Mon Valley Initiatives

303/305 East Eighth Avenue
Homestead PA, 15120


Mon Valley Initiative (MVI) was formed in 1988 as a coalition of 16 community development corporations operating in four counties in Southwestern Pennsylvania. MVI"s target market includes low-income individuals and economically distressed communities along the Monogahela River in Allegheny, Fayette, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties.

CDFI Awards for Mon Valley Initiatives


CORE (1999) - $400,000

The CDFI Fund"s $400,000 capital grant will enable MVI to launch a business loan program that targets small businesses and manufacturing companies in the Mon Valley. This represents an expansion in MVI"s activities to date, which have been focused on providing financing to community development corporations for housing development projects.



SECA (1998) - $26,000

MVI will use the $26,000 CDFI Technical Assistance grant for staff training, new technology and consulting services to help it expand its business loan fund to target manufacturers.



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