Greater portland immigrant welcome center FY 23 congressional community project

The Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center received a $619,000 Congressional Grant from the Small Business Administration under the Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059) to operate its immigrant welcome center focused on small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026. The Center will use the funding to provide services including language acquisition, economic integration, citizenship education, entrepreneurship programs, skills training, and other assistance to support the local immigrant community in Portland, Maine. Relevant subawards include $250,000 from the Department of Homeland Security's Citizenship and Immigration Services to deliver naturalization preparation to senior immigrants, and $517,800 from Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families to build refugee services capacity through case management and other assistance.