Partner Sites
These
web links will provide information on related Federal Economic Development
programs. These resources may be used in conjunction with OEDs
programs for public/private investments to create jobs, enhance
business opportunities for growth and expansion, and to provide
assistance for projects that redevelop and revitalize distressed
communities.
U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce)
Economic Development Administration The Economic Development
Administration (EDA) provides grants to economically-distressed
communities to generate new employment, help retain existing jobs,
and stimulate industrial and commercial growth. EDA works with distressed
communities so they may empower themselves to develop and implement
economic development and revitalization strategies, EDA seeks to
ensure sustainable development.
Minority Business Development Agency The Minority Business Development
Agency (MBDA) promotes growth and competitiveness of the nation's
minority-owned businesses. MBDA seeks to improve minority business
enterprise access to domestic and international marketplaces and
improved opportunities in financing for business start-up and expansion.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Brownfields Initiative EPA's Brownfields Initiative will empower
States, communities, and other stakeholders in economic development
to work together in a timely manner to prevent, assess, safely clean
up, and sustainably reuse brownfields.
Export-Import Bank of the United States
The
Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) is an independent
U.S. Government agency that helps finance the overseas sales of
U.S. goods and services. Ex-Im Bank's mission is to create jobs
through exports.
- Ex-IM
Bank Programs - Overview
- New
and Small Business Center
- Products
- EX-IM
Bank Offices & Contacts
- Medium
and Long Term Programs - Direct Loan Program
- Medium
and Long Term Programs - Guarantee Program
- Export
Credit Insurance
- Project
and Structured Finance at EX-IM Bank
Small Business Administration (SBA)
The
U.S. Small
Business Administration (SBA) was created by Congress in 1953
to assist America's entrepreneurs form successful small enterprises.
Today, SBA's program offices in every state offer financing, training
and advocacy for small firms. These programs are delivered by SBA
offices in every state, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands
and Puerto Rico. In addition, the SBA works with thousands of lending,
educational and training institutions nationwide.
A
Listing of Related SBAs Economic Development Programs and
Services:
- Offices
and Services
- Business
Development
- Government
Contracting Minority Enterprise Development
- Government
Contracting
- HUBZone
Empowerment Contract Program
- Office
of Entrepreneurial Development
- One
Stop Capital Shops
- SBIC
Venture Capital
- Small
Disadvantaged Business
- Welfare
to Work
- SBA-Net
- BusinessLINC
United States Department of Transportation (DOT)
The
U.S. Department of Transportation in concert with the Federal Highway
Administration has developed a web site specifically designed around
the Transportation
Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act. The site has a "Quick
Score" model (under "Credit Risk Assessment" tab) that was developed
to give potential borrowers more insight into the federal credit
subsidy calculation.
United States Treasury (Treasury)
U.S.
Treasury Offices
Community
Development Financial Institutions Fund
Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) are specialized
financial institutions that work in market niches that have not
been adequately served by traditional financial institutions. CDFIs
include community development banks, credit unions, loan funds,
venture capital funds, and microenterprise loan funds. The CDFI
Program represents a new type of community development initiative.
The Fund invests in CDFIs using flexible tools such as equity investments,
loans, grants, and deposits, depending upon market and institutional
needs.
- Microenterprise
Program
- The
Coalition of Community Development Financial Institutions
- Core
Intermediary Component
- Technical
Assistance Component
- Certified
CDFIs (by state, type, and organization)
United States Department of Agriculture (U.S.D.A.)
Rural
Development
The Office of Community Development (OCD) is a part of the U.S.
Department of Agricultures Rural Development mission area.
OCD provides leadership in the delivery of community development
support through Rural Developments field offices to rural
communities across the United States. OCD provides this service
by:
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Implementing
special initiatives that demonstrate effective methods of building
vital rural communities
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Disseminating
information about effective rural community and economic development
strategies and methods
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Promoting
networking among rural communities and rural development practitioners
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- Rural
Development
- Office
of Community Development (OCD)
- Discover
OCD
- Empowerment
Zones/Empowerment Communities
- Rural
Economic Development Partnership
Rural Development and Finance Corporation (RDFC)
The
Rural
Development and Finance Corporation (RDFC) was founded in 1977,
in Washington D.C., as a private non-profit financial intermediary
which works to create and/or retain jobs in distressed rural areas
in the U.S. They provide financial and technical assistance to support
rural entrepreneurs and community-based organizations in their efforts
to stabilize, strengthen and further develop their local economies.
RDFC is a community development financial institution and serves
lenders, tribal loans funds, entrepreneurs, and local public agencies
to identify business and community investment needs, assess assessment
risk, and manage lending transactions. In 1994, RDFC relocated to
San Antonio, Texas.
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