Award type: project grant

This $1 million Project Grant from the Small Business Administration's Office of Entrepreneurial Development, under the Community Navigator Pilot Program (CFDA 59.077), will support the provision of pandemic relief and recovery services to historically underserved small businesses and entrepreneurs through November 2023. As the primary awardee, Shenandoah Community Capital Fund, Inc. will serve as a "hub" organization and work with contractor "spoke" organizations to deliver one-on-one counseling and group training services focused on increasing awareness of and participation in Small Business Administration and other government assistance programs. Services will target minority, disabled, LGBTQ, rural, veteran, women, and socially/economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs and microbusinesses. Quarterly reports on activities and progress toward stated goals will be provided to the SBA through the end of the two-year period of performance.

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.