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This bill amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to expand grant eligibility for youth sports facilities. Specifically, the bill modifies the existing law to include youth sports as a potential focus for economic development grants, and adds several new criteria for qualifying projects. These new criteria include addressing mental and physical health challenges by improving recreational spaces, benefiting rural communities with limited tax revenues, serving children from low-income or underserved areas, supporting communities with high rates of opioid use or violence, and promoting economic development through sports facility construction. The bill aims to create more opportunities for youth sports infrastructure in communities that currently lack adequate facilities, with a particular emphasis on rural and urban areas that struggle with economic challenges, health disparities, and limited recreational resources. By broadening the scope of eligible projects, the bill seeks to support community development, youth health, and economic opportunities through strategic investments in sports facilities.

Business and Industry, Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2850/all-info