Office of women's business ownership

This $150,000 Project Grant was awarded on Sep 30, 2023 by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Entrepreneurial Development under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance Program (CFDA 59.043). The grant funds Liftfund Inc., doing business as Accion, a non-profit community development financial institution, to provide training, counseling, and technical assistance to small businesses owned and controlled by women, with an emphasis on socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. Key activities include delivering entrepreneurship training, business consulting, financial literacy education, mentoring services, and facilitating access to capital specifically for women-owned small businesses. Liftfund Inc. has also received a sub-grant from the National Association For Latino Community Asset Builders to improve lending and services for minority business enterprises.