State Level Grants & Business Assistance

The following list provides you with a starting-off place to begin researching small business opportunities and resources within your state. Federal grant money is often apportioned to individual states for distribution. Contact your state economic development department to see what business related grants are available.

Alabama Development Office
401 Adams Avenue
Montgomery, AL 36104-4340
800-248-0033
334-242-0415
Fax: 334-242-0415
http://www.ado.state.al.us/

Alaska Department of Community and Economic Development
P.O. Box 110809
Juneau, AK 98111-0809
907-465-2017
800-478-LOAN
Fax: 907-465-3767

Arizona Department of Commerce
3800 N. Central, Suite 1650
Phoenix, AZ 85012
602-280-1480
800-542-5684
Fax: 620-280-1339
http://www.commerce.state.az.us/

Arkansas Department of Economic Development
One Capitol Mall
Little Rock, AR 72201
1-800-ARKANSAS
Fax: 501-682-7341

California Technology, Trade, and Commerce Agency
801 K St., Suite 1700
Sacramento, CA 95814
916-322-1394
800-303-6600
http://commerce.ca.gov/

Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade
1625 Broadway, Suite 1710
Denver, CO 80202
303-892-3840
Fax: 303-892-3848
TDD: 800-659-2656
http://www.state.co.us/

State of Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development
505 Hudson Street
Hartford, CT 06106-7107
860-270-8000
http://www.state.ct.us/ecd

Delaware Economic Development Office
99 Kings Highway
Dover, DE 19901
302-739-4271
http://www.state.de.us/dedo

District Of Columbia
Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
441 4th St., NW, Suite 1140
Washington, DC 20001
202-727-6365
http://www.dcbiz.dc.gov/

Florida Economic Development Council
502 East Jefferson Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
805-222-3000
Fax: 850-222-3019

Enterprise Florida
390 North Orange Avenue, Suite 1300
Orlando, FL 32801
407-316-4600
Fax: 407-316-4599
http://www.floridabusiness.com/

Georgia Office of Economic Development
60 Executive Park South, NE
Atlanta, GA 30329-2231
404-679-4940
Fax: 800-736-1155
http://www.dca.state.ga.us/

Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism
P.O. Box 2359
Honolulu, HI 96804
No. 1 Capitol District Bldg.
250 S. Hotel Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
808-586-2593
Fax: 808-586-2589
http://www.state.hi.us/dbedt

Idaho Department of Commerce
700 West State Street
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, IS 83720-0093
208-334-2470
Fax: 208-334-2631

Illinois
Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
620 E. Adams
Springfield, IL 62602
217-782-7500
Fax: 217-524-3701
http://www.commerce.state.il.us/

Indiana Department of Commerce
One North Capitol, Suite 700
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-232-8888
800-463-8081
Fax: 317-233-5123
http://www.ai.org/bdev/index.html

Iowa Department of Economic Development
20 East Grand Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50309-1827
515-242-4700
800-245-IOWA
Fax: 515-242-4809
TTY: 800-735-2942
http://www.state.ia.us/ided
http://www.smart.state.ia.us/

Kansas Department of Commerce and Housing
700 SW Harrison Street, Suite 1300
Topeka, KS 66603-3712
785-296-5298
Fax: 785-296-3490
TTY: 785-296-3487
http://www.kansascommerce.com/

Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development
2300 Capital Plaza Tower
500 Mero Street
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-564-7670
800-626-2930
http://www.thinkkentucky.com/

Louisiana Department of Economic Development
P.O. Box 94185
Baton Rouge, LA 70804
225-342-6000
225-342-5388
http://www.lded.state.la.us/

Maine Office of Business Development
Department of Economic and Community Development
59 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
207-287-3153
Fax: 207-287-5701
TTY: 207-287-2656
http://www.econdevmaine.com/

Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development
217 East Redwood St.
Baltimore, MD 21202
410-767-6300
800-541-8549
Fax: 410-333-6792
TTY: 410-333-6926
http://www.mdbusiness.state.md.us/

Massachusetts Office of Business Development
10 Park Plaza, 3rd Floor
Boston, MA 02116
617-973-8600
800-5-CAPITAL
Fax: 617-973-8797
http://www.state.ma.us/mobd

Michigan Economic Development Corporation
201 North Washington Square
Victor Office Center, 4th Floor
Lansing, MI 48913
517-373-9808
Fax: 517-335-0198
http://medc.michigan.org/

Minnesota Department of Trade and Economic Development (MTED)
500 Metro Square Blvd.
121 7th Place East
St. Paul, MN 55101-2146
651-296-5657
800-657-3858
http://www.dted.state.mn.us/

Mississippi Development Authority
P.O. Box 849
Jackson, MS 39205-0849
601-359-3449
800-340-3323
Fax: 601-359-2832
http://www.decd.state.ms.us/

Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED)
Truman Building, Room 720
P.O. Box 118
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0118
573-751-4962
800-523-1434
Fax: 573-526-2416
http://www.ecodev.state.mo.us/

