Sustainable Building Design Revolving Loan Fund

The ABA Revolving Loan Fund is an interest free loan program that provides a funding mechanism for state agencies, boards, commissions, and institutions of higher learning who own their own facilities whose renovations exceed $250,000. The ABA Revolving Loan Fund is funded by a grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and contributions from the State of Arkansas (Governor’s General Improvement Funds). Funds are available on a continuing basis.

Recommended projects include:Building exterior weatherization, air sealing, or thermal efficiencyIncrease or improvement in building insulationDoor, wind, or skylight replacementLighting technology upgrades, or reduction of the number of fixturesHeating, ventilation, heat recovery, steam system and air conditioning replacementsImprovements to energy control systems/sensorsVFD motors and other energy efficiency projectsRenewable energy and geothermal projects Further information is available from the Arkansas Building Authority's procedures, application and agreement requirements for the fund. * A revolving loan program is one in which the loan repayments are added back into the fund. In this way, the loan program, in theory, may continue indefinitely.