Economic development funding opportunities, with information provided via the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2010 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_topic_details.php?topic=Economic%20development Funding to promote economic and social self-sufficiency for American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and other Native American Pacific Islanders, including American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Administration for Native Americans http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2344 Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:16:06 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2344 Grants are focused on strengthening children, families, and communities through community-based organizations, Tribes, and Village governments. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Administration for Native Americans http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=390 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 17:17:04 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=390 Grants for collaborative outreach and assistance programs for limited resource, socially disadvantaged and other traditionally under-served farmers and ranchers, who produce priority commodities. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- U.S. Department of Agriculture http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=551 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:00:59 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=551 Support for the creation of economic opportunity through grants to organizations that provide affordable housing, encourage self-sufficiency, and assist economic development. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- U.S. Bancorp Foundation http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1519 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:27:48 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1519 Funding to extend loans, grants, and loan/grant combinations to facilitate broadband deployment in rural areas. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- USDA Rural Utilities Service http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2196 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:20:15 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2196 Grants to support the deployment of broadband infrastructure in unserved and underserved areas to enhance broadband capacity at public computer centers, and to encourage sustainable adoption of broadband service. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- U.S. Department of Commerce http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2192 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:16:39 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2192 Grants to increase domestic consumption of agricultural commodities by expanding direct producer-to-consumer market opportunities. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- USDA Agricultural Marketing Service http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1147 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:49:37 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1147 Grants to conduct applied policy research or identify local strategies that can result in legislative or program policy recommendations on topics like rural communities, economic development, local government finance, and rural values. Geographic coverage: Pennsylvania -- Center for Rural Pennsylvania http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=13 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:19:30 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=13 Assistance for tribal communities to enhance economic growth and development by improving transportation services. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Community Transportation Association of America http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=764 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:53:16 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=764 The focus of the program is economic development: helping small and emerging businesses and stimulating economic development through new and improved public transportation. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Community Transportation Association of America http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=763 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:51:43 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=763 Provides growing businesses with long-term, fixed-rate financing for major fixed assets, such as land and buildings. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Small Business Administration http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=96 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:56:46 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=96 Helps create jobs and stimulates rural economies by providing financial backing for rural businesses. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- USDA Rural Development http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=92 Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:47:06 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=92 Helps small communities and tribal nations jumpstart infrastructure, housing, technology, aging and economic development projects through low-cost, short-term loans. Geographic coverage: Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming -- Midwest Assistance Program http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1070 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:59:47 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1070 Provides resources to build and sustain strong communities for all Arkansans Geographic coverage: Arkansas -- http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=880 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:26:31 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=880 Loans and grants are to assist in economically developing rural areas. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1822 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 10:31:34 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1822 Loan products designed to fill a gap for financing needs of startup and existing small businesses in rural Nebraska. Geographic coverage: Nebraska -- Rural Enterprise Assistance Project http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1590 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:14:46 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1590 Grant, loan, and loan guarantee assistance to rural residents, rural communities, and rural utility systems. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- USDA Rural Development http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2214 Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:54:54 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2214 Grants that will promote comprehensive, entrepreneurial and innovation-based economic development efforts. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Economic Development Administration http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2100 Fri, 29 May 2009 11:34:26 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2100 Funding that provides communities with a source of financing for economic development, housing rehabilitation, public facilities, and large-scale physical development projects. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1870 Wed, 20 May 2009 15:43:09 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1870 A loan initiative for veterans and members of the military community wanting to establish or expand small businesses. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Small Business Administration http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1699 Tue, 19 May 2009 11:49:16 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1699 Provides business loans to women. Geographic coverage: Nationwide -- Count Me In http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=539 Sun, 10 May 2009 17:02:50 CST http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=539