The California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development released this guide to detail the many investment opportunities that exist in California. The guide covers a wide range of programs from federal to local.

Fact sheet covering purpose, limitations, eligibility, and more for USDA Rural Development Rural Home Repair loans and/or grants.

The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture released this report on rural development programs. The report contains program backgrounds and case studies of projects that have had transcending impacts on rural communities across the nation.

Deborah DeMasi at Nixon Peabody covers sources of debt, specifically DOE and USDA loans, loan guarantees, and grants.

Tremendously useful document from Wisconsin's Office of Energy Independence. This document provides comprehensive, detailed information of all state and federal grants, loans, bonds, credits, and programs that can be utilized for clean energy...

Montgomery County Business Development Center's flyer for their revolving loan fund programs.

This listing provides basic information on a wide variety of Ohio's development finance tools.

Memo released by Grant County Economic Development Council concerning USDA Rural Development Agency's Rural Business Enterprise Grant program.

This handbook from the California Financial Opportunities Roundtable covers a wide range of access to capital-related programs and services available throughout the state, including loan programs, bonds, innovation finance.

The Comptroller of the Currency released this thorough review of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture's program to guarantee loans for rural businesses.

Mark Riedy of Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glosky and Popeo discusses the current and near-future states of federal finance programs for renewable energy development.

This presentation by Judy Canales of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture overviews a number of access to capital programs offered by the Department.

Overview information on four federal finance programs, one each from the EPA, USDA, SBA, and Commerce, are presented by Erin Tehan of CDFA in this article from Development Finance Perspectives, Issue 2 | 2012.

This chart from the Maryland Dept. of Business & Economic Development provides basic information for every loan-related program offered in the state.

Erin Tehan profiles four distinct federal financing programs supporting energy efficiency and renewable energy in this article from Development Finance Perspectives, Issue 1 | 2012.

This fact sheet from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency discusses the USDA's Community Facilities Guaranteed Loan Program, which provides credit enhancements lenders can use to meet CRA requirements and help finance community facilities.

This greenpaper from Mintz Levin provides a thorough discussion of energy project finance in 2010, as it stands now, and how the market looks for the near future. The paper covers project structures, federal programs, market forecasts, and more.

Description of programs availible to aid small wind developers published by the Clean Energy States Alliance. Provides an overview of federal programs and programs used by Massachusetts, New York, and Wisconsin.

This project summary by Lancaster Pollard details how USDA Section 538 loans were used in conjunction with Low-Income Housing Tax Credits to finance a housing renovation.

This fact sheet from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency provides a thorough overview of the USDA B&I Guaranteed Loans program. Details include lender participation, eligible uses, and loan structures.

The Council of Development Finance Agencies released the Federal Financing Reference Guide with generous sponsorship support from Stifel Nicolaus and additional support from Business Oregon and the City of Minneapolis. The Federal Financing...

The USDA published this report, written by Samuel V. Brown, David G. Nderitu, Paul V. Preckel, Douglas J. Gotham, and Benjamin W. Allen, on renewable power for rural communities. The thorough report reviews types of power, business models, and...

This document from Mark J. Riedy covers a host of biomass-related financing tools, including federal tax credits, tax-exempt bonds, and DOE and USDA loan programs.

The development of clean and renewable energy on formerly used land offers many economic and environmental benefits. This document provides information about Federal incentives that can be leveraged for clean and renewable energy and development of...

This presentation gives a summary of the wide variety of programs USDA Rural Development operates to encourage economic development.

Judy Canales of USDA Rural Development gives an overview of their economic and community development programs in this presentation, including many direct lending and loan guarantee programs.

This USDA Rural Development fact sheet, based on Lee W. Munnich's 10 principles, focuses on creating a high performing economic development strategy to meet your community's economic development goals.

This resource created by Urban Capital Solutions lists several federal, state, and private RLF capitalization sources with links to their specific programs. Examples of agencies listed include the EPA, HUD, USDA and the MacArthur Foundation.

The USDA Rural Development produced this report to assess the progress the agency has made in achieving its goal to increase opportunity and improve the quality of life for all rural Americans. The report looks at its grant, loan and other financing...

This article, provided by the USDA Dept. of Rural Development, highlights the financing opportunities and programs available to rural communities and businesses.

Rural communities require access to capital and financial resources for new infrastructure, investment, growth and sustainability. However, the challenges facing rural communities are often far removed from urban and suburban needs. Rural...

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has identified 254 federal programs that provide services to support the business sector. This report highlights these programs and distinguishes them by agency and highlights the programs available. ...

Carl Wagner, Senior Vice President for Lancaster Pollard Mortgage Company presented at the CDFA Annual Summit about rural housing and community facilities.

Rural Economic Development Loans provide zero-interest loans to electric and telephone utilities financed by the Utilities Program, an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture, to promote sustainable rural economic development and job...

Rural Economic Development Grants provide grant funds to electric and telephone utilities financed by the Utilities Programs, an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture, to promote sustainable rural economic development and job...

USDA Rural Development is committed to helping improve the economy and quality of life in all of rural America. USDA Rural Development's financial programs support public facilities and services such as water and sewer systems, housing, health...

The purpose of the Intermediary Relending Program (IRP) is to finance business facilities and community development projects in rural areas. This is achieved through loans made by the Rural Development, Business and Cooperative Programs (BCP) to...

The Business and Industry (B&I) Guaranteed Loan Program helps create jobs and stimulates rural economies by providing financial backing for rural businesses. This program provides guarantees up to 80 percent of a loan made by a commercial lender....

The USDA Rural Information Center provides information services for rural communities, officials, organizations and citizens.