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Black Economic Mobility Coalition - KIVA Loan Program

National

Kiva loans help entrepreneurs gain access to capital by providing no-interest, no-fee community-backed business loans on its global online platform. Kiva loans range from $1,000 to $15,000 for up to three years. Contact Saville Williams at [email protected] or visit our website if you are interested in applying for this opportunity.

Founder Institute

Statewide
Founder Institute

Join a statewide pre-seen network for the new South Carolina Founders Institute program. In the upcoming South Carolina 2023 Program, you can work directly with our team to build your business, no matter where you are. The cohort will offer two tracks, "Launch Track and "Growth Track."

Learn more and apply by November 27, 2022.

Lendistry

As a CDFI lender, Lendistry has deployed over $8 billion dollars in capital supporting over 550,000 small businesses across the country. Additionally, they are the only black-led CDFI to hold a Small Business Lending Company (SBLC) license which allows them to offer SBA loans in all 50 states.

Azalea Capital

Greenville

Azalea Capital partners with entrepreneurs, management teams, and family-owned companies with revenues of at least $10 million. Azalea provides growth capital, operating expertise and industry experience to significantly enhance the long-term value of our investments. Azalea invests in manufacturing, distribution and business services companies in a variety of industries with a particular interest in the following sectors: Aerospace; Consumer Products; Food, Pet, & Health & Wellness; and Industrials

Good Growth Capital

Good Growth Capital is a majority women and minority-managed early-stage venture capital firm that funds transformative start-ups in sectors including health tech, green tech and data sciences. Good Growth Capital and its funds meet both ESG and UNSDG impact goals.

South Carolina Community Capital Alliance

Statewide
South Carolina Community Capital Alliance

The Alliance’s role is to scale up community development financing by leveraging each member’s collective impact through enhanced coverage and capacity, improved communications, and increased access to capital.

Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Funding Opportunity Exchange

The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Funding Opportunity Exchange is a directory of all available energy-related funding opportunities nationwide.

Circular Food Solutions Funding Platform

The purpose of this first-of-its-kind, blended finance investment and innovation platform is to raise $100M to scale food waste reduction solutions by mobilizing critical capital into the sector. With an emphasis on catalytic funding, the platform is designed to provide private and philanthropic financing and other support for organizations, municipalities, and innovators that are developing solutions to help reduce the 35% of food that goes unsold or uneaten annually.

 

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Programs

National

The DOE Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Program & Funding Opportunities include up 60 new DOE programs, including 16 demonstration and 32 deployment programs, and expands funding for 12 existing Research, Development, Demonstration, and Deployment (RDD&D) programs over the next five years. See the full list of funding announcements and opportunities.

SBA Disaster Loan Assistance

Statewide

The SBA offers disaster assistance in the form of low interest loans to businesses, nonprofit organizations, homeowners and renters located in regions affected by declared disasters. SBA also provides eligible small businesses and nonprofit organizations with working capital to help overcome the economic injury of a declared disaster.