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U -- GRANT SOLICITATION FOR JOB CREATION/RETENTION IN TRADE IMPACTED COMMUNITIES SINCE THE ADVENT OF NAFTA SOL 001 DUE 011700 POC Annie M. Alvarado, Director of USCAIP Projects, (210)231-8000 WEB: Click here to contact program office via e-mail, http:www.nadbank-caip.org. E-MAIL: Click here to contact program office via e-mail, anniea@nadbank.org. ANNOUNCEMENT 001 The North American Development Bank, on behalf of the United States Community Adjustment and Investment Program (the "CAIP"), will issue a Solicitation for Grant Applications on October 15, 1999. Up to $6 million will be available on a competitive basis to fund grants for specific projects and technical assistance designed to aid in creating and preserving private sector jobs in designated communities that have lost, or may lose, jobs due to changes in international trade patterns associated with the passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Applicants for CAIP grants may seek to combine grant funds with loan funds from the CAIP direct lending program. Eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) non-profit organizations, public and private institutions of higher education, state and local political subdivisions and agencies, and Indian tribal governments. For further information or a copy of the Solicitation for Grant Applications, please contact Annie M. Alvarado, Director of USCAIP Projects, at (210) 231-8000 or (210) 226-5640, or Lisha Garcia, Program Development Specialist, at (210) 226-5574. [For a list of designated eligible areas, please visit the CAIP web site at http://www.nadbank-caip.org]. The deadline for receipt of applications is January 17, 2000. It is expected that grant awards will be announced in March 2000. Posted 10/15/99 (W-SN392087). (0288)

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