Community Investment Corporation

Community Investment Corporation is a nonprofit community development corporation headquartered in Hamden, Connecticut, registered in SAM.gov since April 2009. The organization serves as a microlender intermediary that provides federal grant funding support to expand access to capital and business development services for underserved entrepreneurs. Through its federal grant awards, Community Investment Corporation delivers microloans, business training, and technical assistance to support the growth of small businesses in underserved communities, with particular focus on women, low-income, and minority-owned enterprises.

Community Investment Corporation has received consistent federal grant funding through the Small Business Administration's Microloan Program (CFDA #59.046), administered by the Office of Capital Access. The organization has secured six project and formula grants totaling approximately $2.5 million over a five-year period from July 2021 through June 2026. These grants enable Community Investment Corporation to provide microloans up to $50,000 for working capital, inventory, supplies, furniture, fixtures, machinery, and equipment to startup, newly established, and growing small business concerns. In addition to direct lending services, the organization uses grant funding to deliver comprehensive business development support, including marketing assistance, management training, and technical assistance to prospective borrowers and active microloan recipients. The most recent awards include a $247,512 project grant (fiscal year 2025-2026) and a $337,494 project grant (fiscal year 2024-2025), representing the organization's continued role as a key intermediary lender supporting entrepreneurship and economic development in Connecticut's underserved communities lacking traditional credit access.