Affidavit of Eligibility Form - Opportunity Zone Program v.12.25.pdf

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This is an Affidavit of Eligibility Form for the Opportunity Zone Program administered by the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District in Florida. The form certifies that a business's main office is located within designated Qualified Opportunity Zones in Orange, Osceola, Lake, Polk, or Seminole counties. The form requires businesses to provide their business name, main office address, the applicable opportunity zone county, and an authorized signature affirming their location eligibility. Businesses must complete and submit this form when responding to solicitations if they wish to participate in the program but are not yet certified.

The Opportunity Zone Program is a federal initiative created by the Federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 designed to encourage long-term capital investment in economically distressed, low-income census tract areas. Eligible businesses located within the designated opportunity zones in the five specified Florida counties may participate in increased bidding and contracting opportunities with the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District. The program aims to foster economic development and job creation in these targeted communities by providing businesses in these areas preferential participation in contract solicitations. Additional program details and opportunity zone mapping resources are available through FloridaJobs.org and the IRS website.

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OPPORTUNITY ZONE PROGRAM

The Opportunity Zone Program is a federal program and aims to foster economic development and job creation in economically distressed communities. It was created by the Federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 to encourage businesses, developers and financial institutions to invest long-term capital in low-income census tract areas.

CENTRAL FLORIDA TOURISM OVERSIGHT DISTRICT -

OPPORTUNITY ZONE PROGRAM

The objective of this program is to increase and encourage bidding and contracting participation of businesses located within designated Qualified Opportunity Zones in the following counties:

Orange;

Osceola;

Lake;

Polk; and Seminole.

Businesses having their main office located within the Opportunity Zones maps of Orange, Osceola, Lake, Polk, and Seminole counties indicated in the below link are eligible:

Opportunity Zones Program - FloridaJobs.org

Business Information and Signature:

By signing below, I certify the main office of the Business is located with the Opportunity Zones maps of Orange, Osceola, Lake, Polk, or Seminole county.

Business Name: _______________________________________________________________________________________

Main Office Address:__________________________________________________________________________________

Opportunity Zone County: ___________________________________________________________________________

Signature: _____________________________________________________________________________________________

Utilize this form when responding to a solicitation, but not certified in program.

Affidavit of Eligibility Form

Opportunity Zone Program v 12.25 https://www.irs.gov/credits-deductions/businesses/opportunity-zones https://www.floridajobs.org/business-growth-and-partnerships/for-businesses-and-entrepreneurs/business-resource/opportunity-zones-program

Business Name:
Main Office Address:
Submit:
County: [Select the county the main office is located within]

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