Michigan
Michigan Department of Commerce
4th Floor Law Building
P.O. Box 30225
Lansing, MI 48909 517‑335‑1835
This office runs Women Business Owners Services program which works largely as a referral service for women business owners. Business owners can
also participate in special entrepreneurial education and procurement programs.
Minnesota
Department of Administration
Materials Management Division
112 Administrative Building
St. Paul, MN 55155 612‑296‑2600
http://www.mmd.admin.state.mn.us
This office certifies women‑owned businesses to participate in the Small Business Program for procurement opportunities with the state. Once
certified, a business earns a 6% preference on government contract bids.
Mississippi
Department of Economic and Community Development
P.O. Box 849
Jackson, MS 39205 601‑359‑3449
http://www.decd.state.ms.us
Under the Minority Business Enterprise Loan Program, women‑owned businesses that show that they are economically disadvantaged are eligible to
receive low interest loans for up to 50% of a business project's cost.
Missouri
Council on Women's Economic Development & Training
2023 St. Mary's Blvd.
P.O. Box 1684
Jefferson City, MO 65102 573‑751‑0810
http://www.ecodev.state.mo.us/ded/
The Council helps women small business owners through various programs, seminars, and conferences. The Missouri Council on Women's Economic
Development and Training assists women in small business enterprises. The Council conducts programs, studies, seminars, and conferences. It promotes
increased economic and employment opportunities through education, training, and greater participation in the labor force.
Missouri Department of Economic Development
P.O. Box 118
Jefferson City, MO 65102 314‑751‑3237
The Minority Business Assistance Program is designed to promote and encourage the development of minority‑owned businesses in Missouri. The
program provides assistance in obtaining technical and financial assistance, education programs, minority advocacy, and networking with other programs
and agencies.
Montana
DBE Program Specialist
Civil Rights Bureau
Montana Department of Transportation
2701 Prospect Ave.
P.O. 201001
Helena, MT 59620‑1001 406‑444‑6337
http://www.mdt.mt.gov
The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise and Women Business Enterprise program certifies women‑owned businesses interested in bidding on and
obtaining federal‑aid highway construction contracts.
Nebraska
Office of Women's Business Ownership
Small Business Administration
11145 Mill Valley Rd.
Omaha, NE 68154 402‑221‑4691
The office directs Small Business Administration (SBA) programs to women business owners through special women's groups, seminars, networks, and
other activities for women in the private sector.
New Hampshire
Office of Business and Industrial Development
Division of Economic Development
172 Pembroke Rd.
P.O. Box 856
Concord, NH 03302‑0856
http://ded.state.nh.us/obid
This office serves as a clearinghouse and referral center of programs for women and minority‑owned businesses.
New Mexico
Economic Development Department
Joseph Montoya Building
603‑271‑2591
1100 St. Francis Dr., Room 2006
Santa Fe, NM 87503 505‑827‑0425
http://www.edd.stateJim.us
The Procurement Assistant Program educates business owners in all phases of government contracting, and provides comprehensive technical
procurement counseling for obtaining defense, federal, state, and local government contracts. It offers training seminars (hands‑on workshops), and
offers small, minority, and women‑owned businesses the opportunity to be entered into the annual New Mexico MSBPAP Business Directory.
New York
Division of Minority and Women's Business
Department of Economic Development
I Commerce Plaza
Albany, NY 12245 518‑474‑0375
and
633 Third Ave.
New York, MY 10017 212‑803‑2410
This office gives women and minority‑owned businesses consulting and technical assistance in obtaining benefits from state programs, with a focus on
business financing. They also help these businesses get the proper certification to participate in the state procurement opportunities. Additionally, this office can help these business owners obtain Federal government contracts.
New York Urban Development Corp.
Minority and Women Revolving Loan Fund
1515 Broadway
New York, NY 10036 212‑930‑0452
Women and minority‑owned industrial, commercial, service oriented, and start‑up businesses can receive low interest loans. Retail businesses are
evaluated on a case‑by‑case basis before they qualify. Loans range from $20,000 to 1500,000 and may be used for construction, renovation, leasehold
improvements, acquisition of land and buildings, acquisition of an ongoing business, establishment of a nationally recognized franchise outlet, machinery
and equipment, and working capital.
