Author: Jay Kravitz

Program Name: Newport News Seafood Industrial Park Resource Type: State State: Virginia, Mid-Atlantic Agency: Program Source: Repository Description: The Newport News Seafood Industrial Park (SIP) is one of the nation’s premier seafood harbors and an important part of the City’s economy. The SIP is owned by the City and...

Program Name: The Middle Peninsula Public Access Authority Resource Type: State State: Virginia, Mid-Atlantic Agency: Program Source: Repository Description: The Public Access Authority ( MP-PAA) recognizes that shorelines are high priority natural areas and that it is critical to set aside access sites for all types of recreational activities...

Program Name: Virginia Land Conservation Foundation Resource Type: State State: Virginia, Mid-Atlantic Agency: Program Source: Grant Description: The Virginia Land Conservation Foundation was established to help fund permanent conservation easements and to purchase open spaces and parklands, lands of historic or cultural significance, farmlands and forests, and natural areas....

Program Name: Virginia Small Business Financing Authority Resource Type: State State: Virginia, Mid-Atlantic Agency: Program Source: Loan Description: The Virginia Small Business Finance Authority (VSBFA) is the Commonwealth of Virginia's economic development and small business financing arm. We help Virginia's existing businesses and those businesses that are seeking to...

Program Name: Chesapeake Bay Restoration Fund Resource Type: State State: Virginia, Mid-Atlantic Agency: Program Source: Dedicated Revenue Description: To be eligible for receiving a grant, applicants should submit proposals emphasizing environmental education or restoration and conservation of the Chesapeake Bay. Projects focusing on environmental education should increase public awareness...

Program Name: Land Preservation Tax Credit Resource Type: State State: Virginia, Mid-Atlantic Agency: Program Source: Tax Incentive Description: Virginia allows an income tax credit for 40 percent of the value of donated land or conservation easements. For tax years 2002 through 2008, taxpayers may use up to $100,000 per...

Program Name: Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Technical/Planning Assistance Description: The TASC program addresses technical barriers to the export of U.S. specialty crops by providing funding to U.S. organizations for activities such as seminars and workshops, study tours, field surveys, pest...

Program Name: Export Credit Guarantee Programs Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Tax Incentive Description: The U.S. Department of Agriculture administers export credit guarantee programs for commercial financing of U.S. agricultural exports. These USDA Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) programs encourage exports to foreign buyers. Website: http://www.fas.usda.gov/excredits/ecgp.asp...

Program Name: Business & Industry Guaranteed Loan Program Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Loan Description: The USDA provides guarantees of between 60-80 percent of a loan made by a commercial lender depending on the size of the loan. The percentage of guarantee, up to the...