| Benedict College intends to use its Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) grant to conduct the second phase of a comprehensive community development effort focused on revitalizing neighborhoods located within the Columbia Empowerment Zone. This effort is entitled SUSTAIN II (Sustainable Urban Services to Advance Independent Neighborhoods). In phase two of this project, Benedict plans to implement the following three activities: assist a community-based organization (CBO) in constructing four energy-efficient single-family affordable housing units; promote economic development within a distressed community by capitalizing and implementing a microenterprise loan fund operated by a CBO that will assist small and minority businesses; and build the capacity of small and minority businesses through technical and management assistance.
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