Moenkopi Developers Corporation, Inc.

Location

P.O. Box 1229
State Highway 264
Clifford Honahni Building
Tuba City, AZ  86045

Phone Number

928-283-5999

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0833

Grant Amount

$663,891

Project Period

9/30/2008 - 9/29/2011

Website

http://www.moenkopidevelopers.com/

Authorizing Official

Daniel Honahni

Project Description

The Moenkopi Developers Corporation, Inc. (MDC) will develop the Moenkopi Hotel/Conference Center (MHCC) to be located on the Hopi Reservation. The MHCC will be built at the Upper Village of Moenkopi commercial development site of 56 acres at the intersection of US Hwy 160 and State Hwy 264, adjacent to the Navajo town of Tuba City, Arizona. The targeted communities to be served include the Native American residents of the Upper and Lower Villages of Moenkopi and Tuba City, Arizona. The project will employ at least 60 village residents and other Native Americans in the hotel service industry, including the adjacent restaurant.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 60
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $20,000

PPEP Microbusiness And Housing Development Corporation

Location

820 East 47th Street
#B-14
Tucson, AZ  85713

Phone Number

502-889-4203

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0724

Grant Amount

$700,000

Project Period

9/30/2005 - 9/29/2010

Website

http://www.azsmallbusinessloans.com/

Authorizing Official

John Bordenave

Project Description

The PPEP Microbusiness and Housing Development Corporation will renovate and operate the Douglas Business Incubator Center (DBIC), which is designed to address the economic needs of low-income families by creating jobs and self-employment and micro-business opportunities.  DBIC is a part of an overarching community economic development initiative in Douglas, Arizona and surround communities, which are a part of the HUD designated Arizona Border Enterprise Community.  In addition to funding contruction renovations costs, funds will also be used to cover project operations and management costs.  This project will create 70 jobs and self-employment/micro-business opportunities.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 70
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 70
- Funds to be leveraged: $907,783

Community Housing Partnership

Location

280 Turk Street
San Francisco, CA  94102-3808

Phone Number

415-929-2470

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0780

Grant Amount

$350,000

Project Period

9/30/2007 - 9/29/2010

Website

http://www.chp-sf.org/

Authorizing Official

Jeff Kositsky

Project Description

The Community Housing Partnership (CHP) will develop a housing services business that features housing unit turnover/repair and pest remediation services that will employ low-income, formerly homeless individuals.  Funds will be used for operating capital, equipment, and supplies.  This business will create 47 jobs for low-income.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 47
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $350,000

Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission

Location

1920 Mariposa Mall
Suite 300
Fresno, CA  93721

Phone Number

559-263-1000

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0696

Grant Amount

$700,000

Project Period

9/30/2005 - 9/29/2010

Website

http://www.fwced.com/

Authorizing Official

Roger Palomino

Project Description

The Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission (EOC) will construct the Neighborhood Youth Center (NYC) in the Fresno Empowerment Zone in Fresno, California.  This 51,140 square foot, community facility will offer child care and education, recreational activities, health clinic, playing fields, administrative space, and a host of services related to the social and economic needs of Fresno's low-income residents.  NYC will also provide space for EOC's new Enterprise Operations, a grounds maintenance and landscaping business operated by the Local Conservation Corps, an orgnaizational unit of EOC.  This project will create 85 permanent, full-time jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 85
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $6,016,720

Fresno West Coalition For Economic Development

Location

302 Fresno Street
Suite 212
Fresno, CA  93706

Phone Number

559-485-1273

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0758

Grant Amount

$700,000

Project Period

9/30/2006 - 9/29/2011

Website

http://www.fwced.org/

Authorizing Official

Keith A. Kelley

Project Description

The Fresno West Coalition for Economic Development (FWCED) will faciliate the expansion of Unlimited Energy (UE), a minority-owned enterprise that provides solar paneling and resources throughout the region, by providing financial and technical assistance. With 12 current employees, energy crises and trends have poised UE for rapid growth.  With support from FWCED, the staff of UE will grow to at least 85 within the next three years.  This expansion will generate 73 jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 73
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $703,000

Lao Family Community Development, Inc.

Location

1551 23rd Avenue
Oakland, CA  94606

Phone Number

510-533-8850

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0853

Grant Amount

$686,000

Project Period

9/30/2008 - 9/29/2013

Website

http://www.laofamilynet.org/

Authorizing Official

Chaosarn Chao

Project Description

Lao Family Community Development, Inc. will establish the San Antonio Neighborhood Resource Center (SANRC), a mixed-used project stationed within a newly-acquired 30,000 square foot vacant building in East Oakland, California. SANRC will house Lao Family's headquarter offices in addition to the offices of other non-profit groups and small businesses whose activities foster the economic success of low-income individuals and families. An anticipated 47 new jobs, in industries ranging from construction to retail, will be created.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 47
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $6,531,310

Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment

Location

1055 Wilshire Boulevard
Suite 1475
Los Angeles, CA  90017

Phone Number

213-353-3982

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0864

Grant Amount

$680,000

Project Period

9/30/2008 - 9/29/2011

Website

http://www.pacela.org/

Authorizing Official

Kerry Doi

Project Description

The Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) will establish a wholly-owned for-profit business in Los Angeles, California called BGreenLA, which will offer a wide range of energy reduction products and services to customers.  BGreenLA will create 72 permanent, full-time, living wage new jobs with benefits.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 72
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $9,475,000

San Fernando Valley Financial Development Corporation

Location

5121 Van Nuys Boulevard, 3rd Floor
Los Angeles, CA  91403

Phone Number

818-907-9977

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0849

Grant Amount

$686,000

Project Period

9/30/2008 - 9/29/2013

Website

http://www.sfvfdc.org/

Authorizing Official

Roberto Barragan

Project Description

The San Fernando Valley Financial Development Corporation (SFV-FDC), with support from the Valley Economic Development Center (VEDC), will establish the Pacoima Training Center, an initiative that will provide low-income individuals in the San Fernando Valley of California with services such as: job readiness assessment, career counseling, job training, referrals to other resources, financial literacy, and access to financial services such a checking or savings account. Through partnerships with two local supermarkets that have committed to employ project participants, the SFV-FDC will create 47 new jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 47
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $157,205

Spanish Speaking Unity Council

Location

1900 Fruitvale Avenue
Oakland, CA  94601

Phone Number

510-535-6913

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0859

Grant Amount

$675,000

Project Period

9/30/2008 - 9/29/2011

Website

http://www.unitycouncil.org/

Authorizing Official

Marsha G. Murrington

Project Description

The Spanish Speaking Unity Council of Oakland, California, will expand its social enterprise subsidiary, the Peralta Service Corporation (PSC). Known as the Weatherization Installation Professionals (WIP) plan, the project expansion will offer weatherization services to low and moderate-income households in the counties of Alameda and Contra Costa. Home energy auditing, weatherization installation, and consumer education services will be offered to help individuals and families benefit from increased home energy efficiency and decreased residential utility costs. OCS funding will help cover first-time startup expenses related to program implementation. PSC will create jobs in such positions as management, sales, home energy auditing, weatherization installation, and window installation. Job training will include a three-week employment readiness course plus a professional weatherization or home energy auditing course. The project will create 45 new jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 45
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged:

Spanish Speaking Unity Council Of Alameda County, Inc.