North Carolina
North Carolina Minority Business Development Agency
205 Fayetteville St. Mall
Raleigh, NC 27601 919‑833‑6122
The agency provides information, referral, and support assistance to minority businesses. It offers technical referral assistance, procurement opportunities
referral, management workshops and seminars, and coordination with other state and federal agencies.
North Dakota
Women's Business Program
Department for Economic Development and Finance
4182 Broadway, Suite 25
Bismarck, ND 58501 701‑258‑2251
http://www.growingnd.com/wbd_prog.html
These offices provide technical assistance in getting businesses started. Some of the services provided include location of funding and preparation of
business plans. They also certify women businesses for federal and state contracting.
Ohio
Small Business Development Center
Ohio Department of Development
P.O. Box 1001 800‑848‑1300
Columbus, OH 43266‑0101 614‑466‑4945
http://www.odod.ohio.gov/
Under the Women's Business Resource Program, women can get help for start‑up, expansion and management of their businesses. The program seeks
to provide women with equal access to assistance and lending programs, and helps businesswomen locate government procurement opportunities. This
office also acts as a statewide center of workshops, conferences, and Women's Business Owners statistics. All of the program's services are free.
This office also publishes Ohio Women Business Leaders, a directory of women‑owned businesses in Ohio, along with other free publications.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Department of Commerce
Small Business Division
P.O. Box 26980 405‑815‑6552
Oklahoma City, OK 73126‑0980
http://www.odoc.state.ok.us
Under the Women Owned Business Assistance Program, businesswomen can get a variety of technical assistance, from business planning and marketing
assistance, to financial information and government procurement practices.
The Minority Business Development Program provides support and assistance in the establishment, growth, and expansion of viable business enterprises.
Counseling in the preparation of business plans and marketing strategies is available. The program also provides assistance for loan packaging, bid
preparation, feasibility studies, and certification requirements.
Oregon
Office of Minority, Women & Emerging Small Businesses
155 Cottage St., ME
Salem, OR 97310 503‑947‑7976
http://www.cbs.state.or.us
This office certifies women‑owned, disadvantaged, and emerging small businesses, allowing them to participate in the state's targeted purchasing
programs.
Pennsylvania
Women's Business Advocate's Office
354 Forum Building
Department of Community and Economic Development
Harrisburg, PA 17120 717‑787‑3339
http://www.state.pa.us
The Office offers women business owners one‑on‑one counseling and helps them get the information they need to solve their problems in developing a
business. They also will refer women business owners to the appropriate state offices and agencies that can best help them with every kind of issue, from
procurement assistance to developing business and financial strategies.
Rhode Island
Office of Minority Business Assistance
Department of Economic Development
One West Exchange St.
Providence, Rl 02903 401‑222‑6253
This office certifies women and minority‑owned businesses under federal and state set‑aside and goal programs and provides counseling assistance to these companies.
Tennessee
Office of Minority Business Enterprise
Department of Economic & Community Development
Rachel Jackson Building, 7th Floor
m 6fc Ms. Morth 615‑141‑IM5
Nashville, TN 37219‑5308 800‑342‑8470 (in TN)
http://www.state.tn.us/ecd/smbusinf.htm
This office offers information, advocacy, referral, procurement, and other services to minority businesses in the state. They publish a directory of
minority businesses, offer conferences and seminars on topics useful to business owners, and serve as a clearinghouse of important information to
women and minorities. They also match vendors with potential clients and help women and minorities identify and obtain procurement opportunities.
Utah
Small Business Administration
Salt Lake District Office
125 S. State St.
Salt Lake City, UT 84138 801‑524‑5800
The Women's Business Ownership Program offers a series of business training seminars and workshops for women business owners and for women
who want to start their own small firms. This program provides a focus on business planning and development, credit, and procurement as it relates
specifically to women and their businesses.
