Generating plants producing 1 megawatt or more by means of an alternative renewable energy source are eligible for the new or expanded industry property tax reduction on the local mill
Generating plants producing 1 megawatt or more by means of an alternative renewable energy source are eligible for the new or expanded industry property tax reduction on the local mill
Businesses engaged in the production of energy by means of an alternative renewable energy source are eligible for the new or expanded industry tax credit against corporate income tax. To
A resident individual taxpayer who installs a geothermal or geothermal heat-pump system in the taxpayer's principal dwelling, or the builder of a house, can claim a tax credit based on
Resident individuals may claim an income tax credit of up to $500 for installing a recognized nonfossil form of energy generation or heating, including low-emission wood or biomass combustion devices,
Commercial and net metering alternative energy investments of $5,000 or more are eligible for up to 35 percent tax credit against individual or corporate tax on income generated by the
Transmission lines with firm contracts to carry electricity from certain renewable energy facilities are eligible to be classified as in class fourteen, which is taxed at 3 percent of its
Certain amounts ($20,000 for a single-family residential dwelling or $100,000 for all other structures) of the assessed value of non-fossil forms of energy generation equipment or low-emission wood or biomass
New generating facilities with nameplate capacity of less than 1 MW and using an alternative renewable energy source are exempt from property taxes for 5 years after start of operation.
Electricity from wind generation on state lands is exempt from the wholesale energy transaction tax of $0.00015/kWh transmitted. Electricity from any source, including renewables, that is generated on a reservation
INCENTIVES TO BUSINESSES WITH A HIGHLY-SKILLED, KNOWLEDGE-BASED WORKFORCE.
Oklahoma’s 21st Century Quality Jobs offers incentives to businesses with a highly skilled, knowledge-based workforce. For qualifying companies, this unique incentive would
PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO ENHANCE IOWA’S WORKFORCE
The Accelerated Career Education (ACE) program is designed to provide businesses with an enhanced, skilled workforce. ACE assists Iowa's community colleges
What does this program do?
Support and ensure an expanding production of advanced biofuels by paying advanced biofuel producers for finished advanced biofuel products
Who may apply?
Aerospace companies hiring engineers in a variety of fields will receive a tax credit equal to five (5) percent of the compensation paid to an engineer until January 1, 2026,
Program Overview
The Alternative Energy Revolving Loan Program (AERLP) provides low-interest loans to increase investments in alternative energy systems and energy conservation measures in Montana.
The AERLP was
Federal legislation clarifies the location of special American Indian lands in Oklahoma that qualify for related tax credits benefiting new and established businesses in Oklahoma.
ENCOURAGING VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENT IN IOWA STARTUPS AT THE SEED CAPITAL STAGE
Angel Investor tax credits are offered to increase the availability and accessibility of venture capital, particularly for
Minnesota's Angel Loan Fund Program (ALF) provides an additional funding option for businesses certified to participate in Minnesota's Angel Tax Credit Program.
Overview
The program provides a direct loan
Reduces taxes for small businesses that incur costs through making physical changes to the workplace to help employees with disabilities to get or keep their job.
What does this program do?
This program assists in the development, construction, and retrofitting of new and emerging technologies for advanced biofuels, renewable chemicals and biobased products by providing loan guarantees up to $250
The Brownfield/Grayfield Tax Credit Program offers qualifying projects tax credits of up to 24% for qualifying costs of a Brownfield project and 30% if the project meets green building
What does this program do?
This program bolsters the availability of private credit by guaranteeing loans for rural businesses.
Who may apply for this program?
Lenders with the legal
RESPONDING TO CONFIDENTIAL INQUIRIES AND PROVIDING SITE LOCATION ASSISTANCE
The Iowa Economic Development Authority’s (IEDA) business development team is experienced in working with existing industry expansions and confidential site
Business Expansion and Strategic Trends (BEST of Iowa) is a statewide business retention and expansion program. The program is an existing business collaborative effort between the local developer, MidAmerican Energy, Alliant
The Business Expansion Incentive Program assists Oklahoma companies making major capital investments in depreciable items like machinery, equipment and buildings.
This incentive makes annual cash payment awards to help
HELPING BUSINESSES LEARN ABOUT IOWA LICENSING REQUIREMENTS
Iowa does not have a “general business license.” Licensing and other compliance requirements are based on the nature of a business or
The Capital Access Program (CAP) is a partnership between the State of Texas and selected non-profit lenders to increase access to financing for small and medium-sized businesses and non-profits which
DESIGNATING DEVELOPMENT-READY SITES
Companies looking to build new facilities are searching for sites suitable for development and relatively risk free. Certified sites fill the demand for project-ready industrial sites
FUNDING COMMUNITY COLLEGE-SPONSORED EMPLOYEE TRAINING PROJECTS
The Community College Consortium (260F) program provides funding assistance for community college-sponsored employee training projects in which two or more businesses participate.
