R.I. Gen. Laws § 42-64.25-6: Micro-loan allocation.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this chapter, not less than ten percent (10%) and not more than twenty-five percent (25%) of program funds will be allocated to “micro loans” with a principal amount between two thousand dollars ($2,000) and twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). Micro loans will be administered by lending organizations, which will be selected by the commerce corporation on a competitive basis and shall have experience in providing technical and financial assistance to microenterprises.