Arkansas RLF - Business Loan Funds

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program – Arkansas Development Finance Authority

Areas Served: Ashley, Baxter, Benton, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun, Carroll, Chicot, Clark, Cleburne, Cleveland, Columbia, Conway, Craighead, Crawford, Crittenden, Cross, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Faulkner, Franklin, Fulton, Garland, Grant, Greene, Hempstead, Hot Spring, Howard, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lawrence, The Arkansas Development Finance Authority, in cooperation with Levi Strauss Foundation and the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation as

Micro Loan – Financing Ozarks Rural Growth & Economy

Areas Served: Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Conway, Crawford, Financing Ozarks Rural Growth & Economy (FORGE) lends money to individuals, small businesses and small farms in Northwest and North-Central Arkansas which includes Baxter, Benton, Boone, Carroll, Conway, Crawford, Franklin, Madison, Marion, Newton, Perry, Pope, Washington and Yell Counties. Loans typically range from $500 to $70,000. With

Minority Business Loan Mobilization Program – Arkansas Economic Development Commission

Areas Served: Ashley, Baxter, Benton, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun, Carroll, Chicot, Clark, Clay, Cleburne, Cleveland, Columbia, Conway, Craighead, Crawford, Crittenden, Cross, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Faulkner, Franklin, Fulton, Garland, Grant, Greene, Hempstead, Hot Spring, Howard, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lawrence, Layfayette, Lee, Lincoln, Little River, Logan, Lonoke, Madison, Marion, Miller, Mississippi, Monroe, Montgomery, Nevada, Newton, Ouachita,

USDA Intermediary Relending Program – Mississippi County Arkansas Economic Opportunity Commission,

Areas Served: Mississippi County The purpose of the USDA Intermediary Relending Program (IRP) program is to alleviate poverty and increase economic activity and employment in Mississippi County, Arkansas. Under the IRP program, loans are provided to local organizations (intermediaries) for the establishment of revolving loan funds. These revolving loan funds are used to assist with

Tourism Development Loan Program – Arkansas Development Finance Authority

Areas Served: Ashley, Baxter, Benton, Boone, Bradley, Calhoun, Carroll, Chicot, Clark, Clay, Cleburne, Cleveland, Columbia, Conway, Craighead, Crawford, Crittenden, Cross, Dallas, Desha, Drew, Faulkner, Franklin, Fulton, Garland, Grant, Greene, Hempstead, Hot Spring, Howard, Independence, Izard, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lawrence, The Arkansas Development Finance Authority has set aside $2,000,000 for tourism development direct loans for new