Center for economic empowerment and development

The Center for Economic Empowerment and Development (CEED), a non-profit organization in Fayetteville, NC, has received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of Entrepreneurial Development under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA 59.043). This grant will fund CEED's delivery of training, counseling, education, and advocacy services specifically designed to assist women entrepreneurs and small businesses owned and controlled by women. The grant builds on CEED's previous SBA awards totaling $674,509 from 2020-2023 to deliver its programs promoting economic empowerment, productivity, and well-being for women and families in the region. CEED has also received other federal funding, including a $420,000 cooperative agreement from the SBA in 2020 under the CARES Act and a project grant from the Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund to build organizational capacity and serve low-income communities lacking access to affordable financial products and services.