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Pineywoods Community Development Financial Institution
Lufkin TXCDFI Awards for Pineywoods Community Development Financial Institution
TA (2004) - $38,000
Pineywoods will use the award to obtain a consultant to develop a quality control plan, as required by CitiMortgage for the purchase of mortgages originated by Pineywoods; purchase technology, and staff training.
SECA (2002) - $50,000
The TA award from the CDFI Fund would allow Pineywoods to provide access to below-market-rate first and second mortgages, home buyer education, and counseling services to low-income families and individuals living in a rural 31-county area of east Texas.
Other Community Development Financial Institutions in Texas
ACCION Texas, Inc.
San Antonio
Azteca Community Loan Fund
San Juan
Bexar County Teachers Federal Credit Union
San Antonio
Community Development Corp. of Brownsville
Brownsville
Community Development Loan Fund
San Antonio
Community Development Loan Fund (CDLF)
San Antonio
Equitrend Capital
Amarillo
Neighborhood Housing Services of Dimmit County, Inc.
Carrizo Springs
PACESETTER CDE INC
Richardson
Rural Development and Finance Corporation
San Antonio
Featured Government Grant Resources
Department of Agriculture: Value Added Producer Grants
The Value-Added Producer Grants program is geared towards helping the Independent Producers of Agricultural Commodities, Agriculture Producer Groups, Farmer and Rancher Cooperatives, and Majority-Controlled Producer-Based Business Ventures in developing techniques that would create marketing opportunities and establish business plans involving viable marketing opportunities that involve the production of bio-based products from agricultural commodities.
Small Business Administration Background
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.
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