Award type: project grant

This Project Grant from the Small Business Administration's Office of Entrepreneurial Development, under the Community Navigator Pilot Program (CFDA 59.077), provides $999,984 to the Dallas Entrepreneur Center to deliver technical assistance and support services to small businesses through November 2023. As the main grantee, the Center will provide direct support through counseling and training to increase awareness of and participation in pandemic relief programs and recovery services offered by the SBA and other government agencies. In addition, the Center will serve as a hub to coordinate services delivered by contractor spokes, who will also provide high-quality technical assistance to small businesses, with a focus on historically underserved groups including minority, women, veteran and rural entrepreneurs as well as those with disabilities or who are socially and economically disadvantaged. Quarterly reports on activities and progress toward stated goals will be provided to the SBA. This funding aims to support 950,000 in pandemic relief for small businesses in Dallas, Texas.

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.