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Causes: Economic Development, Microfinance, Rural Economic Development
Mission: Under the oversight of its 28 county membership and 11 member board of directors, gpdi provides professional leadership and technical assistance in financing, loan packaging and business planning to individuals, businesses and government agencies for the purpose of stimulating economic development and job creation in our 28 county area. Our resources also include programs that assist our cities and counties with grant writing and certified administration for community improvement, housing and urgent need projects. Many of its services and grants require a charitable not-for-profit status.
Programs: Economic development administration programs, including servicing of seven revolving loans under the economic development administration revolving loan program. These loans provide for working capital, inventory, equipment, machinery and other fixed assets in 22 eligible counties.
community development block grant program - assistance with grant applications and certified administration for community development block grants. During the current year, administration of six projects was done.
small business adminstration programs - gpdi has been designated as a certified development company (cdc) to work with the sba and private sector lenders to provide small business concerns with access to scarce capital. Gpdi assists small businesses with the loan application process from origination through servicing, and serviced sixteen loans during the current year.
assistance with grant applications, administration, and servicing of loans under the recd, rbeg, kansas tax credit, start-up kansas and e-community loan programs.