Community Advantage Small Business Lending Company (CA SBLC) Loans
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
CA SBLC loans are 7(a) loans capped at $350,000, made by mission-driven lenders licensed as Community Advantage Small Business Lending Companies. The Community Advantage pilot was made permanent as a licence class in 2023.
U.S. Small Business Administration
public · national
Deadline: rolling — Borrowers apply any time through a licensed CA SBLC lender. SBA opens application windows for new CA SBLC lender licences separately and periodically.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- small enterprises
- Stage: pre_seed, seed, growth
- Locally registered entity required
Designed for small businesses in underserved markets - low-to-moderate income communities, businesses less than two years old, and veteran-owned businesses - that cannot access conventional 7(a) credit.
How to apply
- Find a CA SBLC or mission-based lender serving your area
- Apply through that lender as you would for a 7(a) loan
Source. https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/7a-loans — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked