Businesses, Gov entities
Government-funded
$5.0M
per applicant
Loan
Below-market financing
Rolling
No fixed cutoff
Rolling
Apply when you're ready
Moderate
Underwriting required
Low-interest economic development loans for businesses locating or expanding in rural Georgia communities. Loans of $100,000–$5 million at 3–4% interest for land, buildings, equipment, and infrastructure to support job creation in Georgia's most economically challenged counties.
Do I qualify?
Answer the questions below for a rules-based self-assessment of your fit for this program. This is informational — final determinations are made by the administering agency.
1.Business must be in a rural Georgia county (under 50,000 population)
2.Loan: $100,000–$5 million at 3–4% interest
3.Minimum job creation: typically 10 FTE jobs
4.Priority for traded-sector businesses (manufacturing, processing, distribution)
5.Local government co-applicant encouraged
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