Montana Department of Commerce
1424 Ninth Ave.
P.O. Box 200505
Helena, MT 59620-0505
406-444-3814
800-221-8015 (in MT)
Fax: 406-444-1872
http://commerce.state.mt.us/

Nebraska Department of Economic Development
P.O. Box 94666
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509
402-471-3111
800-426-6505 (in NE)
Fax: 402-471-3365
TDD: 402-471-3441
http://www.neded.org/

State of Nevada Commission on Economic Development
108 E. Proctor St.
Carson City, NV 89710
775-687-4325
800-336-1600
Fax: 775-687-4450
http://www.expand2nevada.com/

State of New Hampshire
Department of Resources and Economic Development
172 Pembroke Road
P.O. Box 1856
Concord, NH 03302-1856
603-271-2341
800-204-5000 (in NH)
Fax: 603-271-6784
http://www.ded.state.nh.us/obid

New Jersey Economic Development Authority
P.O. Box 990
Trenton, NJ 08625-0990
609-292-1800
http://www.njeda.com/

New Mexico
Economic Development Department
Joseph M. Montoya Bldg.
1100 St. Francis Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87505-4147
505-827-0171
800-374-3061
Fax: 505-827-0407
http://www.edd.state.nm.us/

New York
Empire State Development
One Commerce Plaza
Albany, NY 12245
518-474-7756
800-STATE-NY
http://www.empire.state.ny.us/

North Carolina
Department of Commerce
Commerce Finance Center
301 N. Wilmington St.
P.O. Box 29571
Raleigh, NC 27626-0571
919-733-4977
Fax: 919-715-9265
http://www.commerce.state.nc.us/

North Dakota
Department of Economic Development and Finance
1833 East Bismark Expressway
Bismark, ND 58504-6708
701-328-5300
Fax: 701-328-5320
TTY: 800-366-6888
http://www.growingnd.com/

Ohio Department of Development
P.O. Box 1001
Columbus, OH 43216-1001
614-466-5017
800-345-OHIO
Fax: 614-463-1540
http://www.odod.state.oh.us/

Oklahoma
Department of Commerce
900 North Stiles
P.O. Box 26980
Oklahoma City, OK 73126-0980
405-815-5261
800-879-6552
Fax: 405-815-5199
http://www.locateok.com/

Oregon
Economic Development Department
775 Summer St., NE
Salem, OR 97310
503-986-0260
Fax: 503-581-5115
http://www.econ.state.or.us/

Pennsylvania
Department of Community and Economic Development
433 Forum Building
Harrisburg, PA 17120
800-379-7448
http://www.dcec.state.pa.us/

Rhode Island
Economic Development Corporation
One West Exchange St.
Providence, RI 02903
401-222-2601
Fax: 401-222-2102
http://riedc.com/

South Carolina
Department of Commerce
P.O. Box 927
Columbia, SC 29202
803-737-0400
877-751-1262
Fax: 803-737-0418
http://www.callsouthcarolina.com/

South Dakota
Governor's Office of Economic Development
711 East Wells Ave.
Pierre, SD 57501-3369
605-773-5032
800-872-6190
Fax: 605-773-3256
http://www.state.sd.us/goed

Tennessee
Department of Economic and Community Development
Rachel Jackson Building, 8th Floor
320 Sixth Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37243-0405
615-741-1888
Fax: 615-741-7306
http://www.state.tn.us/

Texas
Department of Economic Development
P.O. Box 12728
Austin, TX 78711
512-936-0260
800-888-0511
http://www.tded.state.tx.us/

Utah
Business and Economic Development Division
324 South State St., Suite 500
Salt Lake City, UT 84111
801-538-8800
Fax: 801-538-8889
http://www.dced.state.ut.us/

Vermont
Department of Economic Development
National Life Building, Drawer 20
Montpelier, VT 05620-0501
802-828-3221
800-341-2211
Fax: 802-828-3258
http://www.thinkvermont.com/

Virginia
Economic Development Partnership
P.O. Box 798
Richmond, VA 23206
804-371-8100
Fax: 804-371-8112
http://www.yesvirginia.org/

Washington
Department of Community, Trade, and Economic Development
906 Columbia St., SW
Olympia, WA 98504-8300
800-237-1233
http://www.cted.wa.gov/

West Virginia Development Office
1900 Kanawha Blvd., East
Charleston, WV 25305-0311
304-558-2234
800-982-3386
Fax: 304-558-0449
http://www.wvdo.org/

Wisconsin
Department of Commerce
201 W. Washington Avenue
Madison, WI 53707
608-266-1018
Business Helpline: 800-HELP-BUS
Fax Request Hotline: 608-264-6154
Export Helpline: 800-XPORT-WI
http://www.commerce.state.wi.us/

Wyoming Business Council
214 W. 15th St.
Cheyenne, WY 82002
307-777-2800
Fax: 307-777-2838
http://www.wyomingbusiness.org/