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Does The CIRI Foundation provide business loans or grants?

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Does The CIRI Foundation provide business loans or grants?

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• The CIRI Foundation is not chartered to provide financial or technical assistance for starting a business. Assistance may be available through: • UAA Small Business Development Center www.aksbdc.org (907) 274-7232, Toll free outside Anchorage (800) 478.7232 • Alaska Growth Capital www.alaskagrowth.com (800) 315-4904 • The Small Business Administration http://www.sba.gov (800) 659-2955; Anchorage District Office (907) 271-4022 www.sba.gov • Bureau of Indian Affairs www.doi.gov/bureau-indian-affairs • Cook Inlet Tribal Council’s IDA Program www.citci.com (907) 793-3303, Toll Free (877) 985-5900 • The Small Business Administration (SBA) provides a business loan program, workshops and free counseling on how to start a small business, and you may qualify for federal programs that steer a portion of government contracts to businesses owned by minorities, such as the SBA’s “8(a) Program.” • The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) also administers a small business loan program and provides worksh