Location

3411 East 12th Street
Suite 90
Oakland, CA  94601

Phone Number

510-535-6900

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0761

Grant Amount

$700,000

Project Period

9/30/2006 - 9/29/2009

Website

http://www.unitycouncil.org

Authorizing Official

Marsha G. Murrington

Project Description

The Spanish Speaking Unity Council (Unity Council) will create the Fruitvale Village Public Market (Public Market) in the Fruitvale/San Antonio neighborhood located in the Bay Area (California), which has the highest concentration of TANF participants in the entire county.  The Public Market will contain a variety of vendor stalls selling a unique mix of fresh and prepared foods and crafts.  Business owners and their employees will recieve extensive training and support from Fruitvale/San Antonio Business Development Partnership, a collaboration of five agencies led by the Unity Council working to provide high quality business development services to small immigrant businesses.  The Public Market will create at least 20.5 jobs and business opportunities.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 20.5
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $486,528

Thai Community Development Center, Inc.

Location

6376 Yucca Street
Suite B
Los Angeles, CA  90028

Phone Number

323-468-2555

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0752

Grant Amount

$468,821

Project Period

9/30/2006 - 9/29/2011

Website

Authorizing Official

Chanchanit Martorell

Project Description

The Thai Community Development Center (Thai CDC) will develop a public market in Thai Town/East Hollywood, California, which will create employment and business opportunities for low-income individuals and TANF recipients while revitalizing the community.  The public market will provide business incubation opportunities.  Thai CDC will also provide financial literacy and business management skills through their small business program and entrepreneurial training.  This proejct will create 38 permanent jobs and provide business opportunities for up to 18 start-up businesses.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 38
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 18
- Funds to be leveraged: $80,000

The East Los Angeles Community Union

Location

5400 East Olympic Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA  90022

Phone Number

213-721-1655

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0786

Grant Amount

$700,000

Project Period

9/30/2007 - 9/29/2010

Website

http://clnet.ucla.edu/community/telacu/

Authorizing Official

Jose Villalobos

Project Description

The East Los Angeles Community Union (TELACU) will expand Tamayo’s Restaurant (its subsidiary) in east Los Angeles, California.  Funds will be used for major renovations of the restaurant and the purchase of two delivery vans.  The expansion of Tamayo's Restaurant will create 52 jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 52
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $500,000

Action For Bridgeport Community Development, Inc.

Location

1070 Park Avenue
Bridgeport, CT  06604

Phone Number

203-366-8241

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0773

Grant Amount

$465,890

Project Period

9/30/2006 - 9/29/2009

Website

http://www.abcd.org/

Authorizing Official

Charles B. Tisdale

Project Description

Action for Bridgeport Community Development, Inc. (ABCD) in collaboration with Hall Neighborhood House (Hall) will work with BCA Contract Assembly and Manufacturing (BCA), a local manufacturing enterprise, to expand their business and train and hire additional inividuals.  BCA is located on the west side of Bridgeport, Connecticut in a HUD designated Enterprise Community.   This project will promote sustainable development, community revitalization, and help low-income individuals attain self-sufficiency.  This project will create at least 80 permanent, full-time jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 80
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $830,000

Academy for Educational Development

Location

1825 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC  20009

Phone Number

202-884-8111

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EC0010

Grant Amount

$550,000

Project Period

9/30/2007 - 9/29/2012

Website

Authorizing Official

Byron Radcliffe

Project Description

The Academy for Educational Development's (AED's), Center for Applied Behavioral and Research Evaluation (CABER), proffers its response to the proposed continuation of the evaluation project named, the OCS Evaluation Initiative.  This Initiative focuses its work on two of OCS' programs, the Community Economic Development (CED), and the Rural Community Facilities (RF) programs.  In particular, the initiative aims to develop and program evaluation and specialized, best practices reports.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 0
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 0
- Funds to be leveraged:

Central Florida Community Development Corporation

Location

847 Orange Avenue
Daytona Beach, FL  32114

Phone Number

386-257-3763

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0754

Grant Amount

$700,000

Project Period

9/30/2006 - 9/29/2009

Website

http://www.cfcdc.com/

Authorizing Official

Gerald O. Chester

Project Description

The Central Florida Community Development Corporation (CFCDC) will create a recycling firm in downtown Daytona Beach, Florida.  The company will receive solid waste products from trucks owned by area companies and will sort and process these materials.  The company will create 75 permanent, full time jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 75
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $700,000

Central Florida Community Development Corporation

Location

847 Orange Avenue
Daytona Beach, FL  32114

Phone Number

386-258-7520

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0787

Grant Amount

$700,000

Project Period

9/30/2007 - 9/29/2010

Website

http://www.cfcdc.com/

Authorizing Official

Gerald O. Chester

Project Description

The Central Florida Community Development Corporation (CFCDC) will help Browning Communications expand a copy center in Spring Hill, Florida.  Browning Communications has provided full service graphics design, copy, and mailing services for companies throughout the region and select national clients for years.  This initiative brings together a variety of program partners to ensure that low-income individuals attain self-sufficiency through gainful employment.  This copy center will create 75 permanent, full-time jobs and contribute to the tax revenue in the community.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 75
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $850,000

Community Rehabilitation Center, Inc.

Location

623 Beechwood Street
Jacksonville, FL  32206

Phone Number

904-358-1211

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0737

Grant Amount

$700,000

Project Period

9/30/2006 - 9/29/2009

Website

http://www.communityrehabcenter.org/

Authorizing Official

Reginald Gaffney

Project Description

The Community Rehabilitation Center, Inc. (CRC) will initiate a sheltered economic development workshop, which will include a commercial laundry facility and thrift store, in the Pearl Street Plaza located within the Jacksonville, Florida enterprise zone.   Technical assistance for the installation of equipment and operations of a commercial laundry facility will be provided by All American Uniform, Inc., a commercial laundry and uniform business service operating in Jacksonville for over 40 years.  CRC expects to contract with Hyatt Hotel of Jacksonville room, with over 600 rooms, to provide commercial laundry services.   CRC will develop 70 new jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 70
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 2
- Funds to be leveraged: $500,000

Corporation To Develop Communities Of Tampa, Inc.

Location

2631 East Lake Avenue
Tampa, FL  33610

Phone Number

813-248-9738

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0714

Grant Amount

$500,000

Project Period

9/30/2005 - 9/29/2008

Website

http://www.cdcoftampa.org

Authorizing Official

Toni Watts

Project Description

The Corporation to Develop Communities of Tampa (CDC of Tampa) will make a loan to Renaissance Steel, LLC, to grow a business that specializes in providing manufactured light gauge steel frames and component parts for commercial and housing construction.  Funds will be used to purchase equipment and for working capital.  This project will include the coordination of service arrangements with the local workforce development offices to provide workforce development services, including referral and screening of low-income individuals in the community.  This project will create 20 management positions and 85 full-time jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 105
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $2,448,125

Tampa-Hillsborough Community Development Corporation, Inc.

Location

1207 East Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard
Tampa, FL  33603-4444

Phone Number

813-248-4232

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0777

Grant Amount

$686,764

Project Period

9/30/2007 - 9/29/2010

Website

Authorizing Official

Noble L. Sissle, Jr.

Project Description

The Tampa-Hillsborough Community Development Corporation (T-HCDC) will establish Project ENTERPRISE, a business incubator serving the low-income, TANF residents of the south side of the Tallahassee-Leon County Enterprise Zone in Florida.  This facility will house a new business venture, Southside Print Works, Inc., which will manufacture printed garments, signs, and banners, creating a total of 18 jobs.  T-HCDC will assist in the creating 15 new service manufacturing enterprises and provide management and technical assistance to help 12 small existing businesses to expand their number of jobs.  Project ENTERPRISE will create a minimum of 72 new jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 72
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 27
- Funds to be leveraged: $646,435

Tampa-Hillsborough Community Development Corporation, Inc.