Washington
Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises
P.O. Box 41160
Olympia, WA 98504‑1160 360‑753‑9693
http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/omwbe/
This office helps women and minority‑owned businesses interested in participating in state contracting opportunities by moving them through the
certification process. Once certified, businesses are eligible to receive a 5% preference when bidding competitively on goods and services purchased by
the state. Upon request, businesses can be placed on bid lists maintained by individual agencies, education institutions, or contractors by contacting them
directly.
Wisconsin
Department of Commerce
P.O. Box 7970
Madison, Wl 53707 800‑435‑7287 (in Wl)
http://badger.state.wi.us 608‑266‑1018
The Women's Business Services offers assistance in gaining information about die state's loan programs available to women business owners. The
office keeps track of the top 50 fastest growing and top 10 women‑owned businesses in Wisconsin. They also maintain a database of women‑owned
businesses in the state
Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority
One South Rnckney St., #500
P.O. Box 1728 800‑334‑6873
Madison, Wl 53701‑1728 608‑266‑7884
http://www.wheda.state.wi.us
Under the Linked Deposit Loan Program, women or minority‑owned businesses with gross annual sales of less than $500,000 can qualify for low
rate loans. Loans are available under the prime lending rate for purchase or improvement of buildings, equipment, or land, but not for working capital.
Business must be in manufacturing, retail trade, tourism, or agriculture packaging or processing.
Wisconsin Women Entrepreneurs
1126 S. 70th St., Suite 106
Milwaukee, Wl 53214 414‑358‑9290
The office provides monthly programs, training, seminars, mentor committees, and a membership directory.
GRANTS TO COMMUNITIES TO HELP SMALL
BUSINESSES START OR EXPAND
Contact: Luis F. Bueso
Economic Development Administration
Room H7319 Herbert C. Hoover Bidg. ($21,000,000.00 CURRENTLY AVAILABLE)
Washington, D.C. 20230
202- 482‑2873
GRANTS TO WORK WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS
TO TRAIN YOUR WORKERS
Educational Networks Division
Room 502, 555 New Jersey Avenue, NW ($4,135,564.00 CURRENTLY AVAILABLE)
Washington, D.C. 20208‑5644
202-219‑2116
GRANTS TO DEVELOP NEW TECHNOLOGIES
FOR YOUR BUSINESS
Contact: Mr. George Uriano, Director
Advanced Technology Program
National Institute of Standards and Technology ($400,000,000.00 CURRENTLY AVAILABLE)
Gaithersburg, MD 20899 301- 975‑5187
GRANTS TO PUBLISH BOOKS FOR A LIMITED AUDIENCE
Division of Research Programs
Subventions, Room 318
National Endowment for the Humanities ($5,720,000.00 CURRENTLY AVAILABLE)
Washington, D.C. 20506
202-606‑8207
GRANTS TO BUSINESSES THAT EMPLOY PEOPLE
WITH DISABILITIES
Contact: Dr. Thomas E. Finch
Rehabilitation Services Administration
Office of Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitation Services
U.S. Department of Education
Washington, D.C. 20202 ($22,071,000.00 CURRENTLY AVAILABLE)
202-205‑9796
GRANTS TO HELP MINORITY BUSINESSES ENTER
NEWMARKETS
Contact: Ms. Theresa Speake
Assistant Director for Program Development
Room 5096, Minority Business Development Agency
U.S. Department of Commerce ($2,000,000.00 CURRENTLY AVAILABLE)
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20230
202-482‑5770
GRANTS TO PRODUCERS OF HONEY, COTTON, RICE, SOYBEANS, CANOLE,
FLAXSEED, MUSTARD SEED, RAPESEED, SAFFLOWER, SUNFLOWER SEED,
FEED GRAINS, WHEAT, RYE, PEANUTS, TOBACCO, DIARY PRODUCTS, COTTON,
CORN, BARLEY, OATS, SORGHUM AND DIARY FARMERS WHOSE MILK IS
CONTAMINATED BECAUSE OF PESTICIDES
Contact: Deputy Administrator 202-720‑7641
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service 202-720‑7583
P.O. Box 2415 202-720‑7673
U.S. Department of Agriculture 202-720‑4418
Washington, D.C. 20013 (13,000,000,000.00 CURRENTLY AVAILABLE)
Department of Economic Development & Tourism
1100 St. Francis Dr. Room 2006
Santa Fe, NM 87503 505-827‑0425
P/D: Grants for woman owned and minority owned businesses, plus special information sources to assist in all aspects of
business management.
