Neighborhood Development Center (NDC) is a certified CDFI originally established as a community development corporation in 1993. NDC provides comprehensive business training, microenterprise loans and second stage or small business loans in Minnesota’s Minneapolis and St. Paul low-income communities. Applicant targets its products and services to new immigrants, African Americans, and other marginalized populations. The Awardee will use the 2006 TA grant of $99,975 to 1) Purchase technology and engage consultants to design and launch an integrated client-based database; 2) Cover staff operating expenses to conduct internal training on the new database; 3) Engage consultants to effectively expand development services and financing products into two new neighborhoods in North Minneapolis and the Empowerment Zone area of south Minneapolis; and 4) Engage an expert in interest alternative financing to provide direct development services to Applicant’s Somali, East African, and other Musl