WBC - AZ - microbusiness advancement center of southern arizona (tucson)

The $150,000 Cooperative Agreement awarded on September 30, 2024 to the Microbusiness Advancement Center of Southern Arizona (MAC) by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA #59.043) will support the organization's efforts to provide entrepreneurial development services to women-owned small businesses in the southern Arizona region.

As a registered federal grant recipient and non-profit organization, MAC focuses on removing discriminatory barriers faced by women entrepreneurs in accessing capital, markets, and critical business resources. The federal funding will enable MAC to deliver comprehensive training, counseling, and technical assistance to help women-owned enterprises overcome these challenges and foster their growth. This award builds on MAC's history of receiving multiple SBA grants totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars over the past several years, including a $150,000 Project Grant in 2023 and a $420,000 CARES Act Cooperative Agreement in 2020 to support women-owned businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.