The Community Connect provides financial assistance to eligible applicants that will provide broadband service in rural, economically-challenged communities where service does not exist.
Who may apply?
Eligible applicants
The Community Development Division would like to invite you to participate in a public hearing on the DRAFT Application Guidelines for Community Development Block Grant program for both Public and
Overview
The Montana Main Street Program, established in 2005 and currently serving twenty-seven communities across the state, is a collaborative effort between the Community Development Division and the Montana
The American dream is alive and well in Oklahoma as companies secure their future with a highly skilled and productive workforce. The most important corporate resource over the next 10
Provides financial awards up to $150,000 to encourage commercialization activities by small and medium-sized Iowa companies in the advanced manufacturing, biosciences, and information technology industries. The fund is designed
HELPING BUSINESSES DEVELOP AND BRING NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND CONCEPTS TO MARKET
The Demonstration Fund is designed to provide assistance to companies with market-ready innovative technologies or products that have
The Distance Learning and Telemedicine program helps rural communities use the unique capabilities of telecommunications to connect to each other and to the world, overcoming the effects of remoteness and
Who may apply for financing?
Energy project developers for distributed energy projects
Electric Program borrowers or other utilities that serve rural areas
How may funds be
Economic Development & Diversification In-State Tuition for Employees is a program that allows employees—and those employees’ family members—of a qualified business considering a relocation or expansion of its operations in
WORKING WITH BUSINESSES TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
The Economic Development Set Aside (EDSA) program provides financial assistance to businesses and industries requiring assistance to create or retain job opportunities
Overview
The Minnesota Emerging Entrepreneur Loan Program (ELP) supports the growth of businesses owned and operated by minorities, low-income persons, women, veterans and/or persons with disabilities. DEED provides grant
ASSISTANCE CREATING AN ESOP FEASIBILITY STUDY
Iowa incentivizes the creation of ESOPs to retain businesses. Companies with an ESOP can sell the business to its employees when the owners
Endow Iowa was developed to encourage the growth and development of community foundations and related organizations in the state, by encouraging donations to non-profit organizations. Individuals, businesses, and financial
What does this program do?
The Energy Resource Conservation (ERC) Program enables current Rural Utilities Service (RUS) borrowers to make funds available to their consumers for energy conservation and
Enterprise Zones are economically depressed areas in which state and/or local tax benefits are available to businesses and developers make new investments, create or retain jobs and build or
The entrepreneurial component provides financial assistance and/or technical assistance to early-stage businesses that are developing a new product or new technology.
INVESTING IN NEW IDEAS AND TECHNOLOGY!
The Event Trust Funds program is comprised of three separate funds—the Events Trust Fund, Major Events Reimbursement Program, and Motor Sports Racing Trust Fund—targeted at attracting various types of events to
Texas takes the initiative to invest in its future by offering competitive incentives to companies who are creating jobs and driving innovation in Texas. The incentives in this section are
Overview
Flood-recovery funds allocated through the Minnesota Investment Fund are awarded to local units of government, which use the funding to make loans to individual businesses.
Unlike insurance,
The state of Iowa is the perfect place to expand, locate or start a business. The state’s pro-business policies, nationally recognized research centers and legendary Midwestern work ethic give businesses
Fort Bend County has established a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program [PDF] in accordance with regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), 49 CFR Part 26.
