Award type: project grant

The Idaho Hispanic Foundation, Inc. received a $2.5 million Project Grant award from the Small Business Administration Office of Entrepreneurial Development to provide Community Navigator services under the Community Navigator Pilot Program (CFDA #59.077) from December 1, 2021 through November 30, 2023. As a Hub organization and through contracted Spoke entities, the Foundation will deliver high-quality support and technical assistance to small businesses, including minority-owned firms, on pandemic relief programs and recovery services through individual counseling and group trainings. The Community Navigator Pilot Program aims to increase participation in assistance programs offered by the SBA and other government agencies among historically underserved entrepreneurs through outreach, education and guidance.

Activities

Provide high quality support and technical assistance with pandemic relief programs and recovery services to small businesses.; deliverables: grantees will provide reports on activities and progress toward stated goals to SBA on a quarterly basis.

Expected outcomes

Increase awareness of and participation in programs of the u.s small business administration and other government agencies.

Intended beneficiaries

Small businesses and entrepreneurs that fall into a historically underserved category, including minority entrepreneurs (black, indigenous, and people of color), entrepreneurs with disabilities, lgbtq entrepreneurs, rural entrepreneurs; veterans and military entrepreneurs (including spouses), women entrepreneurs, innovative startups, micro businesses, and socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses

Subrecipient activities

Grantees (hubs) and their contractors (spokes) will provide high quality support and technical assistance with pandemic relief programs and recovery services to small businesses. This support takes the form of 1:1 counseling and group trainings.