Areas Served: Rabun County The purpose of the fund is to provide gap financing to Rabun County Georgia businesses to assist with their establishment, growth and/or expansion. Gap financing is defined as the difference between the total project cost, the owner’s/partner’s contribution and what has been borrowed from a lending institution (bank). The RLF is
Read MoreAreas Served: Calhoun, Colquitt, Decatur, Early, Grady, Lee, Miller, Mitchell, Randolph, Seminole, Terrell, Thomas, and Worth counties. The U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Development’s Intermediary Relending Program (IRP) is designed to alleviate poverty and increase economic activity and employment in rural communities with a population of less than 25,000. In April 2009, the Georgia Cities Foundation
Read MoreAreas Served: Bryan, Bulloch, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Long or McIntosh counties, Georgia PURPOSE The purpose of the loan program is to provide credit enhancement to lending institutions (banks) to encourage lending to eligible businesses or potential businesses located in Coastal Georgia that would not be funded otherwise. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS 1. TYPE OF BUSINESS:
Read MoreAreas Served: Baker, Bibb, Calhoun, Chattahoochee, Clay, Colquitt, Crawford, Crisp, Decatur, Dooly, Dougherty, Early, Grady, Harris, Houston, Lee, Macon, Marion, Meriwether, Miller, Mitchell, Muscogee, Peach, Pike, Quitman, Randolph, Schley, Seminole, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taylor Terrell, Thomas, Troup, Upson, Webster, Worth The EDA Revolving Loan Fund is available through ACT! for gap financing to Georgia businesses
Read MoreAreas Served: Bulloch, Burke, Columbia, Emanuel, Glascock, Greene, Hancock, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Lincoln, McDuffie, Richmond, Screven, Taliaferro, Warren, Washington, and Wilkes counties. Maximum Loan: Up to $150,000 our portion ($250,000 in some instances). Project size can vary. Eligible Area: Business must be in the following counties in East Central Georgia: Bulloch, Burke, Columbia, Emanuel, Glascock,
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