To be
Der Bundesstaat Iowa bietet ein hervorragendes Geschäftsumfeld für wachstumsorientierte Unternehmen, die ihren Marktanteil und ihre Wirtschaftlichkeit in den USA steigern möchten. Unternehmen in Iowa profitieren von einer unternehmerfreundlichen Politik, national
The Iowa Economic Development Authority has international trade offices in Des Moines, Iowa and throughout the globe in locations including China, Germany, Mexico and Singapore, working with offices and representatives
The Governor’s University Research Initiative (GURI), enacted in 2015, is aimed at helping Texas public institutions of higher education recruit distinguished researchers from around the world to the State of
The Governor’s Office of Small Business Assistance works closely with a variety of partners to highlight various avenues for access to capital, including, but not limited to the below:
Serves as the funding source for projects that are focused on job creation or retention, value-added agriculture and entrepreneurial efforts. This program, combined with Iowa’s nationally recognized business climate,
ASSISTING BUSINESSES AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR IOWA’S SKILLED WORKFORCE
The High Quality Jobs (HQJ) program provides qualifying businesses assistance to off-set some of the costs incurred to locate, expand
This program is designed to promote the creation or retention of quality jobs by assisting businesses locating, expanding or modernizing their facilities in Iowa through a package of tax
CONNECTING ENTREPRENEURS AND SMALL BUSINESSES TO RESOURCES
IASourceLink.com is where business begins in Iowa. The mission is to help small businesses succeed by providing complimentary and easy access to assistance
CERTIFYING HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT TARGETED EMPLOYMENT AREAS
The EB-5 program is administered by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) and allows foreign investors to obtain a visa if certain
The Minnesota Indian Business Loan Program supports the development of Indian-owned and operated businesses and promotes economic opportunities for Indian people throughout Minnesota.
Industrial Revenue Bonds (IRBs) provide a source of tax-exempt or taxable bond finance for projects involving significant private activity that promote new and existing businesses, encourage employment, and expand the
Local financing mechanism for high impact projects. IRBs can be used to finance industrial buildings. Additionally, a 5-year property tax abatement can be offered through this program.
ENCOURAGING INVESTMENTS IN VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDS THAT INVEST IN IOWA STARTUPS
The Innovation Fund Tax Credit was created to stimulate venture capital investment in innovative Iowa businesses. Individual investors
Overview
Funding
Applications are not currently being accepted.
Eligible Activities
Vouchers may be used to purchase services in such areas as research, technical development, product development,
What does this program do?
Provides 1 percent low-interest loans to local intermediaries that re-lend to businesses to improve economic conditions and create jobs in rural communities.
Who may
PROVIDING IOWA COMPANIES RESOURCES TO SUCCEED IN THE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE
The Iowa Economic Development Authority’s (IEDA) International Trade Office markets the directory to buyers outside the United States interested
ASSISTING IOWA SMALL BUSINESSES EXPAND IN NEW MARKETS
The Iowa Economic Development Authority's (IEDA) International Trade Office (ITO), in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration’s State Trade Expansion Program
PROMOTING IOWA GOODS AND SERVICES INTERNATIONALLY
The Iowa Economic Development Authority's (IEDA) International Trade Office (ITO) organizes trade missions, trade shows and in-bound international buyers groups. Iowa businesses can also
STRENGTHENING IOWA’S PRESENCE IN THE GLOBAL MARKETPLACE
The Iowa Economic Development Authority's (IEDA) International Trade Office (ITO) assists Iowa companies in developing or expanding into international markets and marketing products
SBICs invest in small businesses
An SBIC is a privately owned company that’s licensed and regulated by the SBA. SBICs invest in small businesses in the form of debt and
Investment/New Jobs Tax Credits provide growing manufacturers a significant tax credit based on either an investment in depreciable property or on the addition of full-time-equivalent employees engaged in manufacturing, processing, or aircraft
TRAINING EMPLOYEES THROUGH APPRENTICESHIPS
There are more than 1,000 occupations eligible for apprenticeship training grants, from accounting specialists to nurses. Registered apprenticeships are a proven approach to preparing workers
The Iowa Capital Access Program (ICAP) assists Iowa businesses secure the financing they need to launch, retain, or expand business operations in Iowa. ICAP encourages banks and other eligible
HELPING IOWA BUSINESSES PROVIDE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW JOBS
The Iowa Industrial New Jobs Training (260E) program provides businesses expanding Iowa’s workforce with new employee training. 260E is designed
The Iowa Innovation Acceleration Fund promotes the formation and growth of businesses that engage in the transfer of technology into competitive, profitable companies that create high paying jobs. The
HELPING EMERGING INDUSTRIES COMMERCIALIZE TECHNOLOGY
The Iowa Innovation Acceleration Fund promotes formation and growth of businesses that engage in the transfer of technology to competitive, profitable companies that create
TRAINING CURRENT EMPLOYEES OF IOWA COMPANIES
The Iowa Jobs Training Program (260F) provides job training services to current employees of eligible businesses.
Helps companies train current employees
The Iowa Small Business (ISB) Loan Support Program aids Iowa entrepreneurs and small businesses in their efforts to access capital for business purposes including start up costs, working capital,
ASSISTING BUSINESSES WITH A FUTURE WORKFORCE AND LINKING IOWA STUDENTS TO CAREERS
The Iowa Student Internship Program provides grants to small and medium-sized companies in targeted industries to support
Wage assessments and income tax credits for new or existing companies and regional and national headquarters for: manufacturing, agribusiness, non-retail service or technology activities (including data centers), alternative fuel or
Loans of $25,000 to $500,000 to assist with long term financing for businesses in specific areas, including: agribusiness, tourism, industrial ventures or the service industry.
