Author: Jay Kravitz

Program Name: Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Grant Description: Provides financial assistance (grants or cooperative agreements) for research and development projects to benefit the U.S. fishing and aquaculture industries. Projects that primarily involve business start-up or infrastructure development are not eligible for...

Program Name: Rural Business Enterprise Grants Program Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Grant Description: Provides grants (generally between $10,000 and 500,000) for rural projects that finance and facilitate development of small and emerging rural businesses (50 or fewer new employees and have less than $1 million...

Program Name: Fisheries Finance Program Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Loan Description: Provides long term financing for the cost of construction or reconstruction of fishing vessels, fisheries facilities, aquacultural facilities and individual fishing quota in the Northwest Halibut/Sablefish and Alaskan Crab Fisheries. The Western Alaska...

Program Name: Indian Loan Guarantee Program Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Loan Guarantee Description: Provides up to 90% loan guarantees for economic development projects of federally recognized, native American tribes or tribal individuals. Working waterfront projects are eligible for coastal tribal lands. Guaranties for...

Program Name: Intermediary Relending Program Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Loan Description: Revolving loan funds (RLF) are established with USDA funds through the Rural Development Offices and loaned through intermediaries like non-profits, public agencies, or cooperatives. Intermediaries receive these funds as loans from the USDA....

Program Name: Small Business Loans Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Repository Description: SBA offers programs to support the diverse needs of small business owners. From this page you can access information on programs related to technical, financial, contracting, education and disaster assistance, as well as special...

Program Name: Disaster Loans Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Loan Description: SBA provides low interest disaster loans to homeowners, renters, businesses of all sizes and private, nonprofit organizations to repair or replace real estate, personal property, machinery & equipment, inventory and business assets that have been...

Program Name: Revolving Loan Fund Program Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Grant Description: Competitive grants are offered by EDA’s regional offices. They partially finance revolving loan funds established by the eligible entities to supply small businesses and entrepreneurs with the gap financing needed to start...

Program Name: Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Repository Description: Information repository of coastal and ocean programs, administered by the NOAA. Website: http://coastalmanagement.noaa.gov/resources/publications.html...

Program Name: Export Loan Programs Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Loan Description: Available through SBA approved lenders; these loans help small business enter or grow in export sales. Uses of the loans are diverse such as development of overseas marketing, expansion of the business, acquisition...