THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING FY 2025-2026 APPLICATIONS IS 5:00PM, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 2025.FY 2025-2026 CDBG and HOME Application (PDF)FY 2025-2026 CDBG Scoring Rubric (PDF)The Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and Home Investment Partnership Program (HOME) are Federal grant programs funded through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The City of Tracy is a sub-recipient pass-through funding partner of San Joaquin County, which serves as the...
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The California Small Business Loan Guarantee Program enables a small business or farm to obtain a term loan or line of credit when it cannot otherwise qualify for a loan. The California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (“IBank”) administers the Small Business Loan Guarantee Program (“SBLGP or State program”) and the State Small Business Credit Initiative (“SSBCI or Federal program”) to help businesses create and...
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Tracy is committed to a strong, growing business climate. Businesses locating in Tracy will enjoy working in an economic environment with knowledgeable professionals readily available to make the development and permitting processes seamless. A wide range of business-friendly services and financial incentives are available to companies choosing to locate here.
The City of Tracy works with several agencies in the region to offer a...
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The City of Tracy celebrates World Hello Day 2019.
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The City of Tracy, in partnership with the Tracy Chamber of Commerce, is proud to present the annual State of the City Address on Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at the Grand Theatre Center of the Arts, located at 715 Central Avenue in Downtown Tracy. Please join us for networking at 9 AM, the presentation will begin at 10 AM.The event theme,Tracy Strong, will be incorporated...
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City of Tracy Ellis Village Green Park Ribbon Cutting on April 2nd 2019
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City of Tracy celebrates our community. Take a look at some highlights from 2017 and 2018.
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The EDA is one-stop, free and confidential business resource committed to meeting the needs of development prospects, local businesses and the community. Focusing on business retention and expansion, EDA's goal is to encourage and facilitate business development, capital investment, job creation and the economic diversification of the County.
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The SBDC at San Joaquin Delta College provides free and confidential business consulting, and free and low-cost training to help existing business owners and entrepreneurs grow their operations. The SBDC’s training focuses on three business disciplines: Business Planning & Management, Financial Management, and Marketing.
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iHUB San Joaquin is one of the 15 state designated iHUBs that stimulate partnerships, economic development, and job creation around specific research clusters. The iHUBs leverage assets such as research parks, technology incubators, universities, and federal laboratories to provide an innovation platform for startup companies, economic development organizations, business groups, and venture capitalists.
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Employment Outreach and Recruitment Services
WorkNet’s Employer Services Specialists are available to assist businesses with recruitment and screening of potential employees based on a company’s specific needs. Included in this program is the ability to conduct vocational and customized tests, such as typing words-per-minute, mathematics, necessary physical capabilities and more. They can also provide interviewing facilities at the local Tracy WorkNet location.
In...
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SCIP is a financing program that enables developers to pay most impact fees and finance public improvements through an acquisition agreement that qualifies under the 1913/1915 Act (excluding school fees) via tax-exempt bond issuance proceeds. As the City of Tracy requires developers to pay impact fees prior to obtaining a permit, SCIP can be used to directly prepay these fees or alternatively, to reimburse the...
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The Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) bring financial assistance to job creating and retaining businesses already located in San Joaquin County and those who are looking to expand into the County.
Loan amounts from $25,000 to $1M
Market rates are fixed, no prepayment penalties and flexible repayment terms
Proceeds may be used to finance working capital, inventory purchases, machinery & equipment, furniture & fixtures,...
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Industrial Development Bonds (IDBs) are tax-exempt industrial revenue bonds which are issued to offer low interest financing to qualified businesses. IDBs traditionally offer lower interest rates, long-term maturity (15 – 30 years) and are assumable. Proceeds from IDBs may be used to finance land acquisition, building construction, machinery and equipment, and other incidental costs. In addition, five percent of net proceeds may be set aside...
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As the designated State agency for employment services, the Employment Development Department (EDD) is the nation’s largest employment agency. The EDD is host of the California Job Openings Browse System (CalJOBS), a sophisticated, internet-based job listing and self referral system. Employers have a convenient option to enter job openings and search for qualified applicants either on their own or through the servicers of EDD staff...
