TABLE 1 - State Assistive Technology Loan Programs - Models and Entities Involved
STATE |
LOAN MODEL |
PUBLIC/PRIVATE LENDING ENTITIES |
STATE/PUBLIC ENTITY CONTACT |
PRIVATE/LENDING ENTITY CONTACT |
LEAD ENTITY FOR LOAN ADMINISTRATION |
OTHER PARTICIPATING ENTITIES |
Alabama (1997) |
Loan Guarantee and Interest Buy Down |
SouthTrust Bank and the Southern Disability Foundation |
Paula Blevins-Russell (205) 992-5966 pabrusse@southernco.com |
Michelle Jennings (205) 254-4469 |
Southern Disability Foundation, Inc. |
Consumer Board of Non-Profit Organization |
Alaska ( 1995) |
Loan Guarantee and Interest Buy Down |
North Rim Bank, & State Tech Project |
James Beck (907)269-3569 jim_beck@educ.state.ak.us Vocat. Rehab, AT and Bus Devel |
Sue Lymon (907) 261-3367 Northrim Bank |
Assistive Technology of Alaska and North Rim Bank |
None |
Arkansas (1997) |
Revolving |
No bank, Arkansas Rehabilitation Services |
Sue Gaskin (501) 666-6686 sogaskin@ars.state.ar.us ICAN/Arkansas Rehabilitation Services |
No Data |
AR Rehab Services- Loan Fund Advisory Committee makes loan recommendations |
Arkansas Equipment Loan Fund Board |
California (1980) |
Loan Guarantee Program |
Any licensed financial institution |
Rebecca Coleman (916) 263-8678 rmcolema@dor.ca.gov California Assistive Technology |
No Data |
California State Dept. of Rehabilitation |
N/A |
Connecticut (1994) |
Revolving |
People’s Bank State VR Office, and Social Services |
John Ficarro (860) 424-4881 jficarro@aol.com Connecticut Tech Act Project |
Susan Sarri (203) 338-4471 custserv@peoples Com of People's Bank |
Dept. of Social Service, Bureau of Rehab. Services, CT Tech Act Project. |
State of Ct Bonding Commission, and Independent Living Centers |
Hawaii (1994) |
Loan Guarantee and Interest Buy Down |
American Savings Bank, Centers for Indep. Living, and State Tech Act Project |
Ellen Cheng (808) 532-7110 echeng@diverseabilities.org Hawaii Assistive Technology Training & Services |
Anna Marie Springer (808) 539-7126 |
American Savings Bank but Hawaii Assistive Tech Testing and Services (HATTS) administers program |
None |
Idaho (1994) |
Loan Guarantee and Interest Buy Down |
First Security Bank, N.A. and Key Bank, N.A. - Idaho District |
Craig Parry (208) 334-2755 cparry@uidaho.edu Idaho A.T. Project |
Carlas Brown (208) 393-4424 First Security Bank, N.A. |
Idaho Assistive Technology Project |
Idaho Community Foundation |
Iowa (1998) |
Loan Guarantee |
Mercantile Bank Midwest, Iowa Able Foundation, and State Tech Act project |
Jennifer Britton (800) 331-3027 Jennifer-Britton@uiowa.edu Infotech/Iowa Program for AT |
Bill Kurtz (319) 356-9068 Mercantile Bank Midwest |
The IA Able Foundation Board designated InfoTech, a service of the IA Program for AT, as the lead entity |
Iowa Program for Assistive Technology |
Illinois (1993) |
Interest Buy Down by Treasurer’s Office |
State Treasurer's Office, NationalCity Bank-lead, but Credit Unions and S. & L.'s also participate |
Alice Sochacki (312) 814-1793 (312) 814-2765 (Fax) |
No Data |
State Treasurer's Office |
Many Banks around the State |
Kansas (1994) |
Traditional |
NationsBank |
Mary Ellen O'Brien (785) 233-4550 meow@cjnetworks.com |
Scott Berghaus (816) 979-6646 NationsBank |
NationsBank |
None |
Kentucky (1998 |
Loan Guarantee with Interest Buy Down Option |
Negotiating with 5th Third Bank |
Nancy Hansen (608) 246-2540 nancy.hansen@mail.state.ky.us Vocational Rehabilitation |
None at this time |
Kentucky AT Loan Corp., Workforce Development Cabinet |
State Tech Project, KY Voc Rehab, and KY Development Disabilities Council |
Maine (1989) |
Revolving |
No Bank Adaptive Equipment Loan Program & Finance Authority of Maine |
Renee Tracy (800) 499-2357 renee_tracy@alpha-one.org Alpha One |
Same as previous column |
Alpha One and Finance Authority of Maine |
None |
Maryland (1996) |
Traditional |
First National Bank of Maryland, and negotiating with lenders for |
Michael Dalto (800) 832-4827 mpdalto@yahoo.com MD Technology Assistance Program |
No Data |
First National Bank of Maryland. For new program, the Gov's Office for Indiv with Disabilities. |
MD Tech Assis Program |
Minnesota (1999) |
Loan Guarantee and Interest Buy Down |
FirstStar Bank |
Tom Shaffer (651) 297-9718 tom.shaffer@state.mn.us MN STAR Program |
