Economic development finance programs

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Economic Development Finance Programs June 2008  Economic Development Financing Packet Georgia Department of Community Affairs 60 Executive Park South, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2231 [phone] This publication is funded in part by a grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission. An Equal Opportunity Employer If you are disabled and would like to receive this publication in an alternative format, please contact the Georgia Department of Community Affairs at 1 [phone] (TDD). Table of Contents Introduction and Acknowledgements ..........................1 Georgia Business Expansion and Support Act Executive Summary SB ............................................ 35 How to Operate a Business Legally in Georgia...........3 Tax-Exempt Industrial Development Bond Secretary of State Financing .................................................................. 42 First Stop Business Information Center SB..................7 Renewal Communities/Empowerment Zones/ Enterprise Communities (RC/EZ/EC) SB ................. 43 GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS (DCA)............................ 8 Office of Regional Services....................................... 44 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Regular Round Economic Development ONEGEORGIA AUTHORITY.............................. 46 ........................................................................9 Equity Fund (One Georgia) 47 Employment Incentive Program (EIP)...................... 11 Regional E-911 Set-Aside ......................................... 48 AIRGeorgia ............................................................... 49 Regional Economic Business Assistance BRIDGE .................................................................... 50 (REBA) Program .......................................................13 OneGeorgia’s EDGE Program .................................. 51 Strategic Industries Loan Fund 53 Downtown Development Revolving Loan Entrepreneurial and Small Business Loan Fund (DD RLF) SB .....................................................4 Guarantee Fund SB.................................................... 54 Redevelopment Fund .................................................16 GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (GDEcD).................................. 55 Local Revolving Loan Funds (RLF’s) SB .................18 Georgia Department of Economic Development – Regions............................................. 56 Cities & Counties with Revolving Loan Funds (RLFs) ............................................................ 19 The Georgia Entrepreneur & Small Business Network SB .............................................................. 60 Office of Field Services ............................................20 United States Export Assistance Center Office of Downtown Development (ODD)............... 22 (USEAC) SB ............................................................. 61 Georgia Appalachian Region GEORGIA ENVIRONMENTAL FACILTIES Business Development Revolving Loan Fund AUTHORITY (GEFA)............................................ 62 Program (RLF) SB ....................................................24 Georgia Fund Program .............................................. 63 Appalachian Regional Commission Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund .................. 65 Area Development Funds...........................................26 Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund............. 67 CDBG Loan Guarantee Program ...............................28 Solid Waste Facilities Loan Program ........................ 69 Regional Economic Assistance Projects (REAP)...................................................................... 30 Environmental Emergency Loan Program ................ 70 Life Sciences Facilities Fund .....................................32 SB – Indicates a program of potential interest to Opportunity Zones (HB 984) .................................... 33 small business i Table of Contents USDA Section 9008 Biomass Research and U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Development Initiative ............................................ 103 (SBA) SB ...................................................................71 Your Business and the S.B.A.....................................72 Financing For Small Municipal and Rural Water Wastewater and Solid Waste Systems..................... 105 Small Business Development Centers .......................75 Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant S C O R E77 Program ................................................................... 107 U.S. Small Business Administration 7(a) Guarantee Loan Program ...........................................79 GEORGIA DEPARMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES HISTORIC PRESERVATION Section 504 Program..................................................80 DIVISION .............................................................. 108 Georgia’s Certified Development Companies ...........81 State Historic Preservation Tax Incentives.............. 109 SBA Express Loan Program ......................................83 Georgia’s State Historic Preservation Office .......... 111 SBA Patriot Express Loan Program...........................84 Historic Preservation Federal Investment Tax Credit ....................................................................... 113 Atlanta Women’s Business Center ............................85 CITY AND COMMUNITY SBA 8(a) Business Development Program................86 DEVELOPMENT.................................................. 114 Downtown Development Authorities (DDAs ........ 115 Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) Statutory and Constitutional Redevelopment Certification ...............................................................87 Tools for Local Governments Business Improvement Districts SBA Government Contracting – Area III ..................87 Community Improvement Districts Business Imprtricts SBA Microloan Programs in Georgia........................88 Land Banks Small Business Investment Company Atlanta Development Authority (ADA) SB ............ 122 (SBIC) Program .........................................................89 “Freeport” Inventory Tax Exemptions for GA Surety Bond Guarantee Program ...............................90 Industries SB ........................................................... 124 ADULT EDUCATION AND TRAINING........... 126 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA) RURAL Quick Start............................................................... 127 DEVELOPMENT (RD)...........................................91 Intermediary Relending Program SB ........................92 Intellectual Capital Partnership Program (ICAPP).. 128 Rural Business Enterprise Grants SB .........................94 Workforce Investment Act (WIA)........................... 129 Rural Business Opportunity Grants SB......................96 GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE ..... 130 Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Education Program SB ...............................................................97 Georgia Tax Credit for Adult Basic Skills Education Financing For Small Municipal and Rural Community Facility Projects .....................................98 SB – Indicates a program of potential interest to small business USDA Section 9006 Energy Grant Program ...........102 ii Table of Contents U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ECONOMIC Entrepreneurial Training and Funding Opportunities DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION (EDA)…133 SB............................................................................. 156 SB – Indicates a program of potential interest to Small Business The Center for Rural Entrepreneurship SB.............. 160 U.S. Department of Commerce The Abilities Fund SB.............................................. 161 Economic Dev. Administration (EDA)....................134 Georgia Community Loan Fund, Inc. EDA Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Programs (GCLF) SB .............................................................. 162 SB… .........................................................................135 Business Incubators ................................................. 163 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL Technology and Telecommunications Research INSTITUTIONS FUND (CDFI) SB ....................136 in Georgia ................................................................ 165 Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI).............................................................137 Economic Development Agencies........................... 166 New Market Tax Credit (NMTC) Program .............138 GEORGIA TECH ENTERPRISE INNOVATION INSTITUTE (EII) SB ...........................................139 Southeast Trade Adjustment Assistance Center (SETAAC) ...............................................................142 MINORITY PROGRAMS SB ..............................143 Minority Small Business Resource Organizations ...........................................................144 OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND PROGRAMS SB – Indicates a program of potential interest to OFFERING FINANCIAL AND TECHNICAL Small Business ASSISTANCE IN GEORGIA SB ........................145 Regional Development Centers SB .........................146 Brownfield Redevelopment .....................................148 Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).........................149 Small Business Assistance Program SB ..................150 Coastal Area District Development Authority (CADDA).................................................................151 Southeast Rural Community Assistance Project (SE/R-CAP) ...........