Author: Jay Kravitz

Program Name: Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Technical/Planning Assistance Description: Supports the construction or rehabilitation of essential public infrastructure and facilities. About $111.6 million is available in the 2012-2013 cycle. Website: http://www.eda.gov/ffo.htm...

Program Name: Aerial Photography Field Office Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Repository Description: The Aerial Photography Field Office is a division of the Farm Service Agency (FSA), of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USDA has been involved in the acquisition, use and distribution...

Program Name: Bank Enterprise Awards Program Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Loan Description: The BEA Program complements the community development activities of insured depository institutions (i.e., banks and thrifts) by providing financial incentives to expand investments in CDFIs and to increase lending, investment, and service activities...

Program Name: Native American Initiatives Program Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Technical/Planning Assistance Description: The CDFI Fund's Native Initiatives are designed to overcome identified barriers to financial services in Native Communities. These initiatives seek to increase the access to credit, capital and financial services in Native...

Program Name: Community Development Financial Institutions Program Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Economic Development Entity Description: The Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) Program provides two types of monetary awards — Financial Assistance (FA) and Technical Assistance (TA) — to invest in CDFIs (essentially non-profit banks) that...

Program Name: Economic Development Administration Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Economic Development Entity Description: The EDA is not authorized to provide grants directly to individuals or to for-profit entities. Instead, planning awards are designed to support planning organizations in developing, implementing, revising or replacing economic...

Program Name: Farm Credit System Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Loan Description: The Farm Credit System is a nationwide network of borrower-owned lending institutions and specialized service organizations. Farm Credit provides more than $174 billion in loans, leases, and related services to farmers, ranchers, rural homeowners,...

Program Name: Foreign Market Development Program Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Technical/Planning Assistance Description: The Foreign Market Development Program (FMD), also known as the cooperator program, is administered by the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The goal of the program...

Program Name: HUD Administered Small Cities Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Grant Description: The HUD Honolulu Office directly administers the CDBG program for non-entitlement communities in the State of Hawaii. Eligible grantees are as follows: principal cities of Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs); other metropolitan cities...

Program Name: Maritime Administration Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Economic Development Entity Description: The Maritime Administration is the agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation dealing with waterborne transportation. Its programs promote the use of waterborne transportation and its seamless integration with other segments of the...