From such funds as may be appropriated or received, the Authority may make loans and grants for the benefit of qualified private, for-profit enterprises and public or not-for-profit enterprises, nonprofit industrial development corporations, or industrial development authorities for financing the following:

1. Purchase of real estate;

2. Grading of sites;

3. Water, sewer, natural gas or electrical line improvements, replacement and extensions;

4. Construction, rehabilitation, and expansion of buildings;

5. Construction of parking facilities;

6. Access roads construction and street improvements;

7. Purchase or lease of machinery and tools; and

8. Any other improvements deemed necessary by the Authority to meet its objectives.