Location

1207 East Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard
Tampa, FL  33603-4444

Phone Number

813-248-4232

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0827

Grant Amount

$686,000

Project Period

9/30/2008 - 9/29/2013

Website

Authorizing Official

Noble L. Sissle, Jr.

Project Description

Tampa-Hillsborough Community Development Corporation, Inc. (T-HCDC) will assist The Bay Coffee & Tea Company, LLC (BC&TC) in an expansion program to acquire roasting/packaging capabilities, open two mini-coffee shops, and provide franchise opportunities for low-income residents of the Tampa Enterprise community in Tampa, Florida. This project will create 50 new jobs, as well as entrepreneurship opportunities for low-income residents of the Tampa, Florida Enterprise Community (EC) and will establish T-HCDC's West Tampa Business Assistance Center.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 50
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $382,720

The Black Archives, History and Research Foundation of

Location

5400 NW 22nd Avenue
Building C, Suite 101
Miami, FL  33142

Phone Number

305-636-2390

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90IP0004

Grant Amount

$500,000

Project Period

9/1/2004 - 8/31/2009

Website

Authorizing Official

Minda J. Logan

Project Description

The Black Archives, History and Research Foundation of South Florida (BARF), propsed to develop a 149-room hotel as part of the Overtown Redevelopment Project in Miami, Florida.  The hotel would create 76 jobs and leverage $14,100,000 in new investments.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 76
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged:

Urban Development Solutions, Inc.

Location

6538 First Avenue
St. Petersburg, FL  33710-8404

Phone Number

727-346-6684

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0811

Grant Amount

$635,000

Project Period

9/30/2007 - 9/29/2012

Website

http://www.urbands.com

Authorizing Official

Larry Newsome

Project Description

Urban Development Solutions (UDS) will rebuild the Happy Worker's Children's Center into an a high quality child care center in St. Petersburg, Florida.  The new campus will be a 17, 518 square foot child development center, with 15,958 sqaure feet of instructional space, including a 7,584 sqaure foot Great Hall replicating the Italian-style kindergarten environment.  The project's will create 43 new professional level jobs, 80 new high-quality childcare slots, and 80 new afterschool care slots for children from low-income households.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 30
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $5,451,000

Urban Development Solutions, Inc.

Location

6538 First Avenue
St. Petersburg, FL  33710

Phone Number

727-345-6684

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0862

Grant Amount

$686,000

Project Period

9/30/2008 - 9/29/2013

Website

http://www.urbands.com

Authorizing Official

Larry Newsome

Project Description

Urban Development Solutions, Inc. will continue the development of a new 13,100 square-foot, three-story office building, anchored by a SunTrust bank branch, in St. Petersburg, Florida. This project is part of a larger effort to develop the Tangerine Retail and Banking Center, a 20,600 square-foot retail center in midtown St. Petersburg. This will constitute Phase II of a multi-year endeavor to rebuild the Tangerine CRA Zone of the historic 22nd Street Business Corridor. The Tangerine Retail and Banking Center will have the first bank branch to ever be located in this area, and will also include a 7,500 square foot retail strip center anchored by a national chain gas station and a Popeye's fast food restaurant.The Tangerine Retail and Banking Center will generate 52 new professional and entry-level jobs in retail and financial services.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 52
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged:

Beginnings and Beyond Community Development Corporation, Inc.

Location

2890 GA Highway 212
Suite A-114
Conyers, GA  30094

Phone Number

954-401-4732

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0834

Grant Amount

$686,000

Project Period

9/30/2008 - 9/29/2012

Website

Authorizing Official

Latonya Gallon

Project Description

Beginnings and Beyond Community Development Corporation, Inc. (BABCDC) will establish Southern Homecare Providers, an adult home care business that will create jobs for low-income individuals and TANF recipients within the urban renewal and revitalization communities of Fulton, DeKalb, and Rockdale County, Georgia. The project’s objective is the development of a premier home healthcare agency that will increase the labor market of trained home healthcare workers and create new employment and business ownership opportunities within the healthcare industry that will lead to the self-sufficiency of low-income individuals among the target population. The project will create 68 new jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 75
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $702,427

Southwest Georgia United Empowerment Zone, Inc.

Location

1150 Industrial Drive
Vienna, GA  31092-1333

Phone Number

229-268-7592

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0776

Grant Amount

$684,199

Project Period

9/30/2007 - 9/29/2010

Website

http://www.ezec.gov/communit/swgeorgia.html

Authorizing Official

Robert B. Cooke

Project Description

Southwest Georgia United (SGU) will expand and enhance the services provided by its Buisness Incubation and Loan Funds program.  SGU currently operates in the Southwest Georgia Business Development Center (Center), a business incubation program that support local entrepreneurs and the expansion of existing local businesses.  The Center operates in a 50,000 square foot business incubation facility owned by the Crisp-Dooly Joint Development Authority.    SGU will expand the Business Incubation program into a second facility in a neighboring town.  Funds will also be used to expand and grow SGU's Community Development Entity/Community Development Financial Insititution, which provides loans to local small and emerging businesses, as well as for large-scale industrial recruitment.  Funds will flow to businesses in the form of technical assistance and loans, forgivable loans and sub-grants under third-party agreements.  This project will create 71 jobs by providing support to indiviudals, micro-enterprises, and small businesses in order to ensure their success and increase their growth.  .

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 71
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 71
- Funds to be leveraged: $90,000

Two Thousand Opportunities, Inc.

Location

1170 Brown Avenue
Columbus, GA  31906

Phone Number

706-324-7071

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0831

Grant Amount

$686,653

Project Period

9/30/2008 - 9/29/2011

Website

Authorizing Official

Ann H. Davis

Project Description

Two Thousand Opportunities, Inc. (TTOI), in partnership with Columbus Gourmet, will expand its business, Columbus Gourmet, Inc., a specialty food manufacturing company in Columbus, GA that manufacture and package gourmet foods. The project will create 57 jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 57
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $1,150,000

Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council

Location

47 Rainbow Drive
Hilo, HI  96720-2013

Phone Number

808-961-2681

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0764

Grant Amount

$677,000

Project Period

9/30/2006 - 9/29/2009

Website

Authorizing Official

George Yokoyama

Project Description

The Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council (HCEOC) will refurbish an exisiting greenhouse on the property that will house tea stock, vireya propagation mother material, and other experimental plants.  The main objectives are to expand Hawaii's agricultural industry though the introduction of new crops and create opportunities for additional job creation.  The project will be self-sustaining, using project income to further expand and hire additional low-income individuals, with the ultimate goals of economic self-sufficiency and community reviatlization.  This project will create 70 permanent jobs

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 70
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged:

Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council

Location

47 Rainbow Drive
Hilo, HI  96720

Phone Number

808-961-2681

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0807

Grant Amount

$700,000

Project Period

9/30/2007 - 9/29/2010

Website

Authorizing Official

George Yokoyama

Project Description

The Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council (HCEOC) will expand a meristemming (cloning) business and mass cultivation of Jatropha curcas plant seedlings for marketing to commercial growers to produce bio-diesel in East Hawaii, Hawaii.  The introduction of a new plant crop for bio-diesel production will help in hiring additional workers and contribute to the reduction in energy cost, renewable energy, and green house gas reduction priorities set forth by the county, state, and national government.  This project will create 70 new jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 70
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $$2,827,718

Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council

Location

47 Rainbow Drive
Hilo, HI  96720

Phone Number

808-961-2681

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0835

Grant Amount

$686,000

Project Period

9/30/2008 - 9/29/2011

Website

Authorizing Official

George Yokoyama

Project Description

Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council will establish a self-supporting small industry for the manufacturing and marketing of new and non-polluting renewable energy devices in Hawaii County, Hawaii. These new positions will include: 30 fabricators for components for renewable energy devices consisting of welders, machinery operators, and assemblers; 16 system installers; and four (4) sales and marketing associates.  The venture will generate 50 new jobs in Hawaii County, Hawaii.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 50
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $931,740

Pacific Gateway Center

Location

720 North King Street
Honolulu, HI  96817

Phone Number

808-851-7010

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0863

Grant Amount

$686,000

Project Period

9/30/2008 - 9/29/2011

Website

Authorizing Official

Tin Myaing Thein

Project Description

The Pacific Gateway Center will create a retail business incubator, restauraunt, and business center. The project will create 54 new full-time permenent jobs in the food service industry.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 54
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $4,154,450

Highway 63 Gateway Community Development Corporation

Location

212 East 4th Street
Waterloo, IA  50703

Phone Number

319-292-8261

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0826

Grant Amount

$687,000

Project Period

9/30/2008 - 9/29/2013

Website

Authorizing Official

Morgan Wortham

Project Description

Highway 63 Gateway Community Development Corporation (Highway 63) will establish Ryders Restaurant, an 8,000 square foot motorcycle-themed, full-service restaurant and entertainment facility located in the City of Waterloo, Iowa. Highway 63, in coordination with the social agencies, will provide supportive services, such as job counseling, referral for day care, transportation assistance and family services. Jobs created will include food servers, cashiers, food service assistants, management trainees and cooks. In addition, Highway 63 wil provide career development opportunities for training in entry-level manager positions. The implementation of this project will create 43 new jobs for the citizens of Waterloo in the hospitality industry.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 43
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $1,597,277

Bethel New Life, Inc.

Location

4950 W Thomas Street
Chicago, IL  60651

Phone Number

773-473-7870

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0760

Grant Amount

$350,000

Project Period

9/30/2006 - 9/29/2011

Website

http://www.bethelnewlife.org/

Authorizing Official

Steven McCullough

Project Description

Bethel New Life (BNL) will help establish the Maypole and Pulaski Community Economic Development Project, which will include the construction of a 15,000 square foot commercial structure with adjacent parking and development of a neighborhood based "green" grocery store. BNL will create 35 new jobs for low-moderate income residents and will provide job placement and training services.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 35
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $3,648,795

Christian Community Health Center

Location

9718 South Halsted Street
Chicago, IL  60628

Phone Number

773-233-4100

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0750

Grant Amount

$700,000

Project Period

9/30/2006 - 9/29/2009

Website

http://www.cchc-online.org/

Authorizing Official

Virgil L. Tolbert

Project Description

The Christian Community Health Center (CCHC) will develop a Home Health Agency to address the health care needs of seniors living on the south side of Chicago, Illinois.  The Home Health Agency will meet the critical health care needs of 240 low-income seniors.  This new business will create 70 new jobs in Cook County, Illinois.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 70
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $75,000

Christian Community Health Center

Location

9718 South Halstead Street
Chicago, IL  60628

Phone Number

773-298-2067

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE800

Grant Amount

$615,000

Project Period

12:00:00 AM - 12:00:00 AM

Website

http://www.cchc-online.orgl

Authorizing Official

Virgil L. Tolbert

Project Description

The Roseland Christian Health Ministries (RCHM) will provide supportive living services to seniors living on the south side of Chicago, Illinois and its adjacent south suburbs through the development of a supportive living facility, which will house 101 seniors in Dolton, Illinois.  This new business will meet a critical health care need in the community as many senior citizens are in need of minimal supportive health care services. Funds will be used to provide services.  The construction of the facility will be funded by GMAC financing and other financing.  This project will create 41 new jobs in Cook County, Illinois.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 41
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged:

Local Economic and Employment Development Council, Inc.

Location

1866  North Marcey Street
Chicago, IL  60614

Phone Number

773-929-5552

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0836

Grant Amount

$573,000

Project Period

9/30/2008 - 9/29/2011

Website

Authorizing Official

Ted Wysocki

Project Description

Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Council will provide low-interest loans and start-up financing to businesses of the Green Exchange, a 250,000 square foot renovation project in Chicago, Illinois. These businesses will be devoted to working with raw materials or manufacturing products that are environmentally sustainable; others will feature products and services designed to be energy efficient or avoid the use of toxic or other types of harmful materials. The program will create 58 new jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 58
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $53,182,395

Seguin Services, Inc.

Location

3100 South Central Avenue
Cicero, IL  60804

Phone Number

708-222-4250

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0732

Grant Amount

$424,000

Project Period

9/30/2006 - 9/29/2011

Website

http://www.seguin.org/

Authorizing Official

John A. Volt

Project Description

Seguin Services, Inc. will establish the SeguinWorks Garden Center, a business which will employ low-income inidividuals with disabilities in Cicero, Illinois.  The SeguinWorks Garden Center will produce and sell do-it-yourself indoor and outdoor lawn and garden products and merchandise along with seasonal products and special holiday items.  This project will create 43 jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 43
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $1,362,000

Southeast Chicago Development Commission, Inc.

Location

9204 South Commercial Avenue
Chicago, IL  60617

Phone Number

773-731-8755

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90IP0001

Grant Amount

$500,000

Project Period

9/1/2004 - 8/31/2009

Website

Authorizing Official

Doug Knuth

Project Description

Southeast Chicago Development Commission, Inc. (SECDC) proposed to develop an 80,000 square foot shopping center located at 92nd Street and Harbor Drive in South Chicago.  The development would be anchored by a 54,140 square foot supermarket.  The shopping center would emply 95 low-income individuals and create 50 jobs in the remaining retail spaces, for a total of 145 permanent jobs.  The property on which the project would be developed was conated by the City of Chicago.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 50
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged:

King Park Area Development Corporation

Location

2430 North Delaware
Indianappolis, IN  46205

Phone Number

317-924-8116

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0832

Grant Amount

$521,390

Project Period

9/30/2008 - 9/29/2013

Website

http://www.kpadc.org/

Authorizing Official

Jannie Betsey

Project Description

The King Park Area Development Corporation (KPADC) will fund the interior construction of 11,050 square feet of leasable space within the Gateway at Fall Creek Plaza retail center in Indianapolis, Indiana. The project will provide additional retail services in the underserved Citizens/King Park neighborhood (an Ace Hardware store, a fitness center, a restaurant). The project will create 30 new jobs and support one business.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 30
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $1,412,579

Muncie Urban Enterprise Association, Inc.

