List of Business Loan and Grant Recipients From the 29 States
Alabama - $440,000
Tombigbee Electric Cooperative, Inc.
$200,000 - REDLG (loan)
Purpose: Purchase buildings and equipment for The Alan White Company, a furniture upholsterer, Lamar County, AL.
Coosa Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc.
$240,000 - REDLG (loan)
Purpose: Finance building expansion for boat builder, Pro Sports LLC, in town of Lincoln, Talledega County, AL.
Alaska - $193,011
Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Tribes of Alaska
$99,511 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Provide technical assistance on business plans and finances to the members of living on the Island of Prince of Wales, AK.
Northwest Artic Borough
$80,000 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Establish of a small business revolving loan program, Northwest Artic Bourough, AK.
Lower Kuskokwin Economic Development District
$13,500 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Purchase of ice containers (slush bags) to be used by local fisherman to improve the quality of their catch and enhance its value, Bethel, AK.
Arizona - $209,950
Arizona Council For Economic Conversion
$75,000 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Recapitalize existing revolving loan fund, Douglas, AZ.
Arizona Council For Economic Conversion
$75,000 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Funds to support Entrepreneurial Development Center, Douglas, AZ.
Dineh Bi Ranchers Round Table & Development Corp.
$59,950 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Provide technical assistance to the small livestock producers to add value to the wool-products produced, Navajo Nation, AZ.
Colorado - $20,800
Yuma County Economic Development Council
$20,800 - RBOG (grant)
Purpose: Feasibility study for a grain processing facility.
Hawaii - $23,000
Rural Community Assistance Corporation
$23,000 - RBOG (grant)
Purpose: Technical assistance to increase awareness of recycling as an economic development tool in rural areas (Grantee is in CA, but project in HI).
Illinois-$393,500
Lincoln Trail College Foundation
$99,000 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: To make modifications to a business incubator project, Robinson, IL.
Lincoln Trial College Foundation
$50,000 - RBOG (grant)
Purpose: Technical assistance for an e-commerce training and incubator project, Robinson, IL.
Johnson County 2000, Inc.
$199,500 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Purchase land and infrastructure for a new business/industrial park, Vienna, IL.
Community College District No. 539
$45,000 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Purchase a computerized truck transmission-shifting simulator, Quincy, IL.
Kentucky - $645,725
Bourbon County Fiscal Court
$300,000 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Construct a facility to market value-added products for small farmers and businesses, Paris, KY.
Upper Town Heritage Foundation, Inc.
$100,000 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Cost-overrun on restoration of historic hotel for use as museum/ bed and breakfast, Paducah, KY.
Breathitt County Fiscal Court
$200,000 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Renovation of an old hotel to become a county skills center which will provide educational opportunities to residents and make them employable in the local workforce, Jackson, KY.
Big Sandy Area Development District
$45,725 - RBOG (grant)
Purpose: Develop a link into the Kentucky Economic Development Information System Website, which catalogs available sites and buildings.
Louisiana - $975,000
Washington Parish Government
$975,000 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Establish a revolving loan fund, Washington Parish, Franklinton, LA.
Maine - $149,200
Blue Ridge Riders Snowmobile Club
$28,000 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Purchase of a snowmobile trail groomer, Rockwood, ME.
Town of Solon
$15,000 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Purchase of a snowmobile trail groomer, Solon, ME.
Kingfield Sno-Wanderers
$31,200 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Purchase of a snowmobile trail groomer, Kingfield, ME.
Eastern Maine Development Corporation
$50,000 - RBOG (grant)
Purpose: Help build a network of local and regional business development in rural eastern Maine to coordinate business development efforts.
Western Maine Development
$25,000 - RBOG (grant)
Purpose: Planning for a business technology park.
Minnesota - $832,627
PKM Electric Cooperative, Inc.
$100,000 - REDLG (loan)
Purpose: Construct building, equipment for airplane conversion business in Marshall Co.
Garden Valley Telephone Company
$175,000 - REDLG (loan)
Purpose: Firehall for City of Plummer, MN.