Refund of sales and use tax paid for: building and construction materials; research and development equipment; and electronic processing equipment. Program applies to startups and existing companies looking to expand
This fact sheet provides an overview of the Kentucky Reinvestment Act (KRA) program. For a full discussion of the program requirements, please see KRS 154.34. As with all state administered
Iowa law allows cities and counties to abate local property taxes for improving industrial real estate. The most common amount of actual value added at a new or expanded
The Minnesota 21st Century Fund makes loans or equity investments in innovative mineral, steel, or other industry processing, production, manufacturing, or technology projects located in the taconite relief tax area.
A Foreign Trade Zone is the U.S. version of an International Free Trade Zone. Always located near a Port of Entry, an FTZ can be used to store foreign or
The Minnesota Innovation Loans for Entrepreneurs (MILE) program provides interest-free, non-dilutive loans to early stage business developing or producing high-tech products or services in Minnesota. We hope to launch this
Overview
Funds are awarded to local units of government who provide loans to assist expanding businesses. Cities, counties, townships and recognized Indian tribal governments are eligible for this fund.
The Job Creation Fund provides financial incentives to new and expanding businesses that meet certain job creation and capital investment targets.
Companies deemed eligible to participate may receive up
The Big Sky Economic Development Trust Fund Program (BSTF) provides state funds to promote long-term stable economic growth in Montana with financial assistance in the following two categories:
Economic
ASSISTING BUSINESSES AND EXPANDING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
This one-time, corporate income tax credit is available to participants in the New Jobs Training (260E) Program. Iowa offers this credit as an
The Iowa New Jobs Tax Credit is an Iowa corporate income tax credit and is available to a company that has entered into a New Jobs Training Agreement (260E)
The Opportunity Zone Program was created through the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act of 2017, and is a federal initiative administered by the U.S. Department of Treasury. The program is
Improvements to real property that are primarily used to control pollution of air or water, or primarily used for recycling, may qualify for a property tax exemption.
he Product Development and Small Business Incubator Fund offers long-term, asset-backed loans to near-bankable businesses commercializing new or improved products and small businesses or entities which foster growth of small businesses.
HELPING COMPANIES REACH COMMERCIALIZATION
The Proof of Commercial Relevance (POCR) program is designed to define and articulate the opportunity for businesses that demonstrate a proof-of-concept for innovative technology.
FINDING THE RIGHT LOCATION FOR BUSINESSES TO GROW
Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) provides access to robust information for companies looking to expand or relocate and can help find
INCENTIVES TO QUALIFYING BUSINESSES MAKING NEW PAYROLL INVESTMENTS OF $2.5 MILLION OR MORE.
This incentive targets manufacturers and certain service industries that have an annual new payroll investment of $2.5 million
Iowa offers the first in the nation Renewable Chemicals Production Tax Credit. The program incentivizes the production of 30 high-value chemicals derived from biomass feedstocks. According to the U.S. Department
REFUNDABLE TAX CREDITS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENTS MAKE COMPANIES MORE PROFITABLE
Iowa sets itself apart as being one of the few states to offer a refundable research activities
MN Reservist and Veteran Business Loan Program
The Minnesota Reservist and Veteran Business Loan Program provides business loans to companies that are affected when certain employees are called to
The Rural Broadband Access Loan and Loan Guarantee Program (Broadband Program) furnishes loans and loan guarantees to provide funds for the costs of construction, improvement, or acquisition of facilities and
What does this program do?
This program is a competitive grant designed to support targeted technical assistance, training and other activities leading to the development or expansion of small
What does this program do?
This program provides a Rural Business Investment Company (RBIC) license to newly formed venture capital organizations to help meet the equity capital investment needs
The Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant program provides funding for rural projects through local utility organizations. USDA provides zero-interest loans to local utilities which they, in turn, pass through to local
What does this program do?
Provides guaranteed loan financing and grant funding to agricultural producers and rural small businesses to purchase or install renewable energy systems or make energy
What does the Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program do?
