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Updated 02/2010
Sources of Technical Assistance and Program Information for Economic Development
Contents
- State Programs
- Federal Programs
- Private, Non-profit Programs
- Business Assistance Programs
- Related MRSC Pages
State Programs
- Department of Commerce (formerly Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development)
- Community Development Programs
- Choose Washington - Provides assistance to businesses in or wishing to locate in Washington State
- Washington Employment Security Department
- Washington State Department of Transportation
Federal Programs
- Small Business Administration (SBA)
- Economic Development Administration Programs, Investment Policies and Funding Opportunities (EDA)
- U.S. Department of Commerce - Promotes job creation and economic growth. Responsibilities include the areas of trade, technology, entrepreneurship, economic development, environmental stewardship, and statistical research and analysis.
Private, Non-profit Programs
- Aspen Institute - Helps to foster values-based leadership and provides neutral, balanced venue for discussing and acting on critical issues
- Development, National Association of Regional Councils - Includes community, economic, rural and workforce development
- National Trust Main Street Center, National Trust for Historic Preservation
- National Rural Development Partnership (NRDP) - Through State Rural Development Councils and a National Rural Development Council, brings together federal, state, local, and tribal governments, as well as the private for-profit and non-profit sectors, to address the needs of rural America.
Business Assistance Programs
- Finance Assistance - Washington State Department of Commerce
- Doing Business in Washington - Access Washington
- Small Business Resources - University of Washington, Foster Business Library
- Spokane Intercollegiate Research and Technology Institute (SIRTI) - State economic development agency that focuses on the development and growth of innovative technology companies in the Inland Northwest
- Impact Washington (formerly Washington Manufacturing Services) - Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) linked through the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology.
- Washington State Technology Center