posed project and the means by which the 
project will result in local economic growth and 
diversification, job creation, and job training 
and reemployment for dislocated workers, as 
described in a broader economic and workforce 
development strategy, without regard to any 
formula used by a participating agency to dis-
burse other funds; and 
(B) consult directly with impacted commu-
nities to determine the greatest needs of the im-
pacted communities and give priority to projects 
that address those needs. 
(3) SPECIFIC
ACTIVITIES
AND
COSTS
TO
BE 
CONSIDERED.—In providing assistance under this 
section for projects for economic diversification, the 
head of a participating agency shall give consider-
ation, at a minimum, to the following activities and 
costs: 
(A) Analysis activities that build from stra-
tegic economic development plans, including— 
(i) economic and workforce data col-
lection; and 
(ii) supply chain and industry cluster 
analysis. 
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(B) Outreach and targeted assistance to 
economic development organizations, unions, 
workers, and other stakeholders. 
(C) Remediation and redevelopment of coal 
economy sites, as appropriate. 
(D) Provision of business planning and 
market exploration services. 
(E) Development of business incubator 
programs. 
(F) Facilitation of access to private capital 
investment and capacity building to effectively 
use capital investment. 
(G) Promotion of exports from entities in 
the impacted area. 
(H) Workforce training and dislocated 
worker services and supports for impacted 
workers. 
(I) Costs associated with registered ap-
prenticeship and on-the-job training models. 
(J) Temporary or short-term relocation or 
commuting costs for available jobs in other 
parts of the applicable State or region. 
(K) Staffing, operating, and administrative 
costs for the recipient organization. 
(L) Comprehensive strategies that— 
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(i) integrate all of the activities and 
costs described in subparagraphs (A) 
through (K); and 
(ii) leverage other investments from 
the applicable participating agency and 
other Federal agencies. 
(f) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary 
shall— 
(1) with respect to grant assistance under this 
section, manage— 
(A) the Federal Funding Opportunity an-
nouncement under subsection (c)(1)(B); and 
(B) the overall process of competitive solic-
itation; 
(2) provide a single staff point of Federal con-
tact (with staffing assistance from other partici-
pating agencies, as needed) for grants awarded 
under this section; and 
(3) coordinate cross-agency activities at the re-
gional level that direct additional Federal resources 
to impacted communities. 
SEC. 204. CARBON CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION. 
The Secretary of Energy shall use the amounts made 
available to carry out this section under section 202(c)(2) 
to provide financial assistance for the design, construction, 
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and operation of large-scale projects to capture and store 
carbon dioxide emissions from industrial sources. 
SEC. 205. ADDITIONAL FEDERAL AGENCY PARTICIPATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal departments and 
agencies described in subsection (b) shall provide to im-
pacted communities technical assistance and educational 
outreach to fund partnerships, in coordination with avail-
able resources. 
(b) DESCRIPTION
OF DEPARTMENTS
AND AGEN-
CIES.—The Federal departments and agencies referred to 
in subsection (a) are— 
(1) the Rural Business-Cooperative Service of 
the Department of Agriculture; 
(2) the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency 
Response of the Environmental Protection Agency; 
(3) the Department of Energy; 
(4) the Community Development Financial In-
stitutions Fund of the Department of the Treasury; 
(5) SelectUSA and the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology—Manufacturing Exten-
sion Partnerships of the Department of Commerce; 
(6) the Corporation for National and Commu-
nity Service; and 
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(7) the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation 
and Enforcement of the Department of the Interior. 
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