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Financial Assistance

Information

There are no state or federal loan programs structured specifically to assist aquaculturists. There are programs to assist agri-business or small businesses through loans or loan guarantees with existing financial institutions. Unfortunately, programs and funding levels change frequently and we are listing sources of information and not program descriptions. You may also wish to contact regional planning councils, chambers of commerce and small business development centers (SBDC's are usually associated with community colleges) to find out if there are programs available within your region rather than statewide.

Small Business Administration http://www.sbaonline.sba.gov/ North Florida District: Veronica Wallace, Rosalind Bryant 7825 Baymeadows Way, Suite 100-B Jacksonville, Florida 32256-7504 Telephone: 904/443-1922	South Florida District John Dunn 100 South Biscayne Boulevard, Seventh Floor Miami, FL 33131 Telephone: 305/536-5521 Fax: 305/536-5058
Enterprise Florida http://www.eflorida.com/ 201 Atrium Building 325 John Knox Road Tallahassee, FL 32303 Telephone: 850/298-6620	USDA - Rural Development Rural Business and Cooperative Services http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ Joe Mueller Post Office Box 147010 Gainesville, Florida 32614-7010 Telephone: 352/338-3482 ext. 3441
National Marine Fisheries Service Finance Services Branch http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov/fs/fs.html Tim Ward or Shawn Barry 263 13th Avenue South St. Petersburg , FL 33701 Telephone: 727/824- 5377	Farm Credit of Central Florida http://www.farmcreditflorida.com/ Joseph Sweat, Senior Loan Officer 115 S. Missouri Avenue, Suite 400 Post Office Box 8009 Lakeland, FL 33815 Telephone: 863-682-4117
USDA - Farm Service Agency http://www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA Florida State FSA Office Post Office Box 141030 Gainesville, FL 32614-1030 Telephone: 352/379-4500

Please note: FSA has offices throughout Florida.Check your government pages for a local number or visit the FSA web site for local office information.