Project Grant SBAHQ10I0272

The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis will receive $306,100.56 under a three-year Project Grant award from the Small Business Administration Office of Entrepreneurial Development. The grant funds the Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA #59.043), which aims to assist small businesses owned and controlled by women through training and counseling. Specifically, the Urban League will provide services to remove discriminatory barriers faced by women entrepreneurs in accessing...

The Urban League of Greater Atlanta (ULGA) was awarded a $150,000 project grant from the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of the Chief Operating Officer under the Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059). The grant will support ULGA's initiatives to provide small business development and entrepreneurship services from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2023. As described in the grant program, funding will enable ULGA to deliver programmatic and construction activities to further...

The Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $6,879,914 Project Grant to the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, Inc. under the Investments for Public Works and Economic Development Facilities program (CFDA 11.300). The grant funds will support construction of the Urban League Plaza and Innovation Center, which will offer workspace and business development services targeting underserved minority and women entrepreneurs in the St. Louis, Missouri region....

The National Urban League, Inc. received a $5 million Project Grant award from the Small Business Administration Office of Entrepreneurial Development under the Community Navigator Pilot Program. Through November 2023, the National Urban League and its contractors will provide technical assistance and support services to small businesses and entrepreneurs from underserved groups impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. As hubs and spokes, respectively, they will deliver one-on-one counseling and...

This $2.25 million Economic Adjustment Assistance Project Grant from the Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration will help create the new Urban League of Greater Cleveland UBIZ Revolving Loan Fund. The RLF will provide small businesses throughout Cuyahoga County, Ohio with access to capital to aid recovery from adverse economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Urban League estimates lending through the RLF will catalyze $3 million in private investment and help create 300...

The Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle (Urban League) was awarded a $650,000 Project Grant from the Small Business Administration Office of the Chief Operating Officer under the Congressional Grants program. The one-year grant will support the Urban League's efforts to provide small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives to the Seattle community through March 2024. The Congressional Grants program aims to fund local organizations and municipalities delivering programming and...

The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis, Inc. was awarded a $150,000 project grant from the Small Business Administration Office of Entrepreneurial Development under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 59.043). This two-year continuation award, issued on September 30, 2022 and set to conclude on September 29, 2024, will fund the Urban League's provision of training and counseling services to assist small businesses owned and controlled by women. Specifically,...

The Urban League of Louisiana was awarded a $225,000 Cooperative Agreement by the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of Entrepreneurial Development under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA 59.043). This federal grant funding will support the organization's delivery of comprehensive entrepreneurial development services, including training, counseling, technical assistance, and access to capital resources, tailored specifically for women-owned small...

The Urban League of Greater Atlanta (ULGA) was awarded a $750,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Second Chance Act Reentry Initiative (CFDA 16.812). The 24-month program with a 12-month follow-up period will assist up to 100 reentering citizens in the metro Atlanta area to reintegrate into their communities, gain workforce skills and credentials, obtain livable wage jobs, and access supports to prevent recidivism. Key program components...

The Urban League of Rochester, N.Y., Inc. was awarded a $225,000 Project Grant 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 fund the organization to deliver training and counseling services from October 1, 2021 through September 29, 2022 to assist small businesses owned and controlled by women. Specifically, the Urban League will work to remove discriminatory...