Program Name: Great Lakes Fishery Trust Resource Type: Federal State: Wisconsin, Great Lakes Agency: Program Source: Grant Description: The Great Lakes Fishery Trust provides funding to nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and government agencies to enhance, protect, and rehabilitate Great Lakes fishery resources. The GLFT manages its resources to compensate...
Program Name: National Marine Aquaculture Initiative Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Grant Description: This national competitive grant program encourages demonstration projects and research targeted to the development of sustainable marine aquaculture. Projects often involve partnerships among commercial companies, research institutions, universities, state governments, and coastal...
Program Name: Title XI Federal Ship Financing Program Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Loan Description: This debt obligation guarantee program enables owners of eligible vessels and eligible shipyards to obtain long-term financing with attractive terms. Legislation permits guarantees for up to 87 ½ percent of the...
Program Name: Microloan Program Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Loan Description: These loans (up to $50,000) are designed for small businesses and childcare facilities. Funds are made available to specially designated intermediary lenders, which are nonprofit community-based organizations with experience in lending as well as...
Program Name: Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund Resource Type: Federal State: USA Agency: Program Source: Grant Description: These funds are derived from a 10-percent excise tax on certain items of sport fishing tackle, a 3-percent excise tax on fish finders and electric trolling motors, import duties on...
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...
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: 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: 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: 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...
