Various US states facilitate the process by allowing people to apply for certification for particular areas being designated as TEAs.
[6] In addition, there are privately collected information sources on unemployment by census tract, including interactive maps, that can help investors identify TEAs.
[10] The California Department of Housing and Community Development provides a list of street ranges and census tracts for TEAs.
The list of non-rural high-unemployment areas is subject to regular change based on fluctuations in unemployment rate.
[16] The program has also been highlighted as a way to improve employment for black residents on North Minneapolis (a designated TEA) by matching them with EB-5 investors from Asia.