Award type: project grant

This Project Grant award from the Small Business Administration's Office of Entrepreneurial Development provides $995,020 to The Immigrant Assistance Center of Greater Brockton through November 30, 2023. The funding supports the Community Navigator Pilot Program (CFDA 59.077), which aims to increase participation in pandemic relief and recovery programs for small businesses through navigator services.

Specifically, the grantee and its subrecipients will provide high-quality technical assistance and support with pandemic relief programs to small businesses, with a focus on historically underserved groups. This includes one-on-one counseling and group training delivered by hubs and spokes on pandemic-related small business programs administered by the SBA and other government agencies. Quarterly reports on activities and progress toward stated goals will be provided to the SBA. The funding is expected to enhance awareness of and participation in relief opportunities among small, disadvantaged businesses in Brockton, Massachusetts.

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.