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Guidelines for Economic Development Effects for New Starts and Small Starts Projects

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EconDev-Guidelines-01-17-2025.pdf (2.01 MB)

This document supplements the Reporting Instructions by providing additional information for project sponsors on how to document economic development effects for their project. The guidance is also intended to assist project sponsors in understanding how FTA evaluates this criterion and to understand what constitutes a strong submission.

Last updated: Friday, January 17, 2025
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