Location

407 South Walnut
Muncie, IN  47305

Phone Number

765-282-7897

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0736

Grant Amount

$511,560

Project Period

9/30/2006 - 9/29/2011

Website

Authorizing Official

Kenneth Hughes

Project Description

Muncie Urban Enterprise Association, Inc. (MUEA) is partnering with the Muncie Housing Authority to develop the 67,000 sqare foot Millennium Unity Center.  The Millennium Unity Center will house several progams, including a child development center, a Boys and Girls Club, and new facilities for the South Madison Community Center (including a gym and classroom space for youth programs).  The Millennium Unity Center is located in the Millennium Place, the premier urban revitalization project in Muncie, Indiana, with plans for housing and commercial revitalization.  This project will create 53 new jobs.  All jobs for low-income individuals will be linked to career development opportunities.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 53
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $1,680,310

West Side Hope Community

Location

1503 Louise Street
Anderson, IN  46016-3249

Phone Number

765-648-3317

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0816

Grant Amount

$231,560

Project Period

9/30/2007 - 9/29/2012

Website

Authorizing Official

Reginald Lee

Project Description

The West Side Hope Community Development Corporation, Inc. (WSHCDC) will expand the New Hope Family Life Center's Community Center to house a commercial kitchen with an adjoining multi-purpose room, technology lab, full-service child development center, adult education component, health care station, and office space.  Funds will be used to complete the interior construction and tenant improvements for space that will be used for the child development center and the commercial kitchen.  This project will create 26 permanent, full-time jobs and provide support services to residents of an economically distressed neighborhood.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 26
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $2,074,133

Westside Community Development Corporation, Inc.

Location

2105 N. Meridian Street
Suite 102
Indianapolis, IN  46202

Phone Number

317-920-2300

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0703

Grant Amount

$261,500

Project Period

9/30/2005 - 9/29/2010

Website

http://www.icndindy.org/index.html

Authorizing Official

Mark Stokes

Project Description

The Westside Community Development Corporation (WCDC) will construct the Haughville Tuscany Building (Tuscany), a 3,000 square foot structure that will be leased to facilitate the expansion of a successful food service business in Indianapolis, Indiana.  This project will create 20 permanent, full-time jobs and serve as a catalyst for future retail development on the Michigan Street Corridor, a primary neighborhood artery that has experienced significant disinvestment.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 20
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $283,333

Human Economic Appalachian Development Corporation (HEAD Corp.)

Location

106 Pasco Street
Berea, KY  40403

Phone Number

859-986-2321

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0769

Grant Amount

$330,000

Project Period

9/30/2006 - 9/29/2009

Website

Authorizing Official

Paula Bowman

Project Description

The Human Economic Appalachian Development Corporation (HEAD Corp.) will help local entrepreneurs, Appalachian Land and Lumber Company (ALL), establish a manufacturing facility and purchase equipment in Lee City (Wolfe County), Kentucky.  This manufacturing facility will create the capacity to process local, low-grade timber into pallet stock, rail ties, and pre-cut lumber.  The creation of this facility will result in a business venture that will create 42 jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 42
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $2,527,213

Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation

Location

362 Old Whitley Road
London, KY  40741

Phone Number

606-864-5175

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0770

Grant Amount

$700,000

Project Period

9/30/2006 - 9/29/2011

Website

http://www.khic.org/

Authorizing Official

Jerry A. Rickett

Project Description

The Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation (KHIC) will lend funds to Senture, LLC to construct a new 24,000 square foot call center and data management plant.  The call center and data management plant will be located in Wayne County, Kentucky, which is a part of the Kentucky Highlands Empowerment Zone.  This project will generate 100 permanent, full-time jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 100
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $1,300,000

Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation

Location

362 Old Whitley Road
London, KY  40741

Phone Number

606-864-5175

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0778

Grant Amount

$677,000

Project Period

9/30/2007 - 9/29/2012

Website

http://www.khic.org/

Authorizing Official

Jerry Rickett

Project Description

Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation (KHIC) will provide a working capital loan to Foothills Academy, Inc. to expand their residential treatment and care facility at Otter Creek in Wayne County, Kentucky.   The expansion will allow the facility to accommodate 48 young female residents between the ages of 14 and 18 years old in approximately 20,000 square feet of space.  Otter Skills will provide life skills training, work skills training, academic instruction, basic health care services, and anger management and substance abuse counseling.  This expansion will create a total of 71 jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 71
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $4,070,000

Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation

Location

362 Old Whitley Road
London, KY  40741

Phone Number

606-864-5175

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0838

Grant Amount

$686,000

Project Period

9/30/2008 - 9/29/2013

Website

http://www.khic.org/

Authorizing Official

Jerry A. Rickett

Project Description

Kentucky Highlands Investment Corporation (KHIC) willl establish a Revolving Loan Fund to assist in the development of a Technology and Energy Incubator in Southeastern Kentucky. KHIC has invested in a physical plant and support services to ensure the financial feasibility and long term sustainability of the project. The project will create a total of 170 jobs in the information technology and energy industries.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 107
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 2
- Funds to be leveraged: $7,077,962

Mountain Association for Community Economic Development

Location

433 Chesnut Street
Berea, KY  40403

Phone Number

859-986-2373

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0850

Grant Amount

$686,000

Project Period

9/30/2008 - 9/29/2011

Website

http://www.maced.org/

Authorizing Official

Justin Maxson

Project Description

The Mountain Association for Community Economic Development (MACED) will establish the New Horizons Fund, a revolving loan fund that will enable new and existing enterprises in Appalachian Kentucky to create new full-time, permanent jobs for low-income individuals that provide livable wages and career advancement opportunities for residents of this distressed community. The fund will allow for the creation of at least 50 new jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 50
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 5
- Funds to be leveraged: $464,642

Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation

Location

2292 South Highway 27
Suite 340
Somerset, KY  42501

Phone Number

606-677-6100

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0839

Grant Amount

$400,000

Project Period

9/30/2008 - 9/29/2011

Website

http://www.southeastkentucky.com/

Authorizing Official

Greg Jones

Project Description

The Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation (SKED) will provide a third-party revolving loan in the amount of $400,000 to BRUSS North America, Inc., a majority owned subsidiary of German thermoplastic rocker cover specialist and a developer and supplier of automobile sealant systems (used to seal automotive engines, transmissions and axles).  Loan funds will be used for working capital to expand manufacturing operations in Russell Springs, Kentucky and the creation of 40 full-time jobs  (managerial, technical, office, craftsman, operators, and laborers).

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 40
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $411,676

Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation

Location

2292 South Highway 27
Suite 340
Somerset, KY  42501

Phone Number

606-677-6100

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0756

Grant Amount

$400,000

Project Period

9/30/2006 - 9/29/2011

Website

http://www.southeastkentucky.com/

Authorizing Official

Greg Jones

Project Description

The Southeast Kentucky Economic Development Corporation (SKEDC) will provide a loan to Datatrac Information Services, Inc. to open an operations center in Williamsburg, Kentucky.  Datatrac is a Native American women-owned business that provides technology enabled solutions to support government agencies and commercial firms.  The creation of this facility will generate 40 jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 40
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $434,250

The Good Work Network

Location

1824 Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard
New Orleans, LA  70113

Phone Number

504-309-2073

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0799

Grant Amount

$677,000

Project Period

9/30/2007 - 9/29/2010

Website

http://www.goodworknetwork.org/

Authorizing Official

Phyllis E. Cassidy

Project Description

The Good Work Network (GWN) will develop an incubator without walls that will serve aspiring entrepreneurs in and around New Orleans, Louisiana.  This project will help rebuild the community of New Orleans.  Micro-enterprise development in the areas of child care, home health care, security administration, cleaning services, technology, and construction is anticipated.  This project will create at least 73 jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 73
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $700,000

