Virginia
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:
123 New Market Investors, LLC
Great Falls
Business Seed Capital, Inc.
Roanoke
ECDC Enterprise Development Group
Arlington
Hampton Roads Ventures, LLC
Norfolk
Lynchburg Community Loan Fund
Lynchburg
Minerva Seed Fund
Fairfax City
NCB Capital Impact
Arlington
New Enterprises Fund, Inc.
Christiansburg
Piedmont Housing Alliance
Charlottesville
Southside Development Enterprises, LLC
Portsmouth
Community Development Financial Institutions are basically financial institutions who possess the ability to provide credit and financial services to underserved industries and communities.
In keeping with this mission, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture has recently established the Common Bean Productivity Research for Global Food Security Competitive Grants Program in an attempt to develop approaches and methods that can efficiently address the various challenges facing common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) production among small holder producers in food insecure countries.