Office of women's business ownership

This federal Project Grant award of $150,000 was provided by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance Program (CFDA 59.043). The grant recipient, Liftfund Inc. (doing business as Accion), is a non-profit community development financial institution that provides small business loans, microloans, technical assistance, and other services to diverse entrepreneurs, including startups, minorities, veterans, and women.

Through this funding, Liftfund Inc. will deliver entrepreneurship training, business consulting, financial literacy education, and mentoring services specifically designed to assist women-owned small businesses. The goal is to help remove discriminatory barriers women entrepreneurs face in accessing capital, markets, and other critical resources for business growth and success. The grant period runs from Sep 30, 2023 to Sep 29, 2024.