Provides loans and grants to Microenterprise Development Organizations (MDOs) to:
Provide microloans to help microenterprises startup and growth through a Rural Microloan Revolving Fund
The SBA helps small businesses get loans
The SBA works with lenders to provide loans to small businesses. The agency doesn’t lend money directly to small business owners. Instead,
From innovation, entrepreneurship and commercialization, MN-SBIR is the State’s focal point to assist seed, early stage, emerging and existing firms (1-500 employees) to successfully access non-dilutive federal funding through the
OverviewThe Skills Development Fund is Texas' premier job-training program providing local customized training opportunities for Texas businesses and workers to increase skill levels and wages of the Texas workforce. The
HELPING COMPANIES APPLY FOR FEDERAL SMALL BUSINESS FUNDING
The Iowa Economic Development Authority has delegated the delivery of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer
INCENTIVES TO QUALIFYING SMALL EMPLOYERS PAYING AT LEAST 110% OF THE AVERAGE WAGE.
The Small Employer Quality Jobs Program provides quarterly incentive payments to a qualifying small employer (90 employees or less).
What does this program do?
The primary objective of the Socially Disadvantaged Groups Grant program is to provide technical assistance to socially-disadvantaged groups through cooperatives and Cooperative Development Centers.
The Spaceport Trust Fund (STF) is a financial tool to support the development of infrastructure necessary or useful for establishing a spaceport in the State of Texas. Fund proceeds are
Beginning September 1, 2003 an enterprise project is eligible for a refund for state sales and use taxes paid for building materials, machinery and equipment, electricity and natural gas purchased
HELPING IOWA EMPLOYERS HIRE STEM STUDENTS
The Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Internship program provides grants to Iowa companies for internship programs with a goal of transitioning interns
Strategic Economic and Community Development is a Farm Bill provision that allows USDA to give priority for projects that support the implementation of regional economic development plans through the following
The SBA guarantees surety bonds
Surety bonds help small businesses win contracts by providing the customer with a guarantee that the work will be completed. Many public and private
ASSISTING BUSINESSES AND ENCOURAGING DEVELOPMENT IN PILOT CITIES
The Targeted Jobs Withholding Tax Credit is a pilot program that allows diversion of withholding funds paid by an employer to
The Targeted Jobs Withholding Tax Credit Pilot Program is a new pilot program enacted in 2006 which allows the diversion of withholding funds paid by an employer to be
The Targeted Small Business (TSB) Assistance Program supports the creation and expansion of small businesses that are certified as a “targeted small business”.
ASSISTING MINORITIES IN STARTING OR GROWING A BUSINESS
The Targeted Small Business (TSB) program is designed to help women, individuals with minority status, service-connected disabled veterans and individuals with
Texas takes the initiative to invest in its future by offering competitive incentives to companies who are creating jobs and driving innovation in Texas. The incentives in this section are
City councils or boards of supervisors may use the property taxes resulting from the increase in taxable valuation caused by the construction of new industrial or commercial facilities to
Announcement : Open Letter From Assistant Administrator(PDF) to all RUS Telecommunications Infrastructure Borrowers, Farm Bill Broadband Borrowers and Broadband Initiatives Program ("BIP") Borrowers ("Borrowers") that currently submit dual Operating Reports through the
The Texas Capital Fund Infrastructure Program is an economic development tool designed to provide financial resources to non-entitlement communities. Funds from this program can be utilized for public infrastructure (water,
The Texas Capital Fund Real Estate Development Program is designed to provide financial resources to non-entitlement communities such as Seguin. Funds must be used for real estate development (acquisitions, construction
The Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) awards “deal-closing” grants to companies considering a new project for which one Texas site is competing with other out-of-state sites. The fund serves as a
The Texas Enterprise Zone Program (EZP) is a state sales and use tax refund program designed to encourage private investment and job creation in economically distressed areas of the state.
The Texas Leverage Fund (TLF) is a loan program providing financing for qualified projects in Texas municipalities. The program allows communities to leverage future sales tax revenues to support economic
Overview
Our Tourism Business Septic Tank Replacement Program makes low-interest financing available to existing tourism-related businesses that provide overnight lodging and need to replace a failed septic system.
What does this program do?
The Value Added Producer Grant (VAPG) program helps agricultural producers enter into value-added activities related to the processing and/or marketing of new products. The goals of
Seeks to increase the innovative utilization of Iowa's agricultural commodities.
The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) has retooled our direct financial assistance programs to provide the flexibility and
Laborshed wages are calculated based on an employment area's actual commuting patterns and exclude retail and healthcare wages, among others; the resulting wage is more representative of a true starting wage
Texas has the perfect combination of highly skilled talent and world-class schools that continue to meet the needs of businesses across all industries. The Lone Star State is home to
