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(a) There is a Neighborhood Business Development Program.

(b) The purposes of the Program are:

(1) in priority funding areas or eligible opportunity zones, to:

(i) help develop, redevelop, or expand small businesses and microenterprises;

(ii) stimulate investment by the private sector;

(iii) invest in revitalization projects for small businesses and microenterprises; and

(iv) stimulate political subdivisions to participate in developing and expanding small businesses and microenterprises; and

(2) in food deserts or parts of priority funding areas or eligible opportunity zones that serve food deserts, to help create and retain small businesses and other food-related enterprises that provide fresh fruits, vegetables, and other healthy foods to residents in the food desert.

(c) The Program includes:

(1) the Business Development Program; and

(2) the Capital Access Program.