Office of women's business ownership

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $150,000 Project Grant under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance Program (CFDA 59.043) to Snap Financial Access, a non-profit community development organization based in Spokane, WA. The grant, with an award date of September 30, 2023 and performance period through September 29, 2024, will fund Snap Financial Access to provide training, counseling, and technical assistance to support small businesses owned and controlled by women, with an emphasis on socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. Services to be delivered include entrepreneurship training, business consulting, financial literacy education, mentoring, and facilitating access to capital specifically for women-owned small businesses in the Spokane region. Snap Financial Access has also been awarded federal sub grants from the City of Spokane and Spokane County to support micro-enterprise development, home repair programs, and economic recovery efforts targeting low- and moderate-income communities impacted by COVID-19.