East Otter Tail Telephone Company
$200,000 - REDLG (loan)
Purpose: Construct a grocery store, Henning, MN.
Lake Region Cooperative Electrical Association
$357,627 - REDLG (loan)
Purpose: Construct an assisted living facility, Pelican, MN.
Missouri - $355,000
University of Missouri
$305,000 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Provide technical assistance to small farmers and agri-business by purchasing equipment for the regional soil test laboratory, Portageville, MO.
University of Missouri
$50,000 - RBOG (grant)
Purpose: Provide computer training and access to E-commerce and E-employment for local residents.
Montana - $90,090
Northern Cheyenne Tribe
$15,000 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Feasibility study for the Tongue River Lumber Company located on the reservation, Northern Cheyenne Reservation, MT.
Opportunities, Inc.
$28,070 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Provide technical assistance in the form of on-line and classroom courses to micro-business loan applicants, Great Falls, MT.
Ft. Peck Assiniboine & Sioux Tribes
$12,020 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Technical assistance to a business who does wire harness assembly for the automotive industry.
Fergus County Port Authority
$20,000 - RBOG (grant)
Purpose: Fund an area-wide economic development plan.
Miles City Area Economic Development Council
$15,000 - RBOG (grant)
Purpose: Develop an economic development plan for Custer, Power River, Prairie, and Rosebud Counties.
Nebraska - $284,000
Nebraska Economic Development Corporation
$188,000 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Capitalize a revolving loan fund, Lincoln, NE.
West Central Nebraska Development District
$50,000 - RBOG (grant)
Purpose: Develop a regional economic development inventory and marketing plan for business recruitment.
Glenwood Telephone Membership
$46,000 - REDLG (loan)
Purpose: Construct a grocery store, Blue Hill, NE.
Nevada - $50,000
Western Nevada Development District
$50,000 - RBOG (grant)
Purpose: Economic development planning for Mineral County.
New Jersey -$107,300
Green Thumb, Inc.
$37,300 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Assist in supporting a job training facility, Atlantic County, NJ.
Glassboro Economic Development Corporation
$70,000 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Provide technical assistance to small businesses and promote Glassboro to relocating businesses, Gloucester County, NJ.
New Mexico - $190,000
Crownpoint Institute of Technology
$100,000 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Construction of a facility designed as a one-stop central location for services to people who lack the education and skills to be competitive in the job market, Crownpoint, NM.
San Juan Economic Development Service
$50,000 - RBOG (grant)
Purpose: Feasibility study to determine the location of an industrial park.
NM Department of Economic Development
$40,000 - RBOG (grant)
Purpose: Technical assistance to help five Indian Pueblos sell and promote Native American arts and crafts at major European trade shows.
New York - $248,900
Adirondack Economic Development Corporation
$99,900 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Technical assistance to assist revolving loan fund recipients and other businesses in the development and analysis of business plans, intergration of market data, better planning, etc., Saranac Lake, NY.
Schulyer County Partnership for Economic Development
$99,000 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Re-capitalize an existing revolving loan fund, Montour Falls, NY.
Southern Tier Extension Railroad Authority
$50,000 - RBOG (grant)
Purpose: Technical assistance and economic development planning to communities and businesses located along the railroad corridor from Hornell, NY to Cory, PA.
North Carolina - $50,000
Land of Sky Regional Council of Governments
$50,000 - RBOG (grant)
Purpose: Technical assistance to local governments and private companies to ensure the flow of recyclables to the Material Recovery facility.
North Dakota -$350,400
City of Ashley
$15,000 - RBOG (grant)
Purpose: Development of a strategic plan for McIntosh County.
City of McVille
$85,400 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Purchase and renovate building to be leased by three small businesses.
Jamestown/Stutsman County Job Development Corp.
$250,000 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Construction of an educational and training facility to be leased by the Foundation for Agricultural and Rural Resources Management and Sustainability.
Oklahoma - $913,000
Southern Oklahoma Rural Council
$95,000 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Establish a revolving loan fund, Healdton, OK.
