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Colorado Enterprise Fund
1888 Sherman Street, Suite 530Denver CO, 80203-1159
CDFI Awards for Colorado Enterprise Fund
FA (2008) - $1,100,000
Colorado Enterprise Fund is a certified CDFI in operation since 1976. Colorado Enterprise Fund is a nonprofit loan fund offering micro loans, small business loans, and technical assistance to socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in the State of Colorado. Colorado Enterprise Fund will use the FY08 Financial Assistance award of $1,000,000 as financing capital in its target market and will use the FY08 Technical Assistance grant of $100,000 to: 1) hire a loan coordinator; 2) purchase software and training, and 3) perform updates to its website.
CORE (2002) - $300,000
The Fund"s capital grant of $300,000 will support the growth of the organization"s core lending program and will enable it to continue to expand its geographic service area within the State of Colorado.
CORE (1999) - $500,000
The CDFI Fund"s $500,000 capital grant will support growth of the organization"s core lending program and will help finance the creation of a new loan pool for people with disabilities to start their own businesses. It will also help CEF to expand its geographic service area from the current 10 counties to a statewide service area over the next five years.
SECA (1998) - $50,000
CEF is being awarded a $50,000 Technical Assistance grant which will be used to increase its capacity through expanding its computer system and updating its software technology and phone system capacity. Additionally, the grant will be used to obtain professional consulting services in the areas of office technology, staff and board training, and program evaluation and implementation.
CORE (1997) - $275,000
The CDFI Fund"s grant of $250,000 and technical assistance of $25,000 will help the Colorado Enterprise Fund expand its lending capabilities and to launch its new initiative of financing child care businesses.
Other Community Development Financial Institutions in Colorado
Colorado Housing Enterprises, LLC
Westminster
Funding Partners for Housing Solutions
Fort Collins
Hospitality Fund I
Denver
Hospitality Fund II, LLC
Denver
La Plata Homes Fund, Inc.
Durango
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.
How The Government Can Help Your Small Business
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.
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