Vboc 2025-2026 pathway lending( southeast community)

Southeast Community Capital Corporation received a $360,000 project grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of VA Business Development under the Veterans Outreach Program (CFDA 59.044), effective May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2026. Under this award, Southeast Community Capital will deliver comprehensive entrepreneurship training and support services to military-connected individuals, including veterans, service-disabled veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses in the Southeast community region. The organization will facilitate delivery of the SBA's "Introduction to Entrepreneurship" curriculum, provide business development services, offer business coaching and technical assistance, and connect participants to mentoring resources and microloan opportunities to support small business creation and growth.

As a certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) based in Nashville, Tennessee, Southeast Community Capital leverages this funding to expand access to capