Maryland
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:
Advance Bank
Baltimore
Baltimore Community Lending, Inc.
Baltimore
CDF Development, LLC
Baltimore
Charter Facilities Funding, LLC
Clarksville
Community Capitol of Maryland, Inc.
Baltimore
Community Development Ventures, Inc.
Baltimore
Development Credit Fund, Inc. (DCF)
Baltimore
Enterprise Foundation Inc., The
Columbia
ESIC New Markets Partners, LP
Columbia
Faith Fund, Inc.
Baltimore
First Combined Community Federal Credit Union
UPPER MARLBORO
Harbor Bank of Maryland
Baltimore
Harbor Bankshares Corporation
Baltimore
Maryland Capital Enterprises, Inc.
Salisbury
McAuley Institute
Silver Spring
Mid-City Community CDE, LLC
Bethesda
Native American Capital, LP (NAC)
Silver Spring
Urban Research Park CDE, LLC
Hunt Valley
The United States Small Business Administration, otherwise known as SBA, is a United States government agency that was established on the 30th day of July, 1953.
The Small Business Administration has established the Portable Assistance Program wherein they seek to provide grants to Small Business Development Lead Centers that provide services to small businesses in an effort to increase the success of small business establishments and their viability in certain communities where economic hardship is apparent and is attributable to the impact of a major disaster.