The Washington Area Community Investment Fund, Inc. (WACIF) was awarded a $159,480 Project Grant by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Microloan Program (CFDA 59.046). The grant, with an award date of July 1, 2024 and a completion date of June 30, 2025, will enable WACIF, a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and SBA lender, to provide microloans up to $50,000 and accompanying technical assistance to support small businesses, particularly those...
The Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $178,069 Project Grant to the Washington Area Community Investment Fund, Inc. (WACIF) under the Microloan Program (CFDA 59.046). The grant will support WACIF's provision of technical assistance services to women, low-income, minority and other entrepreneurs in Washington, DC from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. The Microloan Program aims to assist small businesses and entrepreneurs in underserved areas that lack access to credit by providing...
This federal Formula Grant award of $162,063 was provided by the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Capital Access under the Microloan Program (CFDA 59.046). The funding was awarded to the Washington Area Community Investment Fund, Inc. (WACIF), a non-profit community development corporation, to deliver training, counseling, lending, and investment services to support underinvested entrepreneurs and small businesses, particularly women and minorities, in the Washington, D.C. area....
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Washington Area Community Investment Fund, Inc. (WACIF) under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA 59.043). This federal grant will support WACIF, a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and SBA lender, in delivering comprehensive entrepreneurial development services for women-owned small businesses in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The funding...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $150,000 Cooperative Agreement to the Washington Area Community Investment Fund, Inc. (WACIF) under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA 59.043). This 12-month award, running from June 1, 2025 to May 31, 2026, will enable WACIF, a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and SBA lender, to provide comprehensive entrepreneurial development services tailored to women-owned small businesses in the...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $217,000 Project Grant under the Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs (PRIME) CFDA 59.050 to Seattle Economic Development Fund, also known as Business Impact NW, to provide technical assistance to disadvantaged entrepreneurs. This one-year grant, running from September 30, 2023 to September 29, 2024, will enable Seattle Economic Development Fund, a non-profit Community Development Corporation, to deliver training, coaching,...
This $241,000 FY 2023 Project Grant award from the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Program for Investment in Microenterprises (PRIME) (CFDA 59.050) provides technical assistance and capacity building services to support microenterprise development. The grant recipient, Allies For Community Business, Inc., a non-profit organization, will use the funding to deliver training, coaching, and other support to disadvantaged entrepreneurs and microenterprise development organizations,...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $300,000 Project Grant under the Program for Investment in Microenterprises (PRIME) (CFDA 59.050) to Maryland Capital Enterprises, Inc., a nonprofit community development corporation, for the period of September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2025. The grant funding will enable Maryland Capital Enterprises to provide training, technical assistance, and capacity-building services to support the development and growth of microenterprises,...
The Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded Advocap Inc., a non-profit organization in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, a $224,000 Project Grant under the Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs (PRIME) (CFDA 59.050) to increase the number of microenterprises and enhance the management capabilities of microentrepreneurs. The funding will be used to provide training, technical assistance, and capacity building services to disadvantaged entrepreneurs and microenterprise development...
The Economic & Community Development Institute Inc. was awarded a $250,000 Project Grant from the Small Business Administration Office of Capital Access under the Prime Technical Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #59.050). The grant will support the delivery of technical assistance and capacity building services to microenterprises and microentrepreneurs from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2023. Specifically, the funding will be used to provide training to increase the number of...