Congress Moves to Let Nonprofit Child Care Centers Use SBA-Backed Loans, With Limits on Large Borrowing
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Announces introduction of the Small Business Child Care Investment Act to let eligible nonprofit child care providers access SBA loan programs such as 7(a) and 504 for expansion and facility investments.
Describes legislation to allow nonprofit child care providers to participate in SBA loan programs, framing it as a way to improve child care availability for working families and employers.
Covers the bill’s advancement out of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee and reiterates that it would open SBA-backed lending options to qualifying nonprofit child care providers.
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Small Business Child Care Investment Act
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