CORPORATE GIVEAWAYS
MOBILE OIL CORPORATION
Contact: Richard G. Mund
3225 Gallows Road
Fairfax, VA. 22037‑0001
(703)846‑3381
Fax #(703)846‑3397
Grant types: Capital, Department, Employee matching gifts, general support, project research and scholarship. Initial contact proposal(local, community based organization's should contact Mobil manager in their area. Include information on, description of organization and it's goals, amount requested, and specific purpose, other sources of funding, budget and audited financial statement, other pertinent information.
MOTOROLA INCORPORATED
Contact: Pamela Cox
1303 E. "E" Algonquin Road
Schaumburg, IL 60196
(847)576‑6200 Fax : 847-576‑3997
Grant types: Capital, Employee matching gifts, general support, project and scholarship's.
Initial contact: Call or write for guidelines, then two page proposal.
TOYOTA MOTOR SALES
Contact: William Pauli
19001 South Western Avenue
Torrance, CA 90509
310-618‑4000
Grant types: Capital, Employee matching gifts, general support, fellowships, emergency, matching, and project.
MOTOROLA AND TOYOTA AND MOBIL
Do not give grants to individuals, but if your organization or institution is seeking cash these are some sources.
Minority Business Development Agency
NEW YORK REGIONAL OFFICE Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,
26 Federal Plaza, Room 3720 New Hampshire, New Jersey, New
New York, NY 10278 York, Rhode Island, Vermont, Delaware,
Contact: Heyward Davenport Pennsylvania, W. Virginia, Washington DC,
(212) 264‑3262 Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia
ATLANTA REGIONAL OFFICE Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky
1401 W Peachtree St. NW, Suite 1715 N. Carolina, S. Carolina, Puerto Rico, Virgin Atlanta,
GA 30308 Islands, Tennessee
Contact: Robert Henderson
(404)730‑3300
CHICAGO REGIONAL OFFICE Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan
55 E Monroe St, Ste 1406 Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio
Chicago, IL 60603 Wisconsin
Contact: David Vega
(312) 353‑0182
DALLAS REGIONAL OFFICE Arkansas, Colorado, Louisiana, Montana
1100 Commerce St, Room 7B‑23 New Mexico, North Dakota,
Dallas, TX 75242 Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas,
Contact: John Iglehart Utah, Wyoming
(214) 767‑8001
SAN FRANCISCO REGIONAL OFFICE Alaska, American Samoa, Arizona,
221 Main St, Room 1280 California, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada
San Francisco, CA 94105 Oregon, Washington, Arizona
Contact: Melda Cabrea
(415) 744‑3001
FOUNDATION GRANTS
A foundation is a nonprofit organization whose main purpose is to improve society. Each foundation has it's own special field of interest, and if you meet the eligibility requirements within that special interest, you can receive cash grants. There are more than 30,000 active private foundations in the United States. These foundations have been created by individuals, businesses, and large corporations. An individual might want to give back part of their wealth to society, another may give money in remembrance of a loved one.
Foundation Grants For Business Related Purposes Top
The Wilder Foundation (PR)
P.O. Box 99
Key Biscayne, FL 33149
Program Description: Cultural and Educational support funding. Support general purposes, building funds, endowment funds, research, scholarship funds and matching funds.
Contact person: Rita or Gary Wilder,
President and Vice President.
Sales Office of Technology Development
Forum Bldg. Room 352
Harrisburg, PA 17120
(717)787-4147
Program Description: Research seed grant for developing or commercializing new technology.
Contact person: n/a
John W. Anderson Foundation (NP)
402 Wall Street
Valparaiso, IN 46383
(219)462-4611
P/D: Building grants for the following fields of interest. Child welfare, health organization, social welfare, physical and mentally disabled, hospital, college and universities, community development, youth organizations.
