1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Economic Empowerment Through Predevelopment Act of 2023 . 2. Predevelopment grants (a) Predevelopment grants (1) In general Title II of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 is amended by inserting after section 207 ( 42 U.S.C. 3147 ) the following: 208. Predevelopment grants (a) Predevelopment grants On the application of an eligible recipient, the Secretary may make grants or cooperative agreements for— (1) community asset mapping; (2) training; (3) technical assistance and organizational development; (4) feasibility, environmental, and market studies; (5) demonstration projects; (6) organizational capacity building; (7) organizing and facilitating convenings; (8) permitting, including professional services; and (9) other predevelopment activities determined by the Secretary to be appropriate. (b) Application assistance In the case of a project under this section that provides assistance to 1 or more eligible recipients with low organizational capacity, as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary may waive the prohibition under section 213. . (2) Cost sharing Section 204(c)(3) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 ( 42 U.S.C. 3144(c)(3) ) is amended— (A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting and PREDEVELOPMENT GRANTS after and TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ; and (B) by striking section 207 and inserting section 207 or 208 . (3) Clerical amendment The table of contents contained in section 1(b) of the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 (79 Stat. 552; 112 Stat. 3597