Economic Progress Alliance of Crawford County

Low Interest Loans

• Community Economic Development Loan Program (CED)

  To for-profit start-up and fledgling businesses with 100 or fewer full-time employees involved in business-to-public service, mercantile, commercial or point of sale retail sectors

• Enterprise Zone Revolving Loan Fund

  Financing up to $250,000 for companies located within an existing Enterprise Zone

• Export Financing Program (EFP)

  To businesses with facilities located in Pennsylvania involved in export activities for at least 12 months and with 250 or fewer employees

• First Industries Fund

  To assist non-profit and for-profit enterprises involved in agriculture and tourism

• Machinery and Equipment Loan Fund (MELF)

  For manufacturing, industrial, agricultural processing, direct mining, agricultural production operations

• Alliance Revolving Loan Fund

  Gap financing to eligible for-profit businesses located in Crawford County

• Pennsylvania Minority Business Development Authority (PMBDA)

  For retail, service, manufacturing, industrial, advanced technology businesses and franchise restaurants owned and operated by ethnic minorities who are current residents of Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) - Job Creation and Retention

  To manufacturing, industrial, agri-business, computer or clerical operations centers, national or regional headquarters, and R&D facilities for creation or retention of employment

• Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority (PIDA) - Multi-Occupancy

  For manufacturing, warehouse and distribution, and any other PIDA eligible activities such as R&D

• Pollution Prevention Assistance Account (PPAA)

  To for-profit enterprises, excluding mercantile and service-related enterprises, with no more than 100 total employees for acquisition or installation of pollution prevention or energy efficient equipment or processes

• RDA Revolving Loan Fund

  For new and expanding private for-profit businesses located or locating in the city of Meadville

• Small Business First (SBF)

  For eligible businesses unable to fully finance projects with equity, bank financing or other private or public sources

• USDA Intermediary Re-lending Program (USDA-IRP)

  To private for-profit firms unable to finance their project with their own resources entirely or through commercial credit or other federal, state or local resources at reasonable rates and terms

• Underground Storage Tank Upgrade Loan Program (USTULP)

  To owners of registered underground storage tanks to upgrade or remove their UST systems to meet federal EPA requirements

• Infrastructure Development Program (IDP)

  For infrastructure construction and rehabilitation necessary to complement capital investment by private companies and private developers

• Business In Our Sites Project Loans

  To municipalities, authorities, development agencies and private developers for acquisition and development of key sites for future use by businesses