EL pajaro community development corporation continuation option year 2 (i-2020)

The Small Business Administration Office of Entrepreneurial Development awarded a $150,000 Project Grant to El Pajaro Community Development Corporation from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2025. This funding continues support under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance federal grant program (CFDA 59.043), which aims to assist small businesses owned and controlled by women through training and counseling, and remove discriminatory barriers to accessing capital and contracts.

Under this continuation award, El Pajaro Community Development Corporation will provide training and counseling services to women business owners in Watsonville, California through September 2025. The organization will work to support small businesses owned by women in accessing capital and government contracts by addressing discriminatory barriers faced. This funding furthers the grant program's goal of promoting the success of women entrepreneurs.