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Business Financial Programs

Los Angeles offers various financing programs to assist all businesses, from small businesses to large corporations, to major property owners and developers. These financing tools are designed to benefit low-income communities, create jobs, and provide essential goods and services to underrepresented neighborhoods within the City of Los Angeles.

Let CID assist you with your financial goals. Fill out the Loan Program Intake Form and get the help you need.

Loan Program Intake Form

local LA business Indie Printing, pictured, benefited from a City of Los Angeles small business loan
Small Business Loans

The Small Business Loan Program funds small businesses that private lenders cannot accommodate for business operation costs and to create new jobs.

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Gap Financing

Gap financing is a loan that bridges the difference between a project's  cost and existing funding sources for commercial and industrial projects.

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JEDI Zone Microloan Program

The JEDI Zone Microloan Program is financing for viable microenterprises and small businesses that private lenders typically cannot accommodate.

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Credit and Debt Counseling

Free financial counseling and targeted support to help small business owners rebound from negative impacts and create sustainable growth.

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Microenterprise Recovery Grant

During open application periods, eligible microenterprises in the City of Los Angeles can apply for financial grants to assist with their economic recovery.

The Primestor Development Group used a Major Projects Loan to complete the Plaza Pacoima project, pictured
Major Project Loans

The Major Projects Loan Program offers long-term, fixed-rate financing for large commercial development projects in low- and moderate-income communities.

The Los Angeles Development Fund used federal tax credits to rehabilitate the LA Shakespeare Center creating jobs and energizing the local economy
Los Angeles Development Fund

The Los Angeles Development Fund helps major projects improve underrepresented communities through federal New Market Tax Credits.