The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $142,000 Project Grant under the Program for Investment in Microenterprises (PRIME) to Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon (MESO), a non-profit Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). The grant, with a performance period of September 30, 2023 to September 29, 2024, will enable MESO to provide technical assistance and capacity building services to disadvantaged microentrepreneurs and microenterprise development organizations....
The Small Business Administration (SBA) Microloan Program awarded a $223,042 Formula Grant to Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon, a non-profit organization, for the period of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024. This grant will enable Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon to provide direct microloans, business training, and technical assistance to start-up, newly established, and growing small businesses, with a focus on supporting women, low-income, and minority entrepreneurs. The SBA Microloan...
The Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $269,622.53 Formula Grant to Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon through the Microloan Program (CFDA #59.046) to provide microloans and business training/technical assistance from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. As the SBA's Microloan Program aims to assist entrepreneurs in areas lacking credit access, Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon will use this funding to deliver micro-level loans (less than $50k) and associated business support services to...
The federal Project Grant award of $111,187.00 from the U.S. Small Business Administration's Microloan Program (CFDA 59.046) to the Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs Credit Corp Inc. supports the organization's delivery of microloans, business training, and technical assistance to start-up, new, and growing small businesses owned by women, minorities, and low-income entrepreneurs in Portland, Oregon. This funding allows the Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs to provide...
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 Small Business Administration Office of Capital Access awarded $200,000 under the Prime Technical Assistance federal grant program (CFDA #59.050) to Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon. The grant period runs from September 30, 2021 to September 29, 2022. Through this funding, Micro Enterprise Services of Oregon will provide training and capacity building services to microentrepreneurs in Oregon. Specifically, the organization will work to increase the number of microenterprises in the...
The Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs Credit Corp Inc. (OAMECCI) was awarded a $309,940 Project Grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Microloan Program (CFDA #59.046) to provide microloans and technical assistance to small businesses in Portland, Oregon from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. The Microloan Program aims to assist women, low-income, and minority entrepreneurs and small business owners in underserved areas lacking access to credit. Through this...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $252,499 Project Grant to Community Concepts Finance Corporation, a non-profit community development organization based in South Paris, Maine. The grant was provided through the SBA's Microloan Program (CFDA 59.046), which supports small businesses, particularly those owned by women, minorities, and low-income individuals in underserved communities. This federal grant enables Community Concepts Finance Corporation to offer microloans up to...
The Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs received a $207,554 Formula Grant from the Small Business Administration Office of Capital Access under the Microloan Program (CFDA #59.046) to provide microloans and business training/technical assistance from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. As the awardee, Oregon Association of Minority Entrepreneurs will utilize the funding to deliver micro-level loans of $100k or less along with business development support to start-up, newly established, and...
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...