Award type: project grant

This $2.5 million Project Grant from the Small Business Administration's Office of Entrepreneurial Development through the Community Navigator Pilot Program (CFDA 59.077) will fund the Georgia Micro Enterprise Network, Inc. to provide technical assistance and support services to small businesses through November 2023. As the prime awardee, Georgia Micro will deliver direct counseling and group training to help underserved small businesses and entrepreneurs access pandemic relief programs and recovery resources from the SBA and other government agencies. Georgia Micro may also engage subrecipients to expand the delivery of services; any subawardees would provide the same direct technical support and counseling to small businesses through 2023. This funding aims to increase participation in and awareness of federal aid programs among socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses and entrepreneurs from historically underserved groups.

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.