—ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE > PART 313—COMMUNITY TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE > SUBPART B—Participation in the Community Trade Adjustment Assistance Program (§313.3 to §313.8) > 313.5—Technical assistance.

313.5—Technical assistance.

(a) General. Once EDA has made an affirmative determination that a Community is an Impacted Community and subject to the availability of funds, EDA shall provide comprehensive technical assistance to:
(1) Diversify and strengthen the economy in the Impacted Community;
(2) Identify significant impediments to economic development that result from the impact of trade on the Impacted Community; and
(3) Develop or update a Strategic Plan in accordance with § 313.6 to address economic adjustment and workforce dislocation in the Impacted Community, including unemployment among agricultural commodity producers.
(b) Coordination of Federal response. EDA will coordinate the Federal response to an Impacted Community by:
(1) Identifying Federal, State, and local resources that are available to assist the Impacted Community in responding to economic distress; and
(2) Assisting the Impacted Community in accessing available Federal assistance and ensuring that such assistance is provided in a targeted, integrated manner.