Contact person: William N. Vinovich, Vice Chairman
Pew Charitable Trust
2005 Market Street, #1700
Philadelphia, PA 19102
(215) 575-9050
P/D: Funding for the environment, conservation, art, education, culture.
Contact person: Rebecca W. Rimel, President
William G. Selby and Marie Selby Foundation (NP)
1800 2nd Street, Suite 905
Sarasota, FL 34236 (941)957-0442
P/D: Building and equipment grants for the following fields of interest. All levels of education, elderly, disabled, social welfare, health organization, public television, performing arts, YMCA, renovation grants.
Contact person: Robert E. Perkins Exec. Dir.
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation (NP)
One Biscayne Tower, Suite 3800
2 S. Biscayne Blvd.,
Miami, FL 33131-1803 (305) 908-2600
P/D: Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2000, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation makes national grants in journalism, education and arts and culture. Its fourth program, community initiatives, is concentrated in 26 communities where the Knight brothers published newspapers, but the Foundation is wholly separate from and independent of those newspapers. Grants given in areas of, for the following fields of interest: museums, performing arts, zoos, community development, churches, women minorities, social welfare, recreation, higher education, hospice, disabled, youth organizations, homeless, child welfare, low income housing, food banks, boys club, renovation grants.
Sales Office of Minority, Women & Emerging Small Bus.
155 Cottage Street NE, 3rd Floor
Salem, OR 97310 (503) 378-5651
P/D: Grants for woman owned and minority owned businesses, plus special information sources to assist in all aspects of business management.
Chatos Foundation Inc., (NP)
P.O. Box 915048
Longwood, FL 32791
P/D: Building and equipment grants for the following fields of interest. Social welfare, cultural organization, colleges and universities, hospitals, religious org., child welfare, homeless, recreation, disabled, renovation grants. Contact person: William J. Chatos, President.
Dept. of Economic Dev.
7 Jackson Walkway
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 277-2601
P/D: Grants for woman owned and minority owned businesses, plus special information sources to assist in all aspects of business management.
Michigan Strategic Fund
525 W. Ottawa 3rd Floor
Lansing, MI 48909 (517)373-1820
P/D: Grants $20,000 to $50,000 for prototype development and to support certain small business innovation projects for Michigan residents. State Research Fund (1-517-335-2139 If they are not currently making loans or grants you can also contact the Federal Small Business Administration at 1-800-827-5722 to learn about financing programs for which you may qualify.
Richard King Mellon Foun.
500 Grant Street, 41st Fl, Ste. 4106
Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (412)393-2800
P/D: Funding for education, health care, medical research, conservation, social services, mainly in Pittsburgh and western Pennsylvania.
Contact person: Michael Watson, VP
Oregon Resource & Technology Dev. Corp.
1934 NE Broadway
Portland, OR 97232 (503)282-4462
P/D: Seed and early-state capital for new products.
Department of Economic Dev
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509 (800)426-6505
P/D: Economic Development Finance Program/Community Development Block Grant Program: provides grants to businesses for job-creating business development in towns under 2,500 population. Maximum loan is 50% of the project cost. At least one new job must be created or retained for every $20,000 and at least 51% of the jobs created or retained must be for low and moderate income persons. (402)471-4167
Retirement Research Foundation
8765 W. Higgins Rd., Ste. 401
Chicago, IL 60631 (773)714-8080
P/D: Funding to improve the quality of life of senior citizens, including nursing home care, unemployment, opportunities, independent living. Limited mostly to the Midwest & Florida area.
Contact person: Marilyn Hennessy, Pres.
Economic Development & Commercial Revitalization
Bureau of Community Assistance
2740 Centerview Drive
Tallahassee, FL 32399 (904)488-3581
P/D: Small City Community Development Block Grant Program: grants funds to small cities which lend money to businesses in order to foster economic development.
Rhode Island Dept. of Economic Development
7 Jackson Walkway
Providence, RI 02903 (401)277-2601
P/D: One stop center which provides assistance and information to Business. Various small business grants, innovative and applied research grants, tax incentives.
Troy Foundation
c/o Star Bank
910 W. Main Street
Troy, OH 45373 (513) 335-8513
P/D: Local funding for community development, recreation, education, youth, cultural programs.
