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KEDFA Direct Loan Program – Manufacturing

Below-market interest rate loans from KEDFA to supplement other financing for Kentucky manufacturers; can fund up to 100% of project costs for fixed asset financing (land, buildings, equipment); minimum $15,000, maximum $100,000 per loan; approved company must create at least one new full-time job within one year of loan closing; manufacturing is an explicitly named eligible activity.

About this program

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Eligibility

Kentucky manufacturers and agribusinesses seeking fixed asset financing for economic development or expansion; industrial ventures explicitly eligible; retail projects not eligible; must create at least one new full-time job.

Requirements

  • Kentucky-based manufacturing or industrial business
  • Use loan proceeds for land, buildings, equipment, or working capital
  • Create at least one new full-time job within one year of loan closing