Areas Served: Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Chickasaw and Grundy County The purpose of the USDA Intermediary Relending Program (IRP) is to alleviate poverty and increase economic activity and employment in rural communities. Under the IRP program, loans are provided to local organizations (intermediaries) for the establishment of revolving loan funds. The rural businesses targeted for IRP
Read MoreAreas Served: Storm Lake The Storm Lake United Revolving Loan Fund offers financial assistance used in conjunction with the owner’s equity, commercial loans and state assistance for businesses in Storm Lake, Iowa. This fund may be used for purchase of land, buildings, construction, remodeling, machinery and more. Awards may take the form of short term
Read MoreAreas Served: Buchanan, Fayette, Bremer, Black Hawk, Benton, Linn The East Central Iowa REC Revolving Loan Fund is a local funding source with a goal of providing low interest loans to businesses in the Iowa Counties of Buchanan, Fayette, Bremer, Black Hawk, Benton, Linn Delaware, Clayton, Tama, Iowa and Johnson to assist with local economic
Read MoreAreas Served: Tama County The Consumers Energy Revolving Loan Fund was developed to improve the economic well-being of Tama County, Iowa through business start-up, expansion, and/or retention projects; increase diversification of the economic base; develop exporting; create opportunities for minority groups, increase capital investment; generate tax revenues; create and retain jobs. Contact InformationConsumers EnergyAddress: 2074
Read MoreAreas Served: Audubon, Crawford, Carroll, Harrison, Monona, Sac, Ida, Western Iowa Power Cooperative created the Community and Economic Development Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) to improve the quality of life in rural Iowa counties of Audubon, Crawford, Carroll, Harrison, Monona, Sac, Ida, Shelby and Woodbur by contributing to long-term improvement in the local economy. The RLF
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