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           Rural capital funding resources via the Rural Assistance Center
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    Rural capital funding resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center
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		<copyright>Copyright 2009 Rural Assistance Center</copyright>
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        http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/funding/capital.php        </link>
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  <title>News: Getting a Free Fire Engine for Your Community</title>
  <description>Associated Content article tells what your community can to do to get a fire engine.   </description>
  <link>
  http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2271701/getting_a_free_fire_engine_for_your.html?cat=48 
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	                <pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:01:01 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/2271701/getting_a_free_fire_engine_for_your.html?cat=48 
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  <title>Funding opportunity: Safety-net Facility Improvements</title>
  <description>Facilities-capital challenge grant in community-based health centers through a variety of funding methods,  including program-related investments or below market rate loans.  -- Kresge Foundation  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2223 
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	                <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 11:45:05 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=2223 
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  <title>Publication: Access Capital: New Opportunities for Meeting America's Primary Care Infrastructure Needs</title>
  <description>Examines why significant investments in health center infrastructure are critical to meeting rising numbers of medically underserved and uninsured people.   -- National Association of Community Health Centers  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.nachc.com/client/documents/Access_Capital_Report_FINAL.pdf 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 10:36:10 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.nachc.com/client/documents/Access_Capital_Report_FINAL.pdf 
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  <title>Publication: Guidelines for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities</title>
  <description>Referenced by architects, engineers, and health care professionals throughout the United States and in other countries who are planning new or renovated health care facility construction. Authorities in 42 states, the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, and several federal agencies use the Guidelines as a reference, code, or standard when reviewing construction designs and plans and completed healthcare facilities.  -- American Institute of Architects  </description>
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  http://www.fgiguidelines.org/order.html 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:53:53 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.fgiguidelines.org/order.html 
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  <title>Funding opportunity: Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program</title>
  <description>Funding that provides communities with a source of financing for economic development, housing rehabilitation, public facilities, and large-scale physical development projects.  -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1870 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:07:58 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1870 
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  <title>Tool/Web Site: Low Income Housing Tax Credit</title>
  <description>Encourages the construction and rehabilitation of apartments affordable to low-income families by offering a credit or reduction in tax liability for 10 years for the owners or developers of such housing.  -- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/lihtcmou.cfm 
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	                <pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 11:30:58 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.hud.gov/offices/fheo/lihtcmou.cfm 
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  <title>Publication: Focus on Funding: Capital Improvements</title>
  <description>Brief overview of capital funding for health care facilities. Includes case studies of recent capital funding projects.  -- Rural Assistance Center  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/spring07.html#funding 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2007 13:58:42 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/spring07.html#funding 
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  <title>Funding opportunity: BPHC Loan Guarantee Program</title>
  <description>Loan program to Section 330 health centers to obtain a loan guarantee for the financing of a medical facility construction, renovation and modernization.  -- Bureau of Primary Health Care  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1593 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:18:40 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1593 
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  <title>Organization: Small Business Investment Company</title>
  <description>Works to aid, counsel, assist, and protect the interests of small business concerns.   </description>
  <link>
  http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/inv/index.html 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:39:26 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/inv/index.html 
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  <title>Funding opportunity: Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Program</title>
  <description>A program to provide financial assistance to small businesses in need of growth capital.  -- Small Business Investment Company  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1591 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2007 11:29:55 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1591 
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  <title>Tool/Web Site: Rural Health Research: Capital funding</title>
  <description>Provides summaries of current and completed rural health research projects and related publications addressing the topic of capital funding, produced by the Office of Rural Health Policy's funded rural health research centers.  -- Rural Health Research Gateway  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000053/ 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:33:58 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000053/ 
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  <title>Organization: National Association of Health and Educational Facilities Finance Authorities</title>
  <description>Provides assistance and support to its member higher education authorities through education, communication, advocacy and leadership development so its members can better serve their varied constituents.   </description>
  <link>
  http://www.naheffa.com/ 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2007 09:59:06 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.naheffa.com/ 
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  <title>Funding opportunity: Charles A. Frueauff Foundation Grants</title>
  <description>Awards grants in the areas of higher education, social services, health and hospitals.  -- Charles A. Frueauff Foundation  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=964 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Wed, 19 Jul 2006 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=964 
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  <title>Tool/Web Site: Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives Program</title>
  <description>Fosters private sector rehabilitation of historic buildings and promotes economic revitalization. Available for buildings that are National Historic Landmarks, that are listed in the National Register, and that contribute to National Register Historic Districts and certain local historic districts. Contains information on individual states, which also have their own programs beyond the federal program.  -- U.S. Department of the Interior  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/tps/tax/index.htm 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2006 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/tps/tax/index.htm 
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  <title>Organization: Economic Development Administration</title>
  <description>Works to generate jobs, help retain existing jobs, and stimulate industrial and commercial growth in economically-distressed rural and urban areas of the United States. Part of the U.S. Department of Commerce.   </description>
  <link>
  http://www.eda.gov/ 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2006 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.eda.gov/ 
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  <title>Organization: Federal Home Loan Banks</title>
  <description>Represents all 50 states, with each state part of a regional FHLB.  Offers low-cost funds to financial institutions for home mortgages, small businesses, and rural and agricultural loans, including the Community Investment Program with subsidized interest rates.   </description>
  <link>
  http://www.fhlbanks.com/ 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2006 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.fhlbanks.com/ 
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  <title>Organization: New Markets Tax Credit Coalition</title>
  <description>Comprised of local, regional and national community development organizations. Supports federal tax credits that would encourage private investment in community development.    </description>
  <link>
  http://www.newmarketstaxcreditcoalition.org/ 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Wed, 10 May 2006 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.newmarketstaxcreditcoalition.org/ 
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  <title>Publication: Rate of Return on Capital Investments at Small Rural Hospitals</title>
  <description>Discusses whether the aging of rural facilities is due to a lower rate of return oncapital investment at small rural hospitals.  -- University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.hpm.umn.edu/rhrc/pdfs/wpaper/working%20paper%20045.pdf 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2006 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.hpm.umn.edu/rhrc/pdfs/wpaper/working%20paper%20045.pdf 
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  <title>Funding opportunity: First Children's Finance Loan Fund</title>
  <description>Loans and technical assistance to child care and early education businesses, especially those serving lower-income communities.  -- First Children's Finance  </description>
  <link>
  http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1130 
  </link>
	                <pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2006 00:00:00 CST</pubDate>
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  http://www.raconline.org/funding/funding_details.php?funding_id=1130 
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