Southern Oklahoma Rural Council
$70,000 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Purchase land for an industrial site.
Caddo Electric Cooperative, Inc.
$400,000 - REDLG (loan)
Purpose: Construct a Hinton Travel Inn, Caddo County, OK.
Caddo Electric Cooperative, Inc.
$348,000 - REDLG (loan)
Purpose: Building and equipment for bolt/pipe cleaner, JSC Industries, Caddo County, OK.
Pennsylvania -$113,822
Pennsylvania Appalachian Capital Alliance
$90,000 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: To re-capitalize a revolving loan fund.
Northern Cambria Community Development Corporation
$13,822 - RBOG (grant)
Purpose: Develop a comprehensive economic development plan and marketing strategy for the Borough of Northern Cambria.
Jefferson County Development Council, Inc.
$10,000 - RBOG (grant)
Purpose: Technical assistance for creating marketing materials for business recruiting purposes.
South Carolina - $163,200
South Carolina Artisans Center
$163,200 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Assist in the expansion and renovation of the center where artisans market their work, Colleton, SC.
Tennessee - $200,000
South Central Tennessee Railroad Authority
$200,000 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Renovate railroad track infrastructure to assist wood-related businesses in a five county rural area.
Utah - $54,000
Blanding City Municipal Corporation
$35,000 - RBOG (grant)
Purpose: Technical assistance to establish a San Juan "Smart-Site", where rural workers can conduct business with companies located in other areas.
Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Education Foundation
$19,000 - RBOG (grant)
Purpose: Feasibility study for a clothing manufacturing operation in Montezuma Creek, UT.
Vermont - $35,000
State of Vermont Department of Economic Development
$35,000 - RBOG (grant)
Purpose: Develop a prototype regional economic development process and implement it in the Springfield/Windsor region.
Virginia - $773,850
Franklin County Business Development, Inc.
$95,000 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Provide capital and technical assistance for a micro-business revolving loan fund.
The Sheltered Workshop of Altavista, Inc.
$90,900 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Installation of a plastic extrusion manufacturing line to increase plant operations.
Paul D. Camp Community College
$97,120 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Purchase hardware and software to be used in workforce development courses via distance learning.
Farmers Agribusiness Resources & Marketing, Inc.
$40,830 - RBOG (grant)
Purpose: Technical assistance to small disadvantaged farmers to create value added business opportunities.
A&N Electric Cooperative
$450,000 - REDLG (loan)
Purpose: Equipment and building for New Ravenna, Inc., a mosaic business, Northampton County.
West Virginia - $267,000
Adaland Mansion Development, Inc.
$85,000 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Renovate a historic building for use by crafters and artisans, Barbour County, WV.
Region 8 Planning and Development Council
$50,000 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Provide a revolving loan fund to promote development of value-added small businesses.
Upper Kanawha Valley Economic Development Corp.
$132,000 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Purchase of land and infrastructure to serve small business in the downtown Montgomery area.
Wisconsin - $1,093,100
Wisconsin Coulee Region Community Action Program
$42,000 - RBEG (grant)
Purpose: Provide technical assistance and loan funds to three businesses in Vernon and Crawford Counties.
Town of Nashville
$151,100 - RBOG (grant)
Purpose: Technical assistance to oversee benchmark projects in the Northwoods Niijii Enterprise Community.
UTELCO, Inc.
$450,000 - REDLG (loan)
Purpose: Purchase of Equipment for Wisconsin Cheese Group.
Wittenberg Telephone Company
$450,000 - REDLG (loan)
Purpose: Expand metal fabrication business.
Wyoming - $155,600
Mountain State Lamb Cooperative
$105,600 - RBOG (grant)
Purpose: Feasibility study that will focus on wool and offal products from the production of lamb meat, with the intent to research new products and uses as well as innovative marketing strategies.
Yellowstone Development District
$50,000 - RBOG (grant)
Purpose: Technical assistance for businesses and non-profit development groups for the development of plans and programs.
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