Mary Ann Suddeith (651) 229-6536 mary_ann_suddeith@firststar.com Firststar Bank |
MN STAR's nonprofit entity ATMN |
None |
Missouri (1996) |
Traditional |
NationsBank |
David Baker (816) 373-5193 matpmo@qni.com |
Scott Berghaus (816) 979-6646 |
NationsBank |
None |
Montana (1998) |
Loan Guarantee |
Loan Guarantee |
Julie Tompkins (800)72-0323 julietom@selway.umt.edu |
Sue Olinger Consumer Loans (406)728-6736 |
First Security Ba |
UM |
Nevada (1991) |
Loan Guarantee |
Bank America, State VR Office, and Non Profit entity |
Susan Lucia-Terry (702) 259-3894 nvreach@powernet.net |
Jim Rathkey (702) 594-5863 |
Bank America |
State Office Com Based Services, Consumer Committee, AT Center |
New Hampshire (1992) |
Loan Guarantee |
Loan Guarantee |
Mary C. Schuh and Therese Willkomm (603) 528-3060 mcschuh@cisunix.unh |
Nancy Neron (603) 639-6665 ext 361 cjoyce@peoplesheritage.com |
Bank of New Hampshire |
ATECH Serv., NH Tech Act Proj, NH Char. Found, Counc for Child & Adoles w/ Chron. Health Cond. |
New Jersey (1997) |
Traditional |
Fleet Bank |
no contact name or telephone number packr@njpanda.org |
Fleet Bank (800) 225-5353 |
Fleet Bank |
None |
New Mexico (1998) |
Loan Guarantee |
1st Security Bank of New Mexico, State Tech Act Project |
Carol Cadena (800) 866-2253 C.Cadena@state.nm.us The NM Technology Assistance Program |
Carlos Brown (208)-393-4424 cbrown@fscnet.com First Security Bank |
The New Mexico Division of Vocational Rehabilitation |
None |
New York (1986) |
Revolving |
No Bank, NY Office of Children and Family Services, and State Comptroller |
Benedicta Iyok (518) 474-1934 (518) 486-6338 (Fax) |
NY Office of Children and Family Services, and State Comptroller |
Equipment Loan Fund Review Board |
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North Carolina (1992) |
Loan Guarantee |
NationsBank Non-Profit entity |
Lawrence Bauer (704) 537-0550 web5729@charweb.org Programs for Accessible Living |
Chris Joyner Ass't VP(704) 388-8332 |
NationsBank |
None |
North Dakota (1998) |
Loan Guarantee |
First National Bank, |
Faye Gibbens (701) 775-5577 (701) 795-6630 (Fax) |
Kim Woods (701) 795-3236 |
First National Bank |
North Dakota Interagency Program for AT |
Ohio (1996) |
Traditional |
Fifth 3rd Bank of Columbus, Trained Board members |
Shiree Evans (614) 292-2426 evans.219@osu.edu |
Kelli Ferguson-Gargasz (614) 233-4507 |
Fifth Third Bank of Columbus |
Tech Project staff |
Oklahoma (1996) |
Traditional |
BancFirst |
Milissa Gofourth (800) 257-1705 or (405) gmiliss@okway.okstate.edu Oklahoma ABLE Tech |
Peggy Jenkins (405)742-6205 BancFirst |
BancFirst |
None |
Pennsylvania (1998) |
Loan Guarantee |
First Union Bank |
Virginia Del Sordo (215) 204-0452 vdel@nimbus.ocis.temple.edu Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation |
Chris Borowiec (203) 578-8308 chris.borowiec@firstunion.com First Union Bank |
First Union Bank and PA AT Foundation |
None |
South Dakota (1995) |
Loan Guarantee with extended terms. |
Norwest Bank (Wells Fargo) |
Jim Johnson DakotaLink, SD ATP 605-394-1876 jjohnson@tie.net |
Patricia Link 605-394-3800 Norwest Bank |
Norwest Bank |
Disability agencies across the state distribute loan applications |
Utah (1993) |
Interest Buy Down and Partial Loan Guarantee |
1st Security Bank only provides loan money, Buy-Down funds from State, Foundations, Corp., & Indiv. |
Daryl McCarty, Ex. Dir. (801) 273-7239 (Also Fax) Utah AT Foundation |
Richard Baese (801) 246-1353 r.baese@fscnet.com 1st Sec. Bank of Utah |
First Security Bank, and Utah AT Foundation |
None |
Vermont (1991) |
Revolving |
Vermont Development Credit Union, and State Tech Act project |
Lynne Cleveland (802) 241-2672 lynnec@dad.state.vt.us Vermont A T Project |
Bob Morgan (802) 865-3404 VT Development Credit Union |
Vermont Credit Union, and the State |
Consumer Board Reviews Loans and Meets Monthly |
Virginia (1997) |
Loan Guarantee and Interest Buy Down |
Crestar Bank and the Assistive Technology |
Michael Scione (804) 662-9993 loanfund@erols.com Assistive Technology Loan Fund Authority |
Scott Hansen (804) 319-4729 Scott.Hansen@Crestar.com Crestar Bank |
AT Loan Fund Authority |
None |
West Virginia (1998) |
West Virginia |
No Bank, State Treasurer's Office |
Brenda King (304) 766-4805 brendak@wvdrs.wvnet.edu |
No Data |
State Treasurer's Office and Revolving Loan Fund Board |
None |