Office of women's business ownership

The Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Entrepreneurial Development awarded a $150,000 Project Grant through the Women's Business Ownership Assistance Program (CFDA 59.043) to the El Pajaro Community Development Corporation in Watsonville, CA. The grant, awarded on Sep 30, 2023, will provide training, counseling, and technical assistance to women-owned small businesses, with a focus on socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs. The El Pajaro Community Development Corporation, a non-profit organization, will leverage this federal funding to deliver entrepreneurship training, business consulting, financial literacy programs, and access to capital services specifically for women business owners in the Pajaro Valley region. This grant supports the program's objective of removing discriminatory barriers women entrepreneurs face in starting and growing their ventures.