Business Loan Fund of the Palm Beaches, Inc., The
West Palm Beach
Community Equity Investments, Inc.
Pensacola
Community Financing Consortium
West Palm Beach
Florida Community Capital Corporation
Winter Park
Jacksonville Affordable Mortgages, Inc.
Jacksonville
Metro Broward Economic Development Corporation
Fort Lauderdale
The The Minority Business Development Agency has recently constituted the Minority Business Enterprise Centers (MBEC) Program wherein it aims to support minority-owned businesses by providing them with electronic and one-on-one business development services for a reasonably nominal fee.
In keeping with this mission, the National Institute of Food and Agriculture has recently established the Common Bean Productivity Research for Global Food Security Competitive Grants Program in an attempt to develop approaches and methods that can efficiently address the various challenges facing common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) production among small holder producers in food insecure countries.
MVYouth, a newly formed Vineyard philanthropy group with a mission to support Island youth, will pledge $4 million over the next four years to a diverse set of youth causes.