Financial Resources
Links to local, state, and federal loan programs to assist your business or nonprofit organization.
- COVID-19 Emergency Microloan Program– Cayuga Economic Development Agency (CEDA)
- New York State COVID-19 Pandemic Small Business Recovery Grant Program– Empire State Development (View the program flyer)
- New York Forward Loan Fund– New York State (New York Forward Loan Fund FAQ)
- Restaurant Return-to-Work Tax Credit– Empire State Development
- Small Business Guidance and Loan Resources– U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
- PPP Direct Forgiveness Portal– U.S. SBA
- PPP Forgiveness for Loans of $50,000 or Less (SBA Form 3508S)– U.S. SBA
- Instructions for SBA Form 3508S– U.S. SBA
- Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL)– U.S. SBA
- EIDL Application– U.S. SBA
- Targeted EIDL Advance FAQ– U.S. SBA
- Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG)– U.S. SBA
- SVOG Preliminary Application Checklist– U.S. SBA
- COVID-19 funding options– U.S. SBA (curated list of thousands of funding sources at the national, state, regional and local levels designed to support small businesses in accessing capital to recover from COVID-19)
- Disaster Loan Assistance– U.S. SBA
- Employee Retention Credit– IRS
- Pursuit Business Loan– The New York Business Development Corporation (NYBDC) and affiliates The 504 Company and Excelsior Growth Fund have rebranded as Pursuit.
- COVID-19 Application For Suspension Of Debt Collection Activity– NYS Office of the Attorney General
- Loans Available for Nonprofits in the CARES Act– New York Council of Nonprofits
- Open Road Alliance one-time grants and loans for nonprofits and social enterprises
- List of Syracuse-area SBA Lending Institutions
SBA scam alert and fraud reporting:
- Information about SBA scams– U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
- Report suspected fraud– Office of the Inspector General, SBA