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The Neighborhood Self-Employment Initiative, Inc. received a two-year, $150,000 Project Grant award from the Small Business Administration Office of Entrepreneurial Development under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #59.043). The grant will support Neighborhood Self-Employment Initiative's continuation of services through September 2024 to assist small businesses owned and controlled by women. As described in the grant program, funding will help remove...

The Economic Development Administration awarded a $3.27 million Project Grant to Social Entrepreneurs of New Orleans Inc., doing business as Propeller: A Force for Social Innovation, to scale venture capital investments that support minority-owned businesses through the BUILD TO SCALE federal grant program (CFDA 11.024). Over a three-year period, Propeller and its partner New Orleans Startup Fund will build capacity for due diligence, fundraising, and technical assistance to grow their initial...

The Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship was awarded a $200,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs (PRIME), CFDA 59.050. The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, supports the organization's efforts to increase the number of microenterprises and enhance the management capabilities of microentrepreneurs in Seattle, WA and surrounding areas. The Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship, a non-profit organization,...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs (PRIME) to the Business Outreach Center Network, Inc. (BOC Network) on September 30, 2023. The grant will fund a one-year project to provide technical assistance services that support the growth and development of microenterprises, with a focus on minority-owned, women-owned, and disadvantaged businesses. Key services to be delivered by BOC Network include...

The Small Business Administration Office of Capital Access awarded Social Entrepreneurs Of New Orleans Inc., doing business as Propeller: A Force For Social Innovation, a $200,000 Project Grant under the Prime Technical Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #59.050). The grant will support the delivery of training and capacity building services from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2023 to enhance the management capabilities of microentrepreneurs in starting, expanding, and growing their...

The Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $232,000 Congressional Grant (CFDA 59.059) to Social Enterprise Greenhouse, a non-profit organization, to support small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives in Providence, RI. This funding will enable Social Enterprise Greenhouse to provide tools, training, counseling, and other support services to social enterprises and underserved entrepreneurs through its programming from August 2023 to July 2024. In 2021, Social Enterprise...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to Neighborhood Self-Employment Initiative, Inc. (NSEI), doing business as the Business Ownership Initiative Of Indiana (BOI), under the SBA's Women's Business Ownership Assistance Program (CFDA #59.043). This one-year grant will enable NSEI/BOI, a minority and woman-owned non-profit organization, to provide training, counseling, microloans, and capacity building services to support women-owned businesses,...

This $1.4 million Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration's BUILD TO SCALE program funds the Southern California Venture Pipeline (SVP) Capital Fund Development Project. The Alliance for Southern California Innovation will review startup applications, vet companies, and forward qualified deals to an evaluator panel. Roughly 75% of applicants will need mentorship to prepare for future funding rounds. Startups selected by the panel will pitch to a...

The Initiative Foundation, a nonprofit organization based in Little Falls, Minnesota, was awarded a $300,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of Capital Access under the Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs (PRIME) (CFDA 59.050). The grant, effective from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2025, will fund the foundation's efforts to increase the number of microenterprises and enhance the management capabilities of microentrepreneurs in the...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $250,000 Project Grant under the Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs (CFDA 59.050) to Ventures, doing business as Washington Community Alliance For Self-Help, to provide technical assistance to disadvantaged entrepreneurs. The one-year grant, effective September 30, 2023, will support Ventures in delivering training, one-on-one coaching, financial literacy education, and other capacity building services to low-income entrepreneurs...