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Capacity Building for Business Districts Pilot Program Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-3585| House 
| Updated: 5/24/2025
Mike Ezell

Mike Ezell

Republican Representative

Mississippi

Cosponsors (6)
Trent Kelly (Republican)Troy A. Carter (Democratic)Derek Schmidt (Republican)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mark E. Amodei (Republican)Sarah McBride (Democratic)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Financial Services Committee, Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to establish the Capacity Building for Business Districts Pilot Program . This program aims to support the revitalization of vital business districts, recognized as crucial for community prosperity, entrepreneurship, and job creation. It addresses the need for technical assistance and flexible capital that locally based business district organizations often struggle to access through existing federal programs. The pilot program authorizes the Secretary to award competitive grants to specified recipients , which are experienced intermediary organizations operating across multiple geographic areas. These recipients will then provide specialized technical assistance, capacity building, and related services to eligible subrecipients , primarily local business district organizations. The program specifically targets business district revitalization efforts in low-income, rural, minority, and Native communities , prioritizing distressed areas and applicants with broad service capacity. Capacity building services encompass training, education, support, advice, and operating grants to enhance the technical and administrative capabilities of these local organizations. Grants are awarded for a term of at least two years, with specified recipients required to submit regular reports detailing fund use, areas served, businesses assisted, and jobs created or retained. This ensures accountability and tracks the program's impact on local economic development.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-10361
Capacity Building for Business Districts Pilot Program Act of 2024
May 23, 2025
Introduced in House
May 23, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 24, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-10361
    Capacity Building for Business Districts Pilot Program Act of 2024


  • May 23, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • May 23, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • May 24, 2025
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Commerce

Capacity Building for Business Districts Pilot Program Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-3585| House 
| Updated: 5/24/2025
This bill amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to establish the Capacity Building for Business Districts Pilot Program . This program aims to support the revitalization of vital business districts, recognized as crucial for community prosperity, entrepreneurship, and job creation. It addresses the need for technical assistance and flexible capital that locally based business district organizations often struggle to access through existing federal programs. The pilot program authorizes the Secretary to award competitive grants to specified recipients , which are experienced intermediary organizations operating across multiple geographic areas. These recipients will then provide specialized technical assistance, capacity building, and related services to eligible subrecipients , primarily local business district organizations. The program specifically targets business district revitalization efforts in low-income, rural, minority, and Native communities , prioritizing distressed areas and applicants with broad service capacity. Capacity building services encompass training, education, support, advice, and operating grants to enhance the technical and administrative capabilities of these local organizations. Grants are awarded for a term of at least two years, with specified recipients required to submit regular reports detailing fund use, areas served, businesses assisted, and jobs created or retained. This ensures accountability and tracks the program's impact on local economic development.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-10361
Capacity Building for Business Districts Pilot Program Act of 2024
May 23, 2025
Introduced in House
May 23, 2025
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 24, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-10361
    Capacity Building for Business Districts Pilot Program Act of 2024


  • May 23, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • May 23, 2025
    Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.


  • May 24, 2025
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Mike Ezell

Mike Ezell

Republican Representative

Mississippi

Cosponsors (6)
Trent Kelly (Republican)Troy A. Carter (Democratic)Derek Schmidt (Republican)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mark E. Amodei (Republican)Sarah McBride (Democratic)

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Financial Services Committee, Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee

Commerce

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted