The Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) awarded a $125,000 Project Grant under the Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CFDA 21.020) to the Women's Opportunities Resource Center (W.O.R.C.) to build the awardee's organizational capacity. The grant will support technical assistance activities from September 16, 2021 through September 30, 2023 to help W.O.R.C. better serve low-income communities and individuals who lack...
The Women's Opportunities Resource Center (WORC) received a $1,418,000 Project Grant award from the Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) under the Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP, CFDA #21.024). The two-year award will support WORC's ability to provide financial assistance and prepare for and respond to the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic through September 2023. The CDFI RRP aims to...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Program awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Entrepreneur Works on November 21, 2024. The grant funding is intended to promote economic revitalization and community development through technical assistance to build the capacity of certified and emerging CDFIs. The awarded activities must be used for eligible expenses such as personnel, fringe benefits, professional services, travel, training, equipment,...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $134,460 Project Grant to the Women's Opportunities Resource Center (WORC) under the Microloan Program (CFDA 59.046). This federal grant will fund WORC, a non-profit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), to provide microloans up to $50,000 and accompanying technical assistance to women, low-income, and minority entrepreneurs and small businesses in underserved communities. The grant has a performance period from Jul 1, 2024, to...
The Small Business Administration (SBA) Microloan Program has awarded a $167,996 Formula Grant to the Women's Opportunities Resource Center (WORC), a non-profit organization doing business as W.o.r.c. The grant funding, awarded on July 1, 2023, will enable WORC to provide microloans, business training, and technical assistance to start-up, newly established, and growing small business concerns, with a focus on women, low-income, and minority entrepreneurs in underserved communities. As a...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $111,105 Project Grant to the Women's Opportunities Resource Center (WORC) under the SBA Microloan Program (CFDA 59.046). The grant, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025, will enable WORC, a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), to provide microloans up to $50,000 and technical assistance to start-up, newly established, and growing small businesses, with a focus on women, low-income, and minority entrepreneurs in...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Program awarded a $925,000 Project Grant to The Enterprise Center Capital Corporation on Sep 26, 2024. The grant's purpose is to promote economic revitalization and community development by providing financial and technical assistance to CDFIs that serve low-income and underserved populations. Specifically, the funding must be used by the recipient for financial products, financial services (for regulated...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Program awarded a $1,250,000 Project Grant to Communityworks, a non-profit Community Development Corporation and certified CDFI. The grant, awarded on September 26, 2024, is intended to promote economic revitalization and community development by building the financial capacity of CDFIs to serve low-income and underserved populations across the United States. The funding will enable Communityworks to...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund awarded a $265,000 Project Grant to Women's Venture Fund, Inc. on November 21, 2024 under the CDFI Program (CFDA 21.020). The purpose of the grant is to promote economic revitalization and community development by providing technical assistance to build the capacity of certified and emerging CDFIs to serve low-income and underserved markets across the nation that lack adequate access to affordable...
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Program awarded a $625,000 Project Grant to the Wisconsin Women's Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) on September 26, 2024. The purpose of this grant is to promote economic revitalization and community development through investment in and financial assistance to CDFIs. WWBIC, a certified CDFI, will use the funds to provide financial products, financial services, development services, loan loss...