The Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $202,195 Formula Grant under the Microloan Program (CFDA 59.046) to the Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs (OAME), a non-profit organization. The grant funding enables OAME to provide microloans, business training, and technical assistance to start-up, newly established, and growing small businesses, with a focus on women, minority, and low-income entrepreneurs in Portland, Oregon. From 2019 to the present, OAME has utilized over $1...
The Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs received a $207,554 Formula Grant from the Small Business Administration Office of Capital Access under the Microloan Program (CFDA #59.046) to provide microloans and business training/technical assistance from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. As the awardee, Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs will utilize the funding to deliver micro-level loans of $100k or less along with business development support to start-up, newly established, and...
The Small Business Administration (SBA) Microloan Program awarded a $223,042 Formula Grant to Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon, a non-profit organization, for the period of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. This grant will enable Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon to provide direct microloans, business training, and technical assistance to start-up, newly established, and growing small businesses, with a focus on supporting women, low-income, and minority entrepreneurs. The SBA Microloan...
The Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $269,622.53 Formula Grant to Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon through the Microloan Program (CFDA #59.046) to provide microloans and business training/technical assistance from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. As the SBA's Microloan Program aims to assist entrepreneurs in areas lacking credit access, Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon will use this funding to deliver micro-level loans (less than $50k) and associated business support services to...
The Small Business Administration Office of Capital Access awarded $200,000 under the Prime Technical Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #59.050) to Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon. The grant period runs from September 30, 2021 to September 29, 2022. Through this funding, Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon will provide training and capacity building services to microentrepreneurs in Oregon. Specifically, the organization will work to increase the number of microenterprises in the...
The Small Business Administration Office of the Chief Operating Officer awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to the National Association of Minority Contractors-Oregon (NAMCOregon) from May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2025. The grant funding will support NAMC-Oregon's small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives in Portland, Oregon under the Congressional Grants program (CFDA #59.059). This federal program provides funding for small business and entrepreneurship programming as well as...
The federal Project Grant award SBAHQ24Y0037 was provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) under its Microloan Program (CFDA 59.046). The $119,485.00 award was granted to Micro Enterprise Services Of Oregon (MESO), a non-profit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), to deliver microloans, business training, and technical assistance to start-up, newly established, and growing small businesses in underserved communities. MESO focuses on supporting women, low-income, and...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $252,499 Project Grant to Community Concepts Finance Corporation, a non-profit community development organization based in South Paris, Maine. The grant was provided through the SBA's Microloan Program (CFDA 59.046), which supports small businesses, particularly those owned by women, minorities, and low-income individuals in underserved communities. This federal grant enables Community Concepts Finance Corporation to offer microloans up to...
The Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $375,822 Microloan Program (CFDA 59.046) Formula Grant to Coastal Enterprises, a nonprofit community development financial institution (CDFI), to provide microloans, training, and technical assistance to start-up, newly established, and growing small business concerns. This one-year grant, effective July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024, supports Coastal Enterprises' efforts to assist women, low-income, and minority entrepreneurs and small...
The Small Business Administration Office of the Chief Operating Officer awarded a $750,000 Project Grant to the North-Northeast Business Association dba Soul District Business Association of Portland, OR. The grant period runs from September 1, 2022 to August 31, 2023. The funding supports small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives under the Congressional Grants program (CFDA #59.059). Specifically, the Association will use the grant to provide services and activities that...