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CDFI, Loan

CDFI, Loan

North America

North America

OPEN

OPEN

GRANT · HOW TO WIN THIS

Civic Community Partners, Inc.

Civic Community Partners, Inc.

Varies; loan amount is determined per project.

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Rolling submissions; no set deadline.

AMOUNT

Varies; loan amount is determined per project.

AMOUNT

Varies; loan amount is determined per project.

DEADLINE

Rolling submissions; no set deadline.

DEADLINE

Rolling submissions; no set deadline.

FUNDING TYPE

CDFI, Loan

CAN YOU GET THIS?

You need to be a business or organization in San Diego County with a project that creates community impact.

You need to be a business or organization in San Diego County with a project that creates community impact.

Priority goes to applicants located in a low-income census tract whose projects create jobs, deliver community goods or services, or are considered catalytic. Real estate and non-real estate activities are both eligible.

Priority goes to applicants located in a low-income census tract whose projects create jobs, deliver community goods or services, or are considered catalytic. Real estate and non-real estate activities are both eligible.

YOUR REAL ODDS

No public approval rate is disclosed, but $498 million has been deployed across 70 projects over 10 years, suggesting a selective, project-by-project process.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so there is no single competitive cycle. Being in a low-income census tract with clear community impact measurably improves your priority standing.

WHAT IT TAKES

  1. Submit the Community Impact Loan Interest Form online with your business description, project address, requested amount, and intended use of funds — 1-2 hours

  2. Wait for Civic Communities to contact you and discuss whether you qualify for one of their loan products — Days to weeks

  3. Complete full underwriting and due diligence if invited to proceed — Weeks to months

WORTH KNOWING

Projects that can document multiple community impact categories—job creation plus community goods or services, for example—will rank higher in their priority review, so come prepared with concrete impact data.

Apply on the funder’s site →

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