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Bear Paw Development Corporation
Bear Paw assists communities and businesses in the following departments: community planning, business lending, value-added agriculture, community development, and small business counseling.
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Geography: | Montana |
Resource Type: | Economic Development, funding resource |
Subtopic: | entrepreneurship & small business, community & capacity development, business assistance, |
Tags: | community design, community planning, financing, small business financing, small business support, Small Business Assistance |
Telephone: | (406) 265-9226 |
Link: | webpage |
Business Ready Community Grant & Loan Program
The Wyoming Business Council provides the Business Ready Community Grant & Loan Program, a program that provides financing for publicly owned infrastructure that serves the needs of businesses and promotes economic development within Wyoming communities. Cities, towns, counties and joint powers boards are the primary applicants for this program. State and local community development organizations can assist and provide project management development under contract to the primary applicant.
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Geography: | Wyoming |
Resource Type: | funding resource |
Subtopic: | funding & financing, business assistance, economic development, employment & workforce, rural community issues & solutions, infrastructure & communications, Issues & Opportunities, Business & Economy, Community Building, Land Use Planning & Housing, |
Tags: | funding, economic development, jobs, small business support, sustainable development, infrastructure, local government |
Telephone: | 307-577-6012 |
Link: | webpage |
Center for Rural Affairs
The Center for Rural Affairs is an advocate for health care, clean energy, sustainable agriculture, and community development in rural areas. Also offers technical assistance, financing programs, and other resources to rural communities.
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Geography: | United States |
Resource Type: | organization, technical assistance, resource guide, funding resource |
Subtopic: | community & capacity development, agriculture & food systems, entrepreneurship & small business, health & health care, Community Building, Issues & Opportunities, Business & Economy, Recreation & Health, |
Tags: | health, health care, clean energy, agriculture, sustainable agriculture, small business, community development, food systems, small business support, small business financing, financing, rural communities, entrepreneurs |
Telephone: | 402-687-2100 |
Link: | webpage |
Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) plays an important role in generating economic growth and opportunity in some of our nation’s most distressed communities. By offering tailored resources and innovative programs that invest federal dollars alongside private sector capital, the CDFI Fund serves mission-driven financial institutions that take a market-based approach to supporting economically disadvantaged communities. Learn more about the CDFI Fund’s programs and initiatives.
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Geography: | United States, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana |
Resource Type: | funding resource |
Subtopic: | community & capacity development, funding & financing, |
Tags: | finance, financing, small business financing, community development, community development philanthropy |
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Link: | webpage |
U.S. Department of Agriculture: Business & Industry Loan Guarantees
The Business & Industry Loan Guarantees program improves the economic health of rural communities by increasing access to business capital through loan guarantees that enable commercial lenders to provide affordable financing for businesses in eligible rural areas. This program bolsters the availability of private credit by guaranteeing loans for rural businesses.
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Geography: | United States |
Resource Type: | funding resource |
Subtopic: | banking & finance, economy, funding & financing, business assistance, economic development, entrepreneurship & small business, rural community issues & solutions, Community Building, Business & Economy, |
Tags: | funding, finance, economic development, banking, financing, small business financing, small business support, sutainable development |
Telephone: | |
Link: | webpage |
U.S. Department of Agriculture: Community Facilities Programs
Community Facilities Programs offer direct loans, loan guarantees and grants to develop or improve essential public services and facilities in communities across rural America. These amenities help increase the competitiveness of rural communities in attracting and retaining businesses that provide employment and services for their residents.
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Geography: | United States |
Resource Type: | funding resource |
Subtopic: | funding & financing, economy, economic development, business assistance, rural community issues & solutions, employment & workforce, infrastructure & communications, Issues & Opportunities, Business & Economy, Community Building, Land Use Planning & Housing, |
Tags: | funding, finance, economic development, banking, financing, small business support, sutainable development, infrastructure |
Telephone: | |
Link: | webpage |
U.S. Department of Agriculture: Rural Energy for America Program Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Efficiency Improvement Loans & Grants
The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) provides assistance to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to complete a variety of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. REAP offers loan guarantees and grants for eligible applicants.
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Geography: | United States |
Resource Type: | funding resource |
Subtopic: | business assistance, rural community issues & solutions, energy, funding & financing, Issues & Opportunities, Community Building, Business & Economy, |
Tags: | funding, agriculture, sustainable agriculture, clean energy, energy efficiency, farming, small business financing, renewable energy |
Telephone: | |
Link: | webpage |
U.S. Department of Argriculture: Rural Business Enterprise Grant Program
This Rural Business Enterprise Grant is a competitive grant designed to support targeted technical assistance, training and other activities leading to the development or expansion of small and emerging private businesses in rural areas which will employ 50 or fewer new employees and has less than $1 million in gross revenue. Programmatic activities are separated into enterprise or opportunity type grant activities.
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Geography: | United States |
Resource Type: | funding resource |
Subtopic: | economic development, rural community issues & solutions, business assistance, employment & workforce, entrepreneurship & small business, workforce training, redevelopment & revitalization, funding & financing, Business & Economy, Community Building, Land Use Planning & Housing, Issues & Opportunities, |
Tags: | funding, rural community, economic development, small business financing, small business support, workforce training, employment, training opportunities |
Telephone: | |
Link: | webpage |
The Development Company, (ECIPDA)
The Development Company, also known as East-Central Idaho Planning & Development Association (ECIPDA), is an economic development organization that serves Eastern Idaho by providing small business loans, workforce development programs, and project financing and administration services for municipalities.
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Geography: | Idaho |
Resource Type: | funding resource, organization, information source |
Subtopic: | rural community issues & solutions, funding & financing, employment & workforce, entrepreneurship & small business, workforce training, business assistance, Business & Economy, Issues & Opportunities, Community Building, |
Tags: | funding, workforce training, local government, small business financing, economic development |
Telephone: | 208-356-4524 |
Link: | webpage |
Growth Through Agriculture Program, Montana Department of Agriculture
The Growth Through Agriculture (GTA) program is a grant and loan program to strengthen and diversify Montana's agricultural industry through development of new agricultural products and processes.
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Geography: | Montana |
Resource Type: | Economic Development, finance |
Subtopic: | entrepreneurship & small business, banking & finance, business assistance, economic development, |
Tags: | agriculture, financing, small business financing, grant |
Telephone: | (406) 444-2402 |
Link: | webpage |