Award type: project grant

This $1.2 million Project Grant from the Small Business Administration's Office of Entrepreneurial Development, awarded December 1, 2021 under the Community Navigator Pilot Program (CFDA #59.077), will support Burten Bell Car Development Inc. in providing technical assistance and recovery services to small businesses through November 30, 2023. As a hub organization, Burten Bell will work with contractor spoke organizations to deliver one-on-one counseling and group training to increase awareness of and participation in pandemic relief programs and services among historically underserved small business owners and entrepreneurs. Key beneficiaries include minority-, veteran-, women- and socially disadvantaged small businesses.

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.