Federal Resources

Federal Register.
     Catalog of Domestic Programs.

Internal Revenue Service
     Small Business Corner.

OSHA Small Business.

Small Business Administration.
      A great site, one that you may want to start with first.

U.S. Business Advisor.
     A Commerce Department Site that will help you with many business/government related issues.

United States Department of Agriculture.

Rural Development.
     SEARPDC’s Micro Loan Program and the Intermediary Relending Program are Rural Development Programs we administer. We also package B & I loans and grants.

U.S. Department of Commerce.
     This will take your to the Economic Development Administration, Bureau of Export Administration, International Trade Commission, Minority Business Development Agency, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Patent and Trademark Office, Stat-USA, and Office of Economic Conversion Information and their sub-agencies.

Economic Development Administration.
     The folks who helped fund this site. SEARP&DC serves as a delivery partner for many of EDA’s programs. Among these programs are Planning and Technical Assistance, Public Works & Disaster programs, and the Revolving Loan Fund.

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Community Development & Economic Development.

U.S. Department of Labor.


     * Many of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) programs are administered by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA). We typically do loan packaging and grant administration on these programs for clients.