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<grant_loans count="43"><grant_loan><agency>Export-Import Bank of the United States</agency><description>Ex-Im Bank provides a guarantee on working capital loans provided by commercial lenders to help extend short-term loans to small- and medium-size businesses for their export funding needs.  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SBA makes funds available to nonprofit community based lenders which, in turn, make loans to eligible borrowers in amounts up to a maximum of $35,000. Applications are submitted to the local intermediary and all credit decisions are made on the local level. </description><gov_type>Federal</gov_type><industry>Child Care</industry><is_contractor>0</is_contractor><is_development>1</is_development><is_disabled>0</is_disabled><is_disaster>0</is_disaster><is_exporting>0</is_exporting><is_general_purpose>1</is_general_purpose><is_green>0</is_green><is_military>0</is_military><is_minority>0</is_minority><is_rural>0</is_rural><is_woman>0</is_woman><loan_type>Loan</loan_type><state_name nil="true"/><title>Microloan Program</title><url>http://www.sba.gov/content/microloan-program</url></grant_loan><grant_loan><agency>U.S. Small Business Administration</agency><description>Any business or private, nonprofit organization that is located in a declared disaster area and has incurred damage during the disaster may apply for a loan to help replace damaged property or restore it to the condition it was in before the disaster. If your business or private, nonprofit organization - large or small - has suffered physical damage as a result of a disaster, you may be eligible for financial assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration. SBA makes physical disaster loans of up to $2 million to qualified businesses or private, nonprofit organizations.</description><gov_type>Federal</gov_type><industry nil="true"/><is_contractor>0</is_contractor><is_development>0</is_development><is_disabled>0</is_disabled><is_disaster>1</is_disaster><is_exporting>0</is_exporting><is_general_purpose>0</is_general_purpose><is_green>0</is_green><is_military>0</is_military><is_minority>0</is_minority><is_rural>0</is_rural><is_woman>0</is_woman><loan_type>Loan</loan_type><state_name nil="true"/><title>Business Physical Disaster Loans</title><url>http://www.sba.gov/content/business-physical-disaster-loans</url></grant_loan><grant_loan><agency>U.S. Small Business Administration</agency><description>CAPLines is the umbrella program under which the SBA helps small businesses meet their short-term and cyclical working-capital needs.</description><gov_type>Federal</gov_type><industry nil="true"/><is_contractor>0</is_contractor><is_development>1</is_development><is_disabled>0</is_disabled><is_disaster>0</is_disaster><is_exporting>0</is_exporting><is_general_purpose>1</is_general_purpose><is_green>0</is_green><is_military>0</is_military><is_minority>0</is_minority><is_rural>0</is_rural><is_woman>0</is_woman><loan_type>Loan</loan_type><state_name nil="true"/><title>CAPLines</title><url>http://www.sba.gov/content/caplines</url></grant_loan><grant_loan><agency>U.S. Small Business Administration</agency><description>Small business owenrs and entrepreneurs don't  always need large loans.  The  Advantage programs help business owners get crucial small loans (under $250,000) with a streamlined application, minimal paperwork, and fast turnaround times, while still offering SBA's highest guarantee. 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The SBA provides an expedited eligibility review and provides a response in 36 hours or less. To learn more, contact your local district office. </description><gov_type>Federal</gov_type><industry nil="true"/><is_contractor>0</is_contractor><is_development>0</is_development><is_disabled>0</is_disabled><is_disaster>0</is_disaster><is_exporting>1</is_exporting><is_general_purpose>0</is_general_purpose><is_green>0</is_green><is_military>0</is_military><is_minority>0</is_minority><is_rural>0</is_rural><is_woman>0</is_woman><loan_type>Loan</loan_type><state_name nil="true"/><title>Export Express</title><url>http://www.sba.gov/content/export-loan-programs#Export Express Program</url></grant_loan><grant_loan><agency>U.S. Small Business Administration</agency><description>Provides financial assistance for veterans and members of the military community wanting to establish or expand small businesses.  To learn more, contact your local district office. </description><gov_type>Federal</gov_type><industry nil="true"/><is_contractor>0</is_contractor><is_development>0</is_development><is_disabled>0</is_disabled><is_disaster>0</is_disaster><is_exporting>0</is_exporting><is_general_purpose>0</is_general_purpose><is_green>0</is_green><is_military>1</is_military><is_minority>0</is_minority><is_rural>0</is_rural><is_woman>0</is_woman><loan_type>Loan</loan_type><state_name nil="true"/><title>Patriot Express Pilot Loan Initiative</title><url>http://www.sba.gov/content/express-programs</url></grant_loan><grant_loan><agency>U.S. Small Business Administration</agency><description>The Employee Trusts program is designed to provide financial assistance to Employee Stock Ownership Plans.  The SBA can assist qualified employee trusts that meet the requirements and conditions for an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) as prescribed in all applicable IRS, Treasury, and Department of Labor regulations. 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The Advantage programs help business owners get crucial small loans (under $250,000) with a streamlined application, minimal paperwork, and fast turnaround times, while still offering SBA's highest guarantee. 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The Community Advantage and Small Loan Advantage programs help business owners get crucial smaller loans (under $250,000) with a streamlined application, minimal paperwork and fast turnaround times, while still offering SBA’s highest guarantee.</description><gov_type>Federal</gov_type><industry nil="true"/><is_contractor>0</is_contractor><is_development>0</is_development><is_disabled>0</is_disabled><is_disaster>0</is_disaster><is_exporting>0</is_exporting><is_general_purpose>1</is_general_purpose><is_green>0</is_green><is_military>0</is_military><is_minority>0</is_minority><is_rural>0</is_rural><is_woman>0</is_woman><loan_type>Loan</loan_type><state_name nil="true"/><title>Small Loan Advantage</title><url>http://www.sba.gov/advantage</url></grant_loan><grant_loan><agency>U.S. Small Business Administration</agency><description>Small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives and certain private, non-profit organizations of all sizes that have suffered substantial economic injury resulting from a physical disaster or an agricultural production disaster designated by the Secretary of Agriculture may be eligible for the SBA's Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program.</description><gov_type>Federal</gov_type><industry nil="true"/><is_contractor>0</is_contractor><is_development>0</is_development><is_disabled>0</is_disabled><is_disaster>1</is_disaster><is_exporting>0</is_exporting><is_general_purpose>0</is_general_purpose><is_green>0</is_green><is_military>0</is_military><is_minority>0</is_minority><is_rural>0</is_rural><is_woman>0</is_woman><loan_type>Loan</loan_type><state_name nil="true"/><title>Economic Injury Loans</title><url>http://www.sba.gov/content/economic-injury-disaster-loans</url></grant_loan><grant_loan><agency>U.S. Small Business Administration</agency><description>If you are in a declared disaster area and are the victim of a disaster, you may be eligible for financial assistance from the U.S. Small Business Administration - even if you don't own a business. 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