MI casa resource center

The U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Entrepreneurial Development awarded a $150,000 Project Grant on September 30, 2023 to Mi Casa Resource Center, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in Denver, Colorado. This funding is provided through the Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA 59.043), which supports private, non-profit organizations in delivering training, counseling, and technical assistance to assist small businesses owned and controlled by women, with an emphasis on socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.

Mi Casa Resource Center will use the grant to provide customized business training, counseling, and support services targeting women entrepreneurs and minority-owned small businesses in the Denver metro area. Key initiatives funded include career pathways training, small business technical assistance, financial services training, entrepreneurship training, and targeted support for women and minority entrepreneurs to overcome discriminatory barriers in accessing resources. This federal grant award builds upon Mi Casa's prior history of receiving SBA Office of Entrepreneurial Development funding as well as grants from the Department of Labor and other entities to deliver bilingual business assistance, job skills training, career coaching, employment programs, and other services benefiting low-income, minority, and disadvantaged jobseekers and business owners.