The Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $170,000 Project Grant under the 7(j) Technical Assistance program (CFDA 59.007) to the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA), a nonprofit organization, on July 1, 2024. Through this grant, CNHA provides management and technical assistance to small disadvantaged businesses, particularly those participating in the SBA's 8(a) Business Development Program. The services include entrepreneurial training, federal contracting support, technical...
The Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $1,053,000 Congressional Project Grant to the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, for the period of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. Through this grant funding, CNHA will provide technical assistance, training programs, and other services to support small business and economic development, particularly for disadvantaged groups including Native Hawaiian-owned businesses. This award is made under the...
This $435,000 Project Grant was awarded on September 1, 2024 by the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of the Chief Operating Officer under the Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059). The funding will support small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives of the Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce located in Ewa Beach, Hawaii. The award will enable the grantee to provide comprehensive services to small businesses, including business counseling, technical assistance,...
The Small Business Administration Office of Government Contracting and Business Development awarded a $170,000 project grant to the Council For Native Hawaiian Advancement for the period of September 30, 2022 through September 29, 2023. This funding supports the 7(j) Technical Assistance federal grant program, which provides business development assistance to small disadvantaged businesses. Specifically, the Council For Native Hawaiian Advancement, doing business as Council For Native Hawaiian...
The University of Hawaii was awarded a $1,500,000 Congressional Community Project Funding grant (CFDA 59.059) from the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of the Chief Operating Officer. The funding will support small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives in Hawaii over a 4-year period from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2028. As a Native Hawaiian-serving institution, the University of Hawaii will leverage its expertise in research, education, and community outreach...
The Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $300,000 PRIME Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs (CFDA 59.050) grant to the Institute for Native Pacific Education and Culture (INPEACE) in Kapolei, Hawaii. The grant, awarded on September 30, 2024, with a completion date of September 29, 2025, will fund INPEACE's efforts to increase the number of microenterprises and enhance the management capabilities of microentrepreneurs in the Native Hawaiian community. INPEACE, a non-profit...
This Project Grant award of $361,513.00 from the Small Business Administration (SBA) Microloan Program (CFDA 59.046) was provided to Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI), a non-profit community development financial institution (CDFI) in Brunswick, Maine. The award will fund CEI's delivery 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. Through this award, CEI...
The U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Capital Access awarded a $400,000 Project Grant under the Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs (PRIME) to the Native CDFI Network Inc. (NCN), a minority-owned and Native American-owned nonprofit organization. The funding supports NCN's efforts to increase the number of microenterprises and enhance the management capabilities of microentrepreneurs in Native American, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities through training,...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $740,794 Project Grant under the Microloan Program (CFDA 59.046) to the Seattle Economic Development Fund, also known as Business Impact NW, a non-profit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). The grant will enable the organization to provide microloans up to $50,000 and accompanying technical assistance to support small businesses, particularly those owned by women, minorities, veterans, and low-income individuals in...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $818,000 Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059) Project Grant to the Kauai Chamber of Commerce, Inc. on August 1, 2024. The grant will fund small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives on the island of Kauai, Hawaii through January 31, 2027. Typical activities expected to be supported by this grant include business counseling, technical assistance, workforce training, education services, facility upgrades, and community...