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San Joaquin Delta College prepares students for careers in a wide variety of vocational areas designed to prepare individuals to meet the skilled workforce needs of local business and industry. Delta College offers a variety of technical certificate programs created in conjunction with local industry and creates additional, specialized training, both for credit and non-credit, tailored to the specific needs of the individual employer. Training...
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San Joaquin County Neighborhood Preservation Office offers a Down payment Assistance Program (DAP) to persons and families seeking to purchase a home in Tracy. Deferred down payment assistance loans, 20% of the sales price up to $40,000 (whichever is lesser), to low income, first-time homebuyers for the purchase of a home. The loans are intended to bridge the gap between the cost of a house and...
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The San Joaquin County Home Rehabilitation Program is a creative financing program that assists property owners in making residential building improvements. It offers low interest amortized and deferred payment loans. The program is designed to make needed renovations affordable for low income homeowners as well as offering a range of services to help make property improvements as easy as possible. It is designed to preserve the health and...
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The San Joaquin Fair Housing Association is a non-profit agency established in 1983 to serve the citizens of San Joaquin County. Our services are provided to the community free of charge. Our services are funded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program provided by San Joaquin County and the cities of Stockton, Tracy, Lodi, Manteca, Lathrop, Ripon...
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Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Tulare counties – with 62 cities and more than 4 million residents – make up the San Joaquin Valley, one of California’s most challenged areas in comparison to the rest of the state: average per capita incomes are 32% lower; college graduate rates are 50% below the average; access to health care is 51% lower; and air quality is among the worst...
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OUR MISSION is to create and advocate for healthy, vibrant, safe communities through the development of affordable housing and educational opportunities to families, seniors and individuals of low and moderate income.
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Founded by a small group of residents who wanted to improve their distressed neighborhood, Sacramento Neighborhood Housing Services was created in 1987. Now doing business as NeighborWorks® HomeOwnership Center Sacramento Region (NeighborWorks® Sacramento), the organization has changed and grown, but the heart of its mission remains the same. Initially, Sacramento Neighborhood Housing Services served just four neighborhoods in Sacramento. Today, NeighborWorks® Sacramento serves an 11-county region and...
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Visionary Home Builders of Califonria, Inc., your community based non-profit organization, has developed "Bounce Back to Homeownership", a program to help you enter or re-enter into homeownership.
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The SBA 504 Program provides small businesses with long-term, fixed-rate financing to acquire major fixed assets for expansion or modernization. This program offers key advantages to businesses that plan to invest in equipment and/or real estate for their own use:
Low down payment – conserving valuable operating capital
Competitive, fixed interest rate – no future interest rate fluctuations
Long term – brings debt...
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The City of Tracy and the Grow America Fund (GAF) have established and capitalized the Grow Tracy Fund as an economic development tool designed to assist eligible small businesses within the City of Tracy to obtain the financing required to grow their business.
Loans made under this program are underwritten by the Grow America Fund and guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under...
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SCORE is a nonprofit association dedicated to educating entrepreneurs and helping small businesses start, grow, and succeed nationwide. SCORE is a resource partner with the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and has been mentoring small business owners for more than forty years.
SCORE is a valuable network of 13,000+ volunteers who offer small business entrepreneurs confidential business counseling services at no charge. SCORE volunteers...
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The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) dedicates its energy and resources to providing support to small businesses and small-business owners across the nation. SBA helps businesses across the country with accessing capital through the Small Business Loan program. They also offer counseling services to provide businesses with the tools for enhancing and growing their business.
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The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) offers classes, consulting services and business planning resources for entrepreneurs and small business owners. They assist with any aspect of small business development--from starting a small business to expansion or helping with problems in an existing business.
The SBDC offers a wide range of classes providing entrepreneurs and business owners with ways to implement new strategies, skills and...
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The Tracy Chamber of Commerce is a private, membership-based organization that promotes economic prosperity in our region and provides businesses with tools to grow. Tracy Chamber members enjoy many opportunities each year for networking, education and business development through the many programs and services it offers.
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Tracy is committed to a strong, growing business climate. Businesses locating in Tracy will enjoy working in an economic environment with knowledgeable professionals readily available to make the development and permitting processes seamless. A wide range of business-friendly services and financial incentives are available to companies choosing to locate here.
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