Award type: project grant

The Social Enterprise Greenhouse received a $1 million Project Grant award from the Small Business Administration Office of Entrepreneurial Development under the Community Navigator Pilot Program (CFDA #59.077) to provide technical assistance and support services to small businesses through November 30, 2023. As the primary awardee, Greenhouse will deliver one-on-one counseling and group training to help underserved small businesses and entrepreneurs access pandemic relief programs and recovery resources. Greenhouse will work with subrecipients (hubs and spokes) to extend the reach of these services. The grant aims to increase participation in programs offered by the SBA and other agencies that can help small businesses rebuild and recover from economic impacts of the pandemic.

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.