This application is for the Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This application is for the Northeast Nebraska Economic Development District EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This application is for the Northeast Mississippi Planning and Development District EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This application is for the Northern Tier Regional Planning and Development Commission EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This application is for the Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This application is for the Newport News, VA EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This application is for the Northeast Council of Governments EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This application is for the North Central Massachusetts Development Corporation EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This application is for the Region 9 Economic Development District EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This application is for the Souris Basin Planning Council EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This application is for the Panhandle Area Council EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This application is for the Oregon Business Development Department EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This application is for the Region IV Development Association EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This application is for the Region XII Council of Governments EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This application is for the South Central Kansas Economic Development District EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This application is for the Planning and Development District III EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This application is for the SEDA - Council of Governments EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This application is for the South Central Planning and Development Commission EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This application is for the South Eastern Economic Development Corporation EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This application is for the South Central Tennessee Development District EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This application is for the Southeast Alabama Regional Planning and Development Commission EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

This application is for the South Florida Planning Council EDA Revolving Loan Fund.

Revolving Loans Funds (RLFs) are becoming an increasingly popular financing tool, but they are sometimes misunderstood or underutilized. RLFs serve as a gap-financing measure primarily used for the development and expansion of small businesses....

Durango and Alamosa are two model success stories for using targeted revolving loan funds to promote, create, and assist businesses in their communities. Patrick Waggoner, Justin Fazzari, and Kevin Wilkins showcase how some selected business...

This webinar by the EDA’s Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (OIE) discusses the Regional Innovation Strategies Program competition to spur innovation capacity-building activities in regions across the nation.

Launched in 2013, IMCP is a national competition that designates up to 12 manufacturing communities. In addition to national recognition, communities receive a federal liaison, promotion, and the potential for targeted investments from 11 federal...

Launched in 2013, IMCP is a national competition that designates up to 12 manufacturing communities. In addition to national recognition, communities receive a federal liaison, promotion, and the potential for targeted investments from 11 federal...

EDA’s revised regulations promote two key pillars of EDA: innovation and regional collaboration. The final rule encourages coordination and the leveraging of other federal resources while providing greater flexibility to EDA stakeholders.

This factsheet from the U.S. Economic Development Administration outlines the partner organizations involved in the Southern Ohio Aerospace Region Manufacturing Community, including their vision and strategies to strengthen their competitive edge...

This factsheet from the U.S. Economic Development Administration outlines the partner organizations involved in the Chicago metro region Manufacturing Community, including their vision and strategies to strengthen their competitive edge for...

This factsheet from the U.S. Economic Development Administration outlines the partner organizations involved in the Southeast Michigan region Manufacturing Community, including their vision and strategies to strengthen their competitive edge for...

This factsheet from the U.S. Economic Development Administration outlines the partner organizations involved in the Greater Rochester / Finger Lakes Region Manufacturing Community, including their vision and strategies to strengthen their...

This playbook offers any community a three-step approach to building such a strategy and describes existing Federal grant and technical assistance resources that communities can use to put that strategy into practice.

The EDA released their Annual Report for FY 2013. The administration provides a review of their economic development activities and programs. Also, the report lists the number of projects funded in each state and provides financial details for the...

The U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) funded this research study to examine the relationship between incubator best practices and client outcomes.

This casebook was compiled by the Triple Bottom Line Tool to illustrate how triple bottom line elements can be incorporated into economic development investment.

Livingston County Department of Planning prepared this Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) to bring the public, private, education and not-for-profit sectors together to create an economic roadmap to a diverse and strong local economy.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office conducted an audit on Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP). They concluded most federal spending directly supports work...

The U.S. Government Accountability Office conducted an audit on Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP). They concluded most federal spending directly supports work...

Jim Turner with the U.S. Department of Agriculture describes the latest investments being made for rural areas, such as infrastructure, broadband, renewable energy, housing and other community assets.

The America COMPETES Act was authorized to provide loan guarantees for small- or medium-sized manufacturers for the use or production of innovative technologies. To determine the status of the Department of Commerce's efforts to execute this...

The CDFI Fund‘s Capacity Building Initiative for Financing Healthy Food Options track was created to prepare community development financial institutions (CDFIs) to effectively deploy financial resources to healthy food projects benefitting...

The EDA released their 2012 Annual Report to Congress for the TAAF Program, which proved to be tremendously successful. The program helps distressed U.S. businesses, engaged in the global market, to develop new strategies by providing cost-sharing...

The Economic Development Administration announced changes and additions to their federal funding opportunities for FY2013. The document provides application requirements, deadlines, and program descriptions.

Mark Schmit at NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership explains the program's efforts to work with manufacturers and provide services and access to resources that enhance growth, improve productivity, and expand capacity.

Toby Rittner with the Council of Development Finance Agencies describes a variety of federal financing programs affecting the reshored manufacturing movement.

Devashree Saha and Mark Muro at Brookings make the case for congress to authorize the build-out of a national network of innovation hubs, expanding on the programs already administered by the Department of Energy and Department of Commerce.

Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Division of Energy's fact sheet for their Energy Revolving Loan Fund.

Erin Tehan at CDFA presents four federal programs that providing financing and other assistance for American manufacturers.

Economic Development Finance Service (EDFS) & Development Finance Training and Consulting(DFTC) provide comprehensive understanding of the Economic Development Administration's Revolving Loan Funds.