ID - seattle economic development fund (nampa)

This $150,000 Cooperative Agreement award, funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA 59.043), supports the Seattle Economic Development Fund, doing business as Business Impact NW, a nonprofit community development financial institution. The funding will enable Business Impact NW to provide comprehensive entrepreneurial development services, including training, counseling, and technical assistance, to women-owned small businesses, with a particular focus on supporting socially and economically disadvantaged women entrepreneurs. The award has a performance period of June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026. The Women's Business Ownership Assistance program aims to remove discriminatory barriers and foster the growth of women-owned enterprises through federal grant funding to nonprofit organizations across the United States.