Contact person: Melissa A. Kleptz
Exec. Dir.
Missouri Dept. of Economic Dev
Box 118
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(314)751-0717
P/D: Development Block Grants: make funds of up to $500,000 available for commercial rehabilitation of buildings for business, commercial industrial purposes. New jobs must be created, at least 51% for low & moderate income
persons.
Sun Trust Bank Atlanta Foundation
c/o Suntrust Co. Bank, Atlanta
P.O. Box 4418, MC 041
Atlanta, GA 30302 (404)588-8250
P/D: Special project funds, building funds, renovation projects, equipment and employee matching gifts for local community development, welfare, social services, education, cultural programs, the arts and youth agencies.
Contact person: Victor A. Gregory
Secretary
Dept. of Community Dev.
P.O. Box 48300
Olympia, WA 98504 (206)753-5632
P/D: Community Development Block Grant and Community Development Finance Program: provide loans, loan guarantees, and grants to businesses in select small cities and counties of Washington for economic development.
B. W. A. (NP)
321 E. Walnut, Suite 200
Des Moines, IA 50309
(319)277-6108
P/D: Building and equipment grants for the following fields of interest. Child welfare, cultural organizations, renovation grants.
Contact person: Harriet Macomber
President
Allen H. & Selma W. Berkman Charitable Trust
1500 Oliver Bldg.
Pittsburgh, PA 15232 (412)355-8640
P/D: Local funding for community and urban development, historic preservation, arts, health and social services.
Contact person: Allen H. Berkman
President
The Ben May Charitable Trust (FT)
Am South Bank, N.A.
PO Drawer 1628
Mobile, AL 36629
Application address: P.O. Box 123
Mobile, AL 36601
P/D: Grants for higher education, cancer and community development. No application form required.
Contact person: Mr. Vivian G. Johnston, Jr., Chairperson, Distribution Committee.
Fair Play Foundation (FT)
350 Delaware Trust Building
Wilmington, DE 19801
(302)658-6771
P/D: Renovation projects, equipment and land acquisition for historic preservation, museums, environment and wildlife.
Contact person: Blaine T. Phillips
President
Sales Office of Business Dev.
1625 Broadway, Ste. 1710
Denver, CO 80202 (303)892-3840
P/D: Rural Development Financing
Program and Economic Development Commission Funds: make grants to businesses which create or retain jobs for low/moderate income persons.
Florida First Capital Finance
Company
Dept. of Commerce
Bureau of Business Assistance
107 W. Gains Street
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(904) 487-0466
P/D: Small Business Innovation Research Grants Program: provides financing for the early research and development phase of innovation for small technology-based businesses.
Rhode Island Foundation
70 Elm Street
Providence, RI 02903 (401)274-4564
P/D: Funding for arts, education, environment, social services, child welfare, health in Rhode Island.
Contact person: Ronald Thorpe, VP Pro.
The Needmor Fund (PR)
2305 Canyon Blvd., Suite 101
Boulder, CO 80302
P/D: Seed money, technical assistance, general purposes, operating budgets for projects designed to empower disadvantaged populations. Emphasis on grassroots, member-controlled organizations with realistic strategies and goals. Funding interest includes the environment agriculture, rural development, housing, community development and minority populations
Contact person: Lynn Gisi, Coordinator
The Hawaii Community Foundation (FT)
900 Fort Street Mall, Suite 1300
Honolulu, HI 96813 (808) 537-6333
P/D: Funds for families in crises, youth problems, environment concerns, historic preservation, community-based economic development and family services. Grants for operating budgets,
seed money, equipment, technical assistance, research, special projects, renovations, student aid, scholarship funds, consulting services and seminars.
Contact person: Jane Renfro Smith, Chief Executive Officer
Hall Family Foundation (PR)
Charitable & Crown Investment-323
P.O. Box 419580
Kansas City, MO 64141-6580
(816) 274-8516
P/D: Funding support for the arts, youth (especially education) economic development, and the elderly. Grants for program-related investments, seed money, emergency funds, building funds, special projects and renovation projects.
