VA - george mason university instructional foundation

This federal Cooperative Agreement award in the amount of $150,000.00 was granted by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to The George Mason University Instructional Foundation, Inc. (doing business as The Capitol Connection) to support the SBA's Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA 59.043).

The funding will enable The Capitol Connection, a non-profit organization, to establish and operate a Women's Business Center (WBC) that provides comprehensive entrepreneurial development services tailored to women-owned small businesses, with a focus on supporting socially and economically disadvantaged women entrepreneurs. These services include training, counseling, technical assistance, and facilitating access to capital resources to help remove discriminatory barriers and foster the growth of women-owned enterprises. The performance period for this Cooperative Agreement is 12 months, from Sep 30, 2024 to Sep 29, 2025.