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Loans

For SBA loans go to http://www.sba.gov/financing/sbaloan/snapshot.html

Grants

The U.S. Small Business Administration does not offer grants to start or expand small businesses. While SBA does offer some grant programs, therese are generally designed to expand and enhance organizations that provide small business management, technical, or financial assistance.

These grants generally support non-profit organizations, intermediary lending institutions, and state and local governments. The Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grant is a government grant developed for high-tech capable organizations to enhance research and development to find a solution for a government-specific problem. Please visit http://www.sba.gov/expanding/grants.html

Other funding sources

The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance gives you access to a database of all federal programs available to state and local governments; federally recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals.
www.cfda.gov

Contracts

Business Opportunities with the City of Annapolis

The Maryland Contract Weekly
A valuable source of information on contract bids and awards.

The Department of General Services
Minority Business Enterprise Contracting Program