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Washington PACDFI Awards for Washington County Council on Economic Development
CORE (2000) - $500,000
The CDFI Fund"s $500,000 capital grant will provide captial to help WCCED expand its lending to small businesses that create needed jobs in the organization"s target market. In particular, WCCED"s seeks to increase its provision of gap financing to businesses that demonstrate a potential for job creation in the organization"s distressed investment area and are willing to provide jobs to public assistance recipients and other low-income residents.
SECA (1998) - $42,500
The CDFI Fund"s grant award will assist the organization to evaluate and implement a systematic approach to its personnel, financial, and information management and allow the organization to update its marketing materials and strategies.
CORE (1997) - $250,000
The $250,000 grant from the CDFI Fund will be used to provide gap financing to small and emerging technology businesses.
Other Community Development Financial Institutions in Pennsylvania
American Street Financial Services Center
Philadelphia
Beech Capital Venture Corporation
Philadelphia
Berean Federal Savings Bank
Philadelphia
Borinquen Federal Credit Union
Philadelphia
Commonwealth Cornerstone Group
Harrisburg
Community First Fund
Lancaster
economic opportunities fund
philadelphia
Enterprise Center Capital Corporation, The
Philadelphia
Housing Opportunities, Inc.
Homestead
Impact Loan Fund, Inc.
Philadelphia
Landmarks Community Capital Corporation
Pittsburgh
MetroAction Inc.
Scranton
Mon Valley Initiatives
Homestead
Murex Investments, Inc.
Philadelphia
National Community Capital Association
Philadelphia
New Horizons Community Federal Credit Union
Philadelphia
New Life Credit Union
Philadelphia
Northside Community Development Fund
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia Commercial Development Corp
Philadelphia
PIDC - Regional Development Corporation
Philadelphia
PNC Community Partners, Inc.
Pittsburgh
Progress Fund, The
Dawson
Reading"s Future, LLC
Reading
Reinvestment Fund, Inc., The
Philadelphia
Rising Tide Community Loan Fund
Bethlehem
Rural Enterprise Development Corporation
Bloomsburg
Technical Resources, Inc.
Philadelphia
Tri County Community Loan Fund
Uniontown
United Bank of Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Universal Capital Investment Fund, Inc.
Philadelphia
West Philadelphia Financial Service Institution
Philadelphia
Women and Families Facilities Fund
Philadelphia
Women"s Opportunities Resource Center
Philadelphia
Featured Government Grant Resources
Small Business Administration's Portable Assistance Program
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.
Small Business Administration's Recovery Capital Loans
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.
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