Award type: project grant

This $1 million Project Grant from the Small Business Administration's Office of Entrepreneurial Development will support the Community Navigator Pilot Program. Under CFDA number 59.077, Koreatown Youth And Community Center, Inc. will provide technical assistance and counseling to small businesses through their hub and spoke model. As the primary grantee or "hub", Koreatown Youth And Community Center, Inc. will deliver direct services and also oversee subrecipients or "spokes" who will provide one-on-one counseling and group training. This funding will increase participation in pandemic relief and recovery programs for socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses, including those owned by minorities, veterans, women and rural entrepreneurs. The period of performance is February 10, 2022 through February 10, 2023.

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.