Contact person: Wendy Burcham, Peggy
Collins, Margaret H. Pence or John Laney, Program Officers.
Virginia Dept. of Housing and Community Dev.
205 N. 4th Street
Richmond, VA 23219 (804)786-4474
P/D: Community Development Block Grants: are made to cities and counties which in turn lend them to eligible businesses to provide jobs.
General Research & Technology Activity
Assistant Secretary
Policy Development & Research
Budget, Contracts and Program Control Division, Department of Housing & Urban Development
451 76th Street SW
Washington, DC 20410
(202)708-1796
P/D: Project grants for research and demonstration projects preselected by the Department of Housing and Urban Development as high priority projects designed to improve HUD program operations.
Utah Technology Finance Corp.
419 Wakara Way
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
(801) 364-4346
P/D: Grants to assist the growth of new and emerging technology businesses.
The Christian Workers Foundation (PR)
3038 Bankhead Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36106
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 457
Wolfeboro, NH 03896
P/D: Program related investments to evangelistic Christian organizations involved in youth work. Applications are by invitation only.
No geographic restrictions.
Contact person: G.R. Lockhart,
Trustee
Center for Innovation and Business Development
Box 8103, University Station
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND 58202
(701)777-3132
P/D: Grants to entrepreneurs for research on technical innovations.
Metropolitan Life Foundation
1 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10010
(212) 578-6272
P/D: Funding for urban development, health, education, social services, cultural programs, art. Contact person: A. Dennis White, VP. Corporate Contributions
Promotion of the Humanities Text/Publication
Subventions, Division of Research Programs, Room 318
National Endowment for the Humanities
Washington, DC 20506
(202) 606-0207
P/D: Project grants to publishing entities for the dissemination of works of scholarly distinction that, without support, could not be published. Eligible to non-profit and commercial scholarly presses and publishers.
New Jersey Economic Development Authority
Capital Place One
200 S. Warren Street, CN990
Trenton, NJ 08625 (609)292-1800
P/D: Direct loans, loan guarantees, revolving lines of credit.
California Dept. of Commerce
801 K Street, Ste. 1700
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916)324-8211
P/D: Sales Office of Business Dev.
Enterprises Zones: provide tax incentives to encourage job producing businesses.
Department of Economic and Community Development
193 State Street, #59
August, ME 04333 (800)872-3838
P/D: Development Block Grant Loan Program: makes funds available to cities and counties which then lend the funds to businesses for commercial rehabilitation or existing buildings used for business, commercial, or industrial purposes. Every $15,000 must create one full-time job.
David H. Koch Charitable Foundation (PR)
4111 E. 37th Street North
Wichita, KS 67220 (316)832-5222
P/D: Grants for seed money, building funds, campaigns, scholarship funds, operating budgets, general purposes and continuing support. Focus on the arts, education, cultural programs and economics. Contact: Ruth E. Williams
Minority Business Development Centers
Office of Operations
Minority Business Dev. Agency
U.S. Department of Commerce, Rm.5096, 14th & Constitution Ave.,NW
Washington, DC 20230
(202) 377-8015
P/D: Project grants for businesses willing to provide free management and technical assistance to economically and socially disadvantaged individuals who need help in starting and/or operating businesses. Primary objective of the assistance are to increase the gross receipts and decrease the failure rates of the client firms. National Contact:
Associate Director, Office of Operations
Xerox Foundation
P.O. Box 1600
Stamford, CT 06904 (203) 968-3445
P/D: Funding for civic, cultural and social organizations, science & tech., higher education. Contact: Joseph M Calahan, VP
The Nathaniel and Elizabeth
P. Stevens Foundation (PR)
P.O. Box 111
North Andover, MA 01845
(508) 688-7211
P/D: Support for conservation, housing social services, historic preservation, the arts. Grants for general purposes, program-related investments, seed money, emergency funds, building funds, equipment, land acquisition, matching funds, and special projects. Contact:
Elizabeth A. Beland, Administrator.
Department of Economic Development & Tourism
1100 St. Francis Dr. Room 2006
Santa Fe, NM 87503 (505)827-0425
P/D: Grants for woman owned and minority owned businesses, plus special information sources to assist in all aspects of business management.