Asian American Civic Association

Location

200 Tremont Street
Boston, MA  02116-4705

Phone Number

617-426-9492

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0796

Grant Amount

$395,000

Project Period

9/30/2007 - 9/29/2012

Website

http://aaca-boston.org/main.php

Authorizing Official

Chau-Ming Lee

Project Description

The Asian American Civic Association (AACA) will fund a joint-venture development, Chinatown Community Education Center, LLC.  The Chinatown Community Education Center will be a part of a larger project, which entails the construction of a six-story building with office and commercial space anchored by a child care program.  The building will provide more than 34,000 square feet of leasable space.  AACA and the Kwong Kow Chinese School (KKCS), which will run adult education programs in one half of the building, will form the development entity.  The Asian American Workforce Development Corporation will provide entrepreneurial support services and training programs onsite.  This project will create a total of 67 jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 67
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $12,187,506

Brightwood Development Corporation

Location

2345 Main Street
Springfield, MA  01107

Phone Number

413-272-2200

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0721

Grant Amount

$700,000

Project Period

9/30/2005 - 9/29/2010

Website

http://www.partnersforcommunity.org/brightwood.htm

Authorizing Official

Heriberto Flores

Project Description

The Brightwood Development Corporation , a CDC in Springfield, Massachusetts will collaborate with the Springfield Business Development Coporation to establish a public market on the ground floor of the vacant, former Basketball Hall of Fame complex.  The Springfield Public Market will anchor the revitalization of the Springfield South End neighborhood.  The Springfield Public Market will establish vendor opportunities for 21 tenants and create 87 new jobs, including the self-employed entrepreneurs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 87
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 21
- Funds to be leveraged: $9,154,604

Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation

Location

587 Washington Street
Dorchester, MA  02124

Phone Number

617-825-4224

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0670

Grant Amount

$500,000

Project Period

9/29/2004 - 9/29/2009

Website

http://www.csndc.com/

Authorizing Official

Mathew A. Thall

Project Description

Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation (CSNDC) proposed to demolish a blighted, former auto repair facility and construct a 22,000 squre foot commercial space what would house a supermarket and adjacent parking in the strategic Four Corners neighborhood of Dorchester, Massachesetts.  The tenant would create at least 51 new jobs for low-income people, including TANF recipients and non-custodial parents.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 35
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged:

Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation

Location

594 Columbia Road
Suite 302
Dorchester, MA  2124

Phone Number

617-825-4200

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0806

Grant Amount

$300,000

Project Period

9/30/2007 - 9/29/2010

Website

Authorizing Official

Jeanne DuBois

Project Description

The Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation (DBEDC) will assist in the development cost of securing CVS as an anchor tenant in Upham’s Corner in Dorchester, Massachusetts.   Funds will be for a  loan to the landlord/developer, Dudley Street LLC, to assist in the soft costs related to the development to allow low-income individuals to fill the new jobs created by this project and for an evaluation to be conducted by an independent third-party.  This project will create 25 new jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 25
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $2,000,000

Interseminarian-Project Place, Inc.

Location

1145 Washington Street
Boston, MA  02118

Phone Number

617-542-3740

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0707

Grant Amount

$525,000

Project Period

9/30/2005 - 9/29/2010

Website

http://www.projectplace.org/

Authorizing Official

Suzanne Kenney

Project Description

The Interseminarian-Project Place (Project Place) will construct a commercial building on a vacant parcel in the South End Urban Renewal Area in the city of Boston, Massachusetts.  The commercial building will include a ground floor restaurant and allow Project Place to expand its social business ventures and programs.  This proejct will revitalize a distressed neighborhood and create 60 jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 60
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $4,121,795

Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation

Location

31 Germania Street
Building A
Jamaica Plain, MA  02130-2314

Phone Number

617-522-2424

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0788

Grant Amount

$150,000

Project Period

9/30/2007 - 9/29/2012

Website

http://www.jpndc.org/

Authorizing Official

Richard Thal

Project Description

The Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corporation (JPNDC) will renovate 12,000 square feet of abandoned and blighted warehouse space to enable two minority entrepreneurs to start a new family entertainment business as a part of the Pandamonium Project (Pandamonium), a commercial real estate business project in the heart of Boston’s inner city (Massachusetts).  Pandamonium, a children-oriented restaurant and play facility, will be located in a currently undeveloped building at JPNDC’s Brewery Small Business Complex and will provide healthy food and safe playspace that is affordable to low-income families.  This project will be supported by JPNDC's Jobs for Jamaica Plain program, which has a track record of providing effective job readiness, placement, and career advancement services for low-income residents.  Pandamonium will create 24 permanent jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 24
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $3,410,000

Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation

Location

56 Warren Street, Suite 200
Roxbury, MA  2119

Phone Number

617-427-3599

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90ID0033

Grant Amount

$645,000

Project Period

9/30/2003 - 9/29/2009

Website

Authorizing Official

Evelyn Friedman

Project Description

The grantee proposes to develop a commercial and retail development project that will create eighty-three (83) full-time permanent positions for low-income residents of Roxbury, Massachusetts.  The location of the proposed commercial development is in a Federal Empowerment Zone, at an important intersection of Quincy street and Blue Hill Avenue, and will have a significant impact on the revitalizaiton of Blue Hill Avenue, and the city of Boston's Blue Hill Avenue Initiative.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 83
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged:

Accohannock Indian Tribe, Inc.

Location

28380 Crisfield-Maron Road
Marion, MD  21838

Phone Number

410-623-2660

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0858

Grant Amount

$686,000

Project Period

9/30/2008 - 9/29/2011

Website

http://skipjack.net/le_shore/accohannock/

Authorizing Official

Rudy Hall

Project Description

The Accohannock Indian Tribe will expand the Sweet Shop Bakery, a micro-enterprise in Crisfield, Maryland that will create jobs in hospitality, food service, delivery, marketing, administrative support, and general management. The expansion will create 72 full-time permanent jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 72
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $350,000

Baltimore American Indian Center, Inc.

Location

113 South Broadway
Baltimore, MD  21231

Phone Number

410-675-3535

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0747

Grant Amount

$118,000

Project Period

9/30/2006 - 9/30/2011

Website

http://baic.org/

Authorizing Official

Sara H. Heckwolf

Project Description

The Baltimore American Indian Center (BAIC) will renovate and establish the new American Indian Heritage Museum and Gift Shop (Museum).  This project will generate an income stream to support BAIC's program expansions, including a new American Indian Health Outreach and Referral Center.  The BAIC and the Museum will attract Native Americans to a central location where they can receive needed services, preserve their Indian heritiage, and will increase commerical activities by attracting new visitors and tourists to the Upper Fells Point neighborhood and business district.  This project will create 12 new jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 12
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $536,000

Bel Alton High School Alumni Associaiton CDC

Location

410 Carroll Street, Suite 107
La Plata, MD  20646

Phone Number

301-870-2555

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0682

Grant Amount

$700,000

Project Period

9/30/2004 - 9/29/2009

Website

Authorizing Official

Virgil Clark

Project Description

Bel Alton High School Alumni Associate Community Development Corporation (BAHA) proposed to renovate the old Bel Alton High School building, a school used exclusively by African Americans in the low-income neighborhood of Bel Alton, Maryland from 1938 until the integration of schools in southern Maryland in 1965.  The renovation project would transform the school into a mixed-use, multi-service business center, serving a target population of low-income residents in the southern end of Charles County, Maryland.  Prospective tenants in the center include a Head Start Program, restaurant, cable company, and small start-up businesses.  Adult education and information systems training would be offered in the building and the tenants in the center would create 60 jobs, 51 of which would be for low-income individuals.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 60
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged:

Economic Development and Training Institute, Inc.

