Our Mission: Grow America invests capital to craft equitable, vibrant futures.
Adam Ennis Assumes Leadership of Grow America as New President & CEO
Our programs
Investments in housing and community development
Our experience and expertise goes beyond just investing in community development initiatives. We bring together local governments and public agencies, nonprofits, and developers from the beginning of the project, helping them to structure the financing and build the technical capacity of the local community.
Lending and entrepreneurial support
We have been lending to small businesses and nonprofits for more than thirty years. We help borrowers develop equity, create jobs, and build their communities from within.
Advisory support for community and economic development
Our advisors bring together other Grow America services and our deep well of expertise and contacts. We work with our clients to understand your goals and challenges, and then we develop a customized plan to help them achieve their objectives.
Training and professional education
Our training program, the first in our field, builds development finance capacity in professionals working at every level and for every sector of the economic, housing, and community development profession. We’ve trained over 85,000 people in the art and science of economic and housing development finance.
Stories of impact
Latest news
New Life for Historic Franklin Building
Watertown NY
Permanent Housing Helps Stabilize Lives at Brettler Family Place
Seattle WA
Partnership Profile: Cuyahoga County and Grow America Expand Access to Capital and Expertise
When a small business financing need becomes complex, when additional expertise can help move a project forward, or when economic development professionals need advanced training, Cuyahoga County (Ohio) has a network of partners it can call upon. Grow America has...
What SBA’s new SOP means for 7(a) lending
Another update to SBA's rulebook just landed — a new SOP (50 10 8.1) took effect on October 1, 2026 and touches several parts of how 7(a) loans get made. Our team stays closely on top of SBA changes so you, as our partner, don’t have to, but this SOP changes enough...
Small business, big impact.
We’re now accepting small business loan applications online. Are you ready to get started?