Foundation for the Tri-State Community (FT)
P.O. Box 2096
Ashland, KY 41105 (606)324-3888
P/D: Funding for charitable, scientific, cultural, and educational concerns. Support for general purposes, special projects, seed money, consulting services and technical assistance. Contact:
Theodore N. Burke Jr., Chief Exec.
Officer and President
Management and Technical Assistance for Minority Business Enterprises
Office of Minority Economic Impact
Department of Energy
Forrestal Building, Rm. 5B-110
Washington, DC 20585
(202) 586-1594
P/D: Grants and services to encourage increased participation of minority and women business enterprises (MBEs) in the Department of Energy=s high technology research and development activities.
Omaha Community Foun.
Two Central Park Plaza
222 South 15th Street
Omaha, NE 68102 (402)342-3458
P/D: Support for cultural programs, education, neighborhood and community development, health, social services, women and youth. Grants for building funds, conferences and seminars, continuing support, emergency funds, matching funds, publications, renovation projects, seed money, technical assistance and other types of support. Contact person: W. Earl Taylor, Exec. Director
Promotion of the Humanities Centers for Advanced Study
Centers for Advanced Study
Division of Research Programs
National Endowment for the Humanities, Rm. 318
Washington, DC 20506
(202) 606-8210
P/D: Support to independent research centers, American research centers overseas, and independent libraries and museums for interrelated scholarly research in well-defined subject areas. Funding provided allows these research centers to offer fellowships stipends.
Department of Commerce
1424 Ninth Avenue
Helena, MT 59620 (406)444-3757
P/D: Development Block Grant Program: make funds of up to $500,000 available for business, commercial, industrial purposes. New jobs must be created, at least 51% for low and moderate income persons.
Mc Inery Foundation (NP)
c/o Pacific Century Trust
130 Merchant Street
Honolulu, HI 96813 (808)538-4944
P/D: Building and equipment grants for the following fields of interest. Hospitals, youth organizations, special education, social welfare, performing arts, abused women.
Operating Assistance for Troubled Multifamily Housing Projects
Director, Office of Multifamily Housing
Management,
Dept. of Housing and Urban Devlop.
Washington, DC 20410 (202)708-3730
P/D: Flexible subsidy to assist in restoration and maintenance of physical/financial stability of structure; top assist with ongoing management and operating costs of low-to-moderate-income projects approved under the National Housing Act or under the HUD Act of 1965. National Contact:
Director, Program Support Branch.
Boettcher Foundation (NP)
600 17th Street, Ste. 2210S
Denver, CO 80202 (303)534-1937
P/D: Building and equipment grants. Grants issued throughout Colorado for the following fields of interest: Low income housing, disabled, elderly, child welfare, hospitals, community development, all levels of education, youth organizations, health organizations, social welfare, performing arts, museums, zoos, planned parenthood, boy scouts.
Contact: Timothy W. Schultz, Pres.
The Minneapolis Foundation
A200 Foshay Tower
821 Marquette Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55402 (612)339-7343
William C. And Taheodosia Murphy Nolana Found.
200 N. Jefferson, Ste. 308
El Dorado, AR 71730
P/D: Building and equipment grants for the following field of interest: Hospitals, education, cultural organizations.
Contact: William E. Nolan, VP
Post & Courier Foundations
134 Columbus Street
Charleston, SC 29403 (803)577-7111
P/D: Local funding for community dev.,
law enforcement, cultural programs, conservation. Contact: J. Douglas Donehur, Admin.
Sunnen Foundation (PR)
7910 Manchester Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63143 (314)781-2100
P/D: Grants for matching funds, special projects, capital campaigns, endowment funds. Support for family planning, civil rights, child welfare, youth, family services, primarily for protection of reproductive and First Amendment Rights. Contact:
Helen S. Sly, President
Division of Economic & Community Development
Dept. of Commerce
Barrett Bldg. 4th fl. North
Cheyenne, WY 82002
(307)777-7284
P/D: Economic Development Block Grant Program: gives money to participating cities, towns and counties for economic development projects, which then lend the money to local businesses to create jobs.
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