Project Grant SBAHQ24I0079
- Hope & Main, a culinary business incubator located in Warren, Rhode Island, received a $127,000 Project Grant award from the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of the Chief Operating Officer under the Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059). Through this funding, Hope & Main will deliver training and technical assistance to local small businesses from June 2023 through August 2026 to support small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives in the community. As a...
- The Small Business Administration Office of the Chief Operating Officer awarded a $275,000 Project Grant to Hope & Main through the Congressional Grants program. With a completion date of August 31, 2024, this funding will support small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives in Warren, Rhode Island per the program's goal of providing support for such community activities. Specifically, Hope & Main will use the two-year award to deliver technical assistance, training...
- The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059) to the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation. The award duration is from Sep 1, 2024 to Aug 31, 2026. The funding will support small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives in Rhode Island, including providing business counseling, technical assistance, workforce training, education services, facility upgrades, and community economic development projects....
- The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $360,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059) to Social Enterprise Greenhouse, a non-profit organization based in Providence, Rhode Island. The funding will support the organization's efforts to provide comprehensive business development services, training, and technical assistance to underserved small business communities, including minority-owned, women-owned, veteran-owned, and rural enterprises. Through this...
- The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $550,000 Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059) Project Grant to the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation. The grant funding will support small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives in Rhode Island over a 2-year period from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026. The Rhode Island Commerce Corporation, as the official economic development organization for the state, will use the federal grant funds to provide comprehensive...
- The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $2,000,000 Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059) Project Grant to Skills For Rhode Island's Future, a non-profit organization, to provide workforce development, small business development, and entrepreneurship programs and services in Rhode Island. The 3-year grant, awarded on September 1, 2023, will fund industry-aligned job training, business counseling, technical assistance, and other capacity building services to benefit unemployed,...
- This $812,000 Congressional Community Project Grant awarded by the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of the Chief Operating Officer to Farm Fresh Rhode Island supports the organization's initiatives to provide locally grown foods and technical assistance for agriculture-related small businesses in Rhode Island. The funding will enable Farm Fresh Rhode Island, a non-profit organization, to continue its farm-to-school programs, rural business development services, market promotion for...
- The Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $232,000 Congressional Grant (CFDA 59.059) to Social Enterprise Greenhouse, a non-profit organization, to support small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives in Providence, RI. This funding will enable Social Enterprise Greenhouse to provide tools, training, counseling, and other support services to social enterprises and underserved entrepreneurs through its programming from August 2023 to July 2024. In 2021, Social Enterprise...
- The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $300,000 Congressional Grants (CFDA 59.059) project grant to the Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. The grant supports small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives in the Providence, RI area. Typical funded activities under this federal grant program include business counseling, technical assistance, workforce training, education services, facility upgrades, and community economic development projects. This award...
- The Small Business Administration awarded a $1 million Congressional Community Project Funding grant to the Rhode Island Black Business Association through the Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059). The grant will support small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives in Providence, Rhode Island from September 2022 through December 2024. As the place of performance, the Rhode Island Black Business Association will deliver technical assistance, training programs, and other...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $1,455,000 Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059) Project Grant to Hope & Main, a woman-owned, non-profit culinary business incubator located in Warren, Rhode Island. The award, with a performance period from August 1, 2024 to January 31, 2028, will support Hope & Main's efforts to provide shared commercial kitchen facilities, business development resources, and technical assistance to its 130 member food and beverage entrepreneurs. The funding will enable Hope & Main to enhance mid-tier value chains, support rural and socially disadvantaged farmers, develop shared-use food processing facilities, coordinate marketing for local food producers, and provide operational efficiency consulting through partnerships. This grant demonstrates the SBA's commitment to fostering small business growth and addressing economic disparities by targeting underserved entrepreneurial communities in the local food ecosystem.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $1.5m | 7/23/24 |