California
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While the federal government does not provide grants for starting or growing small businesses, one of the mechanisms in place to promote small business growth and economic development is the Community Development Financial Institution Fund managed by the US Department of the Treasury.
Community Development Financial Institutions fall into four categories:
ACCION San Diego
San Diego
Banco BuenaVentura
Oxnard
Bethany Square, LLC
Santa Monica
BEYOND THE BOTTOM LINE, LLC
San Fernando
Big Pine Paiute Tribe
Big Pine
Chevron NMTC Fund, LLC
San Franscisco
Clearinghouse CDFI, The
Lake Forest
Comunidades Federal Credit Union
Los Angeles
CT/KDF Community Development Partners, LLC
Newport Beach
El Futuro Credit Union
Porterville
Episcopal Community Federal Credit Union
Los Angeles
Faith Based Federal Credit Union
Oceanside
Food Processors Credit Union
Modesto
Genesis LA CDE, LLC
Los Angeles
Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara
Impact Community Capital CDE, LLC
San Francisco
Karuk Community Loan Fund, Inc.
Happy Camp
KHC New Markets CDE, LLC
Carlsbad
KO-AM Federal Credit Union
Oakland
LA Charter School New Markets CDE
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Development Fund
Los Angeles
Los Angeles LDC, Inc.
Los Angeles
Low Income Investment Fund
San Francisco
Lowe Economic Development Company, LLC
Los Angeles
Mission Area Federal Credit Union
San Francisco
Mission Community Bancorp
San Luis Obispo
Mission Community Bank, N.A.
San Luis Obispo
National New Markets Fund, LLC
Los Angeles
Neighborhood Bancorp
National City
Neighborhood National Bank
San Diego
New Markets Community Capital, LLC
Los Angeles
NHS Neighborhood Lending Services
Los Angeles
Northeast Community Federal Credit Union
San Francisco
Northern California Community Loan Fund
San Francisco
OneCalifornia Bancorp, Inc.
San Francisco
Opening Doors, Inc.
Sacramento
Pacific Community Ventures Investment Partners II, LLC
San Francisico
Pacific Community Ventures, Inc.
San Francisco
Pacoima Development Federal Credit Union
Lake View Terrace
Pasadena Development Corporation
Pasadena
Revolution Community Ventures, LLC
San Diego
Rural Community Assistance Corporation
West Sacramento
Santa Cruz Community Credit Union
Santa Cruz
TELACU Community Capital
Los Angeles
Women"s Economic Ventures of Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara
Women"s Initiative for Self Employment
San Francisco, CA
The Small Business Administration was established in 1953. Since that time the agency has dispensed millions of dollars in loans and loan guarantees, contracts, consulting assistance and other programs for small business across the United States.
The Recovery Capital Loans Program provides financial assistance to small business with less than 500 employees to obtain a deferred payment loan from the agency, in order to meet existing debt payments, thereby giving the business the opportunity to refocus their business strategy.