Location

5625 Allentown Road
Suite 107
Suitland, MD  20746

Phone Number

301-423-0524

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0739

Grant Amount

$700,000

Project Period

9/30/2006 - 9/29/2011

Website

Authorizing Official

Joseph Gaskins

Project Description

Economic Development and Training Inc. (EDTI) will faciliate the creation of the Crawford Seafod Restaurant and Retail Center in Prince George's County, Maryland.  EDTI will use the Individual Career Advancement Network (ICAN) project to provide TANF participants with the "work skills" to maintain and retain employment.  This project will generate 60 new jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 60
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $919,200

Economic Development and Training Institute, Inc.

Location

5625 Allentown Road
Suite 107
Suitland, MD  20746

Phone Number

301-423-0524

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0840

Grant Amount

$687,000

Project Period

9/30/2008 - 9/29/2013

Website

Authorizing Official

Joseph Gaskins

Project Description

Economic Development and Training Institute (EDTI) will create the Community Business Development Center (CBDC), a new business incubator that will target businesses in the construction, transportation, and security industries, located in Prince George’s County, Maryland. CBDC will facilitate the expansion of these businesses through access to flexible financing, specialized technical assistance, and business workshops. As a result of the expansion, CBDC member businesses will create 75 new jobs for low-income individuals residing in Enterprise Zone communities of Prince George's County, Maryland.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 75
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $1,982,028

Microenterprise Council Of Maryland (MCM)

Location

217 East Redwood Street
10th Floor
Baltimore, MD  21202-3316

Phone Number

410-767-0259

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0813

Grant Amount

$700,000

Project Period

9/30/2007 - 9/29/2012

Website

Authorizing Official

Mikal McCartney

Project Description

The Micro-enterprise Council of Maryland (MCM) will expand a seafood processor and retailer in Crisfield, Maryland.  The company will process, package, and ship fresh and prepared seafood products across the nation.  The proposed development will not only create new job and career opportunities, but will also restore vacant community property, establishing locally held assets, and promote local product development.  This project will create 84 jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 84
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $1,225,977

Suitland Family & Life Development Corporation

Location

8829 Glenarden Parkway
Glenarden, MD  20706

Phone Number

301-386-4337

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EK0018

Grant Amount

$350,000

Project Period

9/30/2003 - 9/29/2009

Website

Authorizing Official

Sylvia Quinton

Project Description

The grantee proposes to develop the "Suitland Technology Center" in Suitland, Maryland.  It will provide problem-solving skills and abilities to trouble shoot and fix most software and hardware computer proglems twenty-four hours daily, seven days a week.  The Center will offer computer literacy and business support services and will include leasing small executive office space.  Fifty (50) full-time permanent jobs will be created.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 50
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged:

Women Entrepreneurs Of Baltimore, Inc.

Location

1118 Light Street
Suite 201
Baltimore, MD  21230-4135

Phone Number

410-727-4921

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0817

Grant Amount

$677,000

Project Period

9/30/2007 - 9/29/2010

Website

http://www.webinc.org/

Authorizing Official

Joanne M. Saltzberg

Project Description

The Women Entrepreneurs of Baltimore, Inc. will offer a comprehensive self-employment/micro-enterprise project that will assist individuals at or below the Federal poverty line achieve economic self-suffiicency through small business development.  Project participants will participate in pre and post-business planning services, inlcuding individualized assessments, placement, and personal and business coaching/mentoring.  This project will create 85 new jobs, which will come from the creation/strengthing of 100 businesses.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 85
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 100
- Funds to be leveraged: $2,723,591

Coastal Enterprises, Inc.

Location

36 Water Street
P.O. Box 268
Wiscasset, ME  04578

Phone Number

207-882-7552

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0782

Grant Amount

$677,000

Project Period

9/30/2007 - 9/29/2010

Website

http://www.ceimaine.org/

Authorizing Official

Ronald Phillips

Project Description

Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI) will provide a loan to the Northern Heritage Development Fund (NHDF) to create a revolving loan fund.  NHDF will combine the revolving loan fund with workforce development interventions.  Funds will be used to finance the start up or expansion of businesses which will generate employment and business development opportunities for low-income individuals.  This project will create 75 jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 75
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $523,000

Washington Hancock Community Agency

Location

2 Maple Street
P.O. Box 280
Milbridge, ME  04658

Phone Number

207-546-7544

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0808

Grant Amount

$195,000

Project Period

9/30/2007 - 9/29/2012

Website

http://www.whcacap.org/

Authorizing Official

Tim King

Project Description

The Washington Hancock Community Agency (WHCA) will offer its Incubator Without Walls (IWW) business development program to assist small business owners in central Hancock and Washington counties in Maine.  IWW will provide business specific training and technical assistance to potential and existing entrepreneurs in the areas of business planning, financial planning, market research, and promotions.  They will concentrate on aiding buisness owners in understanding cash flow and time management, with a focus on growing their business and creating jobs.  This project will create 15 full-time, permanent jobs with career growth potential.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 15
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 15
- Funds to be leveraged: $$222,770

Derrick Coleman Foundation

Location

8276 Woodward
Detroit, MI  48202

Phone Number

313-715-8955

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0763

Grant Amount

$300,000

Project Period

9/30/2006 - 9/30/2011

Website

Authorizing Official

Jeanne K. Wardford

Project Description

The Derrick Coleman Foundation (DCF) will construct a 6,200 square foot retail mall in Coleman's Corner, a very distressed Detroit Empowerment Zone neighborhood.  This is a part of a larger redevelopment plan to initiate reinvestment in the area to stimulate economic growth, while providing local shopping and other services to residents.  Job training and placement assistance for will be provided to residents with the ultimate goal of self-sufficiency.  This project will create 35 jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 35
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 4
- Funds to be leveraged: $445,000

American Indian Neighborhood Development Corporation

Location

1113 East Franklin Avenue
Suite 202
Minneapolis, MN  55404-2974

Phone Number

612-870-7555

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0794

Grant Amount

$677,000

Project Period

9/30/2007 - 9/29/2012

Website

http://www.aindc.com/

Authorizing Official

Theresa M. Carr

Project Description

The American Indian Neighborhood Development Corporation (AINDC) will construct a 30,000 square foot mixed-use commercial center (718 Commercial Center) in North Minneapolis, Minnesota.  The center will house a mix of for-profit and nonprofit businesses, as well as a new community safety center managed by the Minneapolis Police Department.  The new center will produce 58 jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 58
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $2,108,000

East Side Neighborhood Development Company, Inc.

