; and (D) other activities to extend public utilities or services to a site, as determined appropriate by the Secretary. (2) Investments in site readiness, including— (A) land assembly; (B) environmental reviews; (C) zoning; (D) design; (E) engineering; and (F) permitting. (3) Investments in workforce development and sustainability programs, including job training and retraining programs. (4) Investments to ensure that disadvantaged communities have access to on-site jobs. (e) Prohibition In awarding grants under the grant program, the Secretary shall not require an eligible recipient to demonstrate that a private company or investment has selected the site for development or expansion. . 116. Updated distress criteria and grant rates Section 301(a) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3161(a) ) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following: (3) Unemployment, underemployment, or economic adjustment problems The area is an area that the Secretary determines has experienced or is about to experience a special need arising from actual or threatened severe unemployment, underemployment, or economic adjustment problems resulting from severe short-term or long-term changes in economic conditions. (4) Low median household income The area has a median household income of 80 percent or less of the national average. (5) Workforce participation The area has— (A) a labor force participation rate of 90 percent or less of the national average