Projects creating or improving community facilities that develop the public safety services, health services, economic conditions, or education services of the area. These include (but are not limited to):
1. Creating or improving community facilities, such as eligible public or non-profit ambulance or fire stations, and acquisition or refurbishment of their emergency services vehicles;
2. Distance learning;
3. Medical link projects;
4. Educational or job training projects;
5. Business incubators;
6. Water or sewer improvement projects;
7. Technical assistance related to planning, environmental review, or grant preparation for qualified projects.

Eligible Uses of the CD Fund - Subject to qualifying criteria, fixed assets with a useful life of five or more years, including (but not limited to):
1. Acquisition, improvements, or rehabilitation of real property;
2. Acquisition of machinery and equipment (including set-up costs);
3. Interim Financing;
4. Required technical assistance costs associated with qualified projects.

Ineligible Uses of the CD Fund - Certain types of projects do not qualify for assistance from the CD Fund, including (but not limited to):
1. For-profit business activities;
2. Refinancing of existing debt;
3. Incorporation expenses;
4. Administrative costs.