Location

925 Payne Avenue, Suite 201
Saint Paul, MN  55101

Phone Number

651-771-1152

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90IP0002

Grant Amount

$500,000

Project Period

9/1/2004 - 8/31/2009

Website

Authorizing Official

Mike Anderson

Project Description

East Side Neighborhood Development (ESND) proposed to renovate and operate an 8,000 square foot vacant building in the East Side Neighborhood of Saint Paul, Minnesota for use as a retail incubator.  The building is located in a federally designated Enterprise Community and the tenants of the incubator would create 50 new jobs and 10 new micro-businesses targeting East Side residents.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 50
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 10
- Funds to be leveraged:

Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation

Location

119 Graystone Plaza
P.O. Box 623
Detroit Lakes, MN  56502

Phone Number

218-847-3191

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0733

Grant Amount

$526,000

Project Period

9/30/2006 - 9/29/2011

Website

http://www.mmcdc.com/

Authorizing Official

Arlen Kangas

Project Description

Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation (MMCDC) will provide working capital to open a new production facility, Mahnomen Basked Chip Plant, on the White Earth Indian Reservation in northwest Minnesota.  This will be the first manufacturing facility on the reservation, thereby stimulating the local economy and creating jobs for low-income individuals.  The jobs will be targeted to low-income residents through the assistance of two White Earth tribal agencies, one responsible for Child Support Enforcement and the other responsible for both TANF and Employment and Training Activities.  This project will create 53 full-time production line jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 53
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $6,855,000

Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation

Location

119 Graystone Plaza
P.O. Box 623
Detroit Lakes, MN  56502

Phone Number

218-847-3191

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0841

Grant Amount

$267,500

Project Period

9/30/2008 - 9/29/2011

Website

http://www.mmcdc.com/

Authorizing Official

Arlen Kangas

Project Description

Midwest Minnesota Community Development Corporation (MMCDC) will establish a new venture within Sungrown Foods. The project will lease a vacant cold storage facility in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota, and produce a new food product: sunflower butter and jelly thaw-and-serve sandwiches that will be sold as a part of Minnesota’s school lunch program. The project relies on additional funding from the owner of Sungrown Foods and a loan from MMCDC. The jobs will be targeted to low-income residents through the assistance of the TANF/CSE and employment and training organizations; Becker County Department of Human Services; and the Rural Minnesota CEP. This investment will benefit low-income residents through the creation of 25 full-time production line, materials supply, inventory management and sanitation jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 25
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $341,500

Neighborhood Development Center, Inc.

Location

663 University Avenue
Suite 200
St. Paul, MN  55104

Phone Number

651-291-2480

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0702

Grant Amount

$700,000

Project Period

9/30/2005 - 9/29/2010

Website

http://www.ndc-mn.org/

Authorizing Official

Mihailo (Mike) Temali

Project Description

The Neighborhood Development Center (NDC) will renovate the ground floor of the vacant Sears building in the heart of the Minneapolis' (Minnesota) Empowerment Zone to create the Midtown Global Market, a public market that will provide space for 64 vendors.  The Midtown Global Market will anchor the revitalization of the empowerment zone's principal retail corridor on Lake Street and promote cross-cultural interactions among the community's diverse immigrant and minority populations.  The project will create 320 permanent, full-time retail jobs and 21 opportunities for self-employment for first time vendors.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 320
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 21
- Funds to be leveraged: $14,684,267

East Missouri Action Agency, Inc.

Location

107 Industrial Drive,  P.O. Box N.
Park Hills, MO  63601

Phone Number

573-431-5191

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0842

Grant Amount

$687,000

Project Period

9/30/2008 - 9/29/2013

Website

http://www.eastmoaa.org/

Authorizing Official

William Bunch

Project Description

East Missouri Action Agency, Inc. will establish the River Hills Restaurant project. This initiative will target low-income individuals living in and around Park Hills, Missouri, and will include the Missouri counties of St. Francois, Iron, and Washington.  The project will entail the purchase and operation of a restaurant facility serving lunch and dinner in a “family” atmosphere.  A second phase of the project will include leasing the space to vendors and clients needing the use of commercial kitchen facilities. The project will produce 17 new jobs; these jobs will include: chefs/cooks, restaurant managers, servers, bookkeepers, and commercial food producers.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 17
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $295,000

Hi-Tech Charities

Location

1371 Hamilton Avenue
St. Louis, MO  63112

Phone Number

314-389-5737

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0755

Grant Amount

$700,000

Project Period

9/30/2006 - 9/29/2011

Website

http://www.htchar.org

Authorizing Official

Francis Onukwue

Project Description

Hi-Tech Charities will implement the "New Opportunities, New Jobs" program, which will rebuild an abandoned building to facilitate economic development and provide free employer technical assistance, training, and placement services for low-income individuals. This program will create 100 permanent, full-time construction jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 100
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $736,383

Goshen Medical Center, Inc.

Location

444 Center Street, S.W.
P.O. Box 187
Faison, NC  28341-5599

Phone Number

910-267-1942

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0791

Grant Amount

$350,000

Project Period

9/30/2007 - 9/29/2012

Website

Authorizing Official

Greg Bounds

Project Description

Goshen Medical Center, Inc. will create the Capacity Expansion Project to meet the medical and dental service needs of the low-income community in multiple counties throughout south-central and eastern North Carolina.  This expansion project will require renovation, expansion, and construction or purchase of space at multiple sites.  This project will create 63 jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 63
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $1,461,635

Lumbee Revitalization & Community Development Corporation

Location

P.O. Box 68
Pembroke, NC  28372

Phone Number

910-820-1803

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0710

Grant Amount

$300,000

Project Period

9/30/2005 - 9/29/2009

Website

http://www.lumbee.org/lrcdc.html

Authorizing Official

Leroy Freeman

Project Description

The Lumbee Revitalization and Community Development Corporation (LRCDC) will expand its construction company to build 30 affordable houses in Robeson County, North Carolina.  This project will provide construction training and opportunities to develop related business opportunities from within the project.  The project will create 30 jobs.  Project employees will work either directly on the construction company payroll, or will be employed by the numerous subcontractors required to provide technical construction work in a project of this size and scope.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 30
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $183,509

UDI Community Development Corporation

Location

631 United Drive
Durham, NC  27713

Phone Number

919-544-4597

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0852

Grant Amount

$686,000

Project Period

9/30/2008 - 9/29/2013

Website

http://www.udicdc.org/

Authorizing Official

R. Edward Stewart

Project Description

UDI Community Development Corporation will establish the Old Five Points Gateway Project, an economic development effort targeting the City of Durham and Durham County, Northeast Central Durham/Old Five Points, North Carolina.  The project will involve the renovation of a 23,000 square foot mixed-use facility for retail, business incubation, offices, and residential accommodations. Twenty construction-related jobs will be created, and 25 jobs in such areas as biotechnology, retail, and construction are expected from expansion by small business entrepreneurs, for a total of 45 new jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 45
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $1,300,000

Immigrant Development Center

Location

3350 35th Avenue
Fargo, ND  58104

Phone Number

701-241-8598

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0861

Grant Amount

$687,000

Project Period

9/30/2008 - 9/29/2011

Website

http://www.idcfm.org/

Authorizing Official

Adde Fowzia

Project Description

The Immigrant Development Center will invest in the International Market Plaza, a commercial real estate and retail development in downtown Fargo, North Dakota. The project will develop an 11,610 square-foot retail facility featuring ethnic restaurants, groceries and other retail shops, as well as one healthcare business. The jobs created will be filled by low-income individuals, including TANF recipients, non-custodial parents, and immigrants and refugees and offer career and advancement possibilities. A total of 57 new full-time jobs will be created.

Proposed Project Outcomes

- Number of jobs to be created: 57
- Number of business(es) to be created or expanded: 1
- Funds to be leveraged: $505,300

Ho-Chunk Community Development Corporation

Location

P.O. Box 264
Walthill, NE  68067

Phone Number

402-846-5253

Grant Type

Community Economic Development (CED)

Grant Number

90EE0825

Grant Amount

$680,705

Project Period

9/30/2008 - 9/29/2013

Website

http://www.hochunkcdc.org/

Authorizing Official

Judi Meyer-Ogden

Project Description

Ho-Chunk Community Development Corporation (HCCDC) will assist the expansion of a local construction firm, HCI Construction in Thurston County, Nebraska. This expansion will allow for the creation of 35 new jobs.

Proposed Project Outcomes