---
kind: "section"
citation: "42 U.S.C. § 3200"
title: "42"
title_heading: "The Public Health and Welfare"
number: "3200"
heading: "Technical Assistance Liaisons"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/42/3200"
units:
  - "Chapter 38 — Public Works and Economic Development"
  - "Subchapter V — Administration"
---

# §3200. Technical Assistance Liaisons

- (a) **In general—** A Regional [Director](/usc/42/11851.md?p=5) of a regional office of the Economic Development Administration may designate a staff member to act as a “Technical Assistance Liaison” for any [State](/usc/42/3122.md?p=14) served by the regional office.
- (b) **Role—** A Technical Assistance Liaison shall—
  - (1) work in coordination with an Economic Development Representative to provide technical assistance, in addition to technical assistance under [section 3147 of this title](/usc/42/3147.md), to [eligible recipients](/usc/42/3122.md?p=6-A) that are underresourced communities, as determined by the Technical Assistance Liaison, that submit applications for assistance under subchapter II; and
  - (2) at the request of an [eligible recipient](/usc/42/3122.md?p=6-A) that submitted an application for assistance under subchapter II, provide technical feedback on unsuccessful [grant](/usc/42/3122.md?p=8) applications.
- (c) **Technical assistance—** The [Secretary](/usc/42/3122.md?p=13) may enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with an [eligible recipient](/usc/42/3122.md?p=6-A) for the purpose of providing technical assistance to [eligible recipients](/usc/42/3122.md?p=6-A) that are underresourced communities that have submitted or may submit an application for assistance under this chapter.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 89–136, title V, § 510, as added Pub. L. 118–272, div. B, title II, § 2229, Jan. 4, 2025, 138 Stat. 3195.)