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[Frequently Asked Questions]
To be eligible for the Qualified Zone Academy Bond program, either a minimum of 35 percent of the school?s students must be eligible for free or reduced- price lunch, or the school must be located in an Empowerment Zone or an Enterprise Community.
The following is a list of cities, counties, or other areas that contain Empowerment Zones or Enterprise Communities.* Please note that the entire region of the listed city or county may not be an Empowerment Zone or Enterprise Community, and that cities and counties are periodically added to this list. Contact your state educational agency for further information.
| State | Empowerment Zone | Enterprise Community |
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| Alabama | Birmingham Chambers County Green County Sumter County | |
| Alaska | Juneau Metlakatla Indian Community** |
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| Arizona | Phoenix Window Rock Apache County Coconino County Cochise County Douglas County Navajo County Nogales County San Luis/Gadsten Santa Cruz County Yuma County |
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| Arkansas | Cross County East Central County Mississippi County Pulaski County Lee County Monroe County St. Francis County |
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| State | Empowerment Zone | Enterprise Community |
| California | Los Angeles Oakland Santa Ana Riverside County |
Bayview Fresno County Hunter?s Point** Huntington Park Imperial County Los Angeles San Diego San Francisco Santa Cruz County Watsonville |
| Connecticut | New Haven | Bridgeport New Haven |
| Delaware | Wilmington | |
| District of Columbia | Washington | |
| Florida | Dade County Collier County Hendry County Immokalee Jackson County Miami Tampa |
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| Georgia | Atlanta Cordele Crisp County Dooly County |
Albany Burke County Crisp County Dooly County Hancock County Jefferson County McDuffie County Taliaferro County Warren County |
| Hawaii | Kaunakakai Moloka?I Island, Maui County |
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| State | Empowerment Zone | Enterprise Community |
| Illinois | Chicago East St. Louis Ullin Alexander County Jackson County Pulaski County |
East St. Louis Springfield |
| Indiana | Austin Indianapolis Scott County |
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| Iowa | Des Moines | |
| Kansas | Leoti Wichita County |
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| Kentucky | Clinton County Jackson County Wayne County |
Bowling Green Louisville Pine Knot Stearns Whitley McCreary County Warren County |
| Louisiana | Catahoula Parish Concordia Parish Franklin Parish Madison Parish Morehouse Parish New Orleans Ouachita Parish Tensas Parish |
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| Maine | Lewiston Androscoggin County |
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| State | Empowerment Zone | Enterprise Community |
| Maryland | Baltimore | |
| Massachusetts | Lowell Springfield |
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| Michigan | Detroit |
Flint Five Cap** Harrison Muskegon Clare County Lake County |
| Mississippi | Mid Delta** |
Bolivar County Holmes County Humphreys County Jackson Leflore County Panola County Quitman County Sunflower County Tallahatchie County Washington County |
| Missouri | Kansas City |
East Prairie Mississippi County St. Louis |
| Minnesota | Minneapolis |
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| Montana | Fort Peck Indian Reservation** Roosevelt County Valley County |
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| Nebraska | Omaha | |
| Nevada | Clark County Las Vegas |
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| New Hampshire | Manchester | |
| New Jersey | Camdem |
Newark |
| State | Empowerment Zone | Enterprise Community |
| New Mexico | Albuquerque Deming Luna County Mora County Rio Arriba County San Juan County Taos County |
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| New York | Bronx** Harlem** |
Albany Buffalo Kingston Newburgh Rochester Schenectady Troy |
| North Carolina | Charlotte Edgecombe County Halifax County Robeson County Wilson County |
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| North Dakota | Lake Agassiz Griggs County Steele County |
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| Ohio | Cincinnati Cleveland Columbus Huntington Ironton |
Akron Columbus Greater Portsmouth Scioto County |
| Oklahoma | Ada Oklahoma City Choctaw County Coal County Johnston County McCurtain County Pontotoc County |
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| Oregon | Portland Josephine County Southern Josephine County |
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| State | Empowerment Zone | Enterprise Community |
| Pennsylvania | Philadelphia |
Clinton County Fayette County Harrisburg Pittsburgh Uniontown |
| Rhode Island | Providence | |
| South Carolina | Columbia Sumter |
Allendale County Charleston Florence County Hallandale Williamsburg County |
| South Dakota | Pine Ridge Indian Reservation** |
Beadle County Spink County |
| Tennessee | Claiborne County Fayette County Grainger County Hancock County Hawkins County Haywood County McCreary County Memphis Nashville Scott County Union County |
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| Texas | El Paso Houston Cameron County Hidalgo County Starr County Willacy County |
Dallas El Paso La Salle County Maverick County San Antonio Uvalde County Waco Dimmit County Zavala County |
| Utah | Ogden San Juan County | |
| Vermont | Burlington | |
| State | Empowerment Zone | Enterprise Community |
| Virginia | Norfolk Portsmouth |
Accomack County Norfolk Northampton County |
| Washington | Ferry County Lower Yakima County Okanogan County Pend Oreille County Seattle Stevens County Tacoma |
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| West Virginia | Braxton County Charleston Clay County Fayette County Huntington Kanawha County McDowell County Nicholas County Roane County West Central Appalachia** |
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| Wisconsin | Forest Keshena Menominee County Milwaukee Vilas County |
* Source is the Empowerment Zone/Enterprise Community Office.
** Not a city or a county
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