Project Grant SBAHQ24I0057
- The Latin American Economic Development Association (Laeda), a non-profit organization in Camden, NJ, received a $150,000 Project Grant under the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA 59.043) on Sep 30, 2023. The grant will support Laeda's efforts to deliver training, counseling, and other assistance to help remove barriers and empower minority-owned and women-owned businesses, particularly in the Latin American community, to foster economic...
- The Small Business Administration Office of Entrepreneurial Development awarded a $300,000 Project Grant to Latin American Devel, doing business as Laeda, to provide services under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance federal grant program. Laeda will use the one-year grant funding from September 30, 2022 to September 29, 2023 to assist small businesses owned and controlled by women through training and counseling. The Women's Business Ownership Assistance program aims to remove...
- The Latin American Economic Development Association (LAEDA), doing business as Laeda, received a $251,956 Project Grant from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Community Services Block Grant Discretionary Awards (CFDA 93.570) program. The grant will fund the development of a Food Business Development Center in New Jersey over a two-year period from September 2023 to September 2025. Laeda is a non-profit organization that provides...
- This $250,000 Project Grant awarded by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059) will provide funding to the Essex County Latino-American Chamber of Commerce to support small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives in the City of Orange, New Jersey. The grant will be used to deliver a range of programmatic activities focused on business counseling, technical assistance, workforce training, and community economic development...
- The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $150,000 Congressional Grants (CFDA 59.059) project grant to the Hudson County Latin American Chamber of Commerce, a non-profit organization in North Bergen, New Jersey. The grant, awarded on August 1, 2024, will be used to support small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives in the local community. Typical funded activities under this program include business counseling, technical assistance, workforce training, education...
- The Latino Economic Development Center (LEDC) was awarded a $1,000,000 Project Grant from the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of the Chief Operating Officer under the Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059). The grant will support LEDC's initiatives from June 1, 2023 through March 31, 2024 to provide small business development and entrepreneurship services in St. Paul, Minnesota. As described in the program details, the Congressional Grants funding can be used to support various...
- The Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $810,164 Microloan Program Project Grant (CFDA 59.046) to Cooperative Business Assistance Corp (CBAC), a non-profit Community Development Corporation located in Camden, New Jersey. The grant, with a performance period from July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025, will enable CBAC to provide microloans up to $50,000 and technical assistance to women, minority, and low-income entrepreneurs and small businesses in southern New Jersey and the Philadelphia...
- The U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of the Chief Operating Officer awarded a $250,000 Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059) project grant to the Latino Economic Development Corporation of Washington, D.C. (LEDC) on October 1, 2024. The grant funding will support LEDC's ongoing initiatives to advance economic and social opportunities for low-to-moderate income Latinos and other underserved communities in the Washington, D.C. area. As a certified Community Development Financial...
- The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $550,000 Congressional Grants Program (CFDA 59.059) Project Grant to the Latino Economic Development Corp Inc. in Springfield, MA. The grant, awarded on September 1, 2024, will support small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives in the local community through the end of the performance period on March 31, 2026. The funded activities are expected to include business counseling, technical assistance, workforce training,...
- The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $108,545 Project Grant under the Microloan Program (CFDA 59.046) to the Latino Economic Development Corporation of Washington, D.C. (LEDC) on July 1, 2024. The award will fund LEDC's provision of microloans up to $50,000 and accompanying technical assistance to small businesses, particularly those owned by women, minorities, and low-income individuals in underserved communities. As a certified Community Development Financial Institution...
This $500,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059) to the Latin American Economic Development Association, Inc. (Laeda), a minority-owned non-profit organization and community development corporation based in Camden, NJ. The award will support Laeda's work to provide entrepreneurial training, counseling, and technical assistance services to small businesses and entrepreneurs, with a focus on underserved communities and women-owned enterprises. Key funded activities include establishing a Food Business Development Center, delivering specialized training programs, and implementing broader economic development initiatives to remove discriminatory barriers and support the growth of small businesses in the Camden region. This grant award, valid from August 1, 2024 to July 31, 2029, represents one of Laeda's many federal grant awards that have totaled over $1.1 million in recent years to advance its mission of empowering socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs, particularly those from the Latin American community.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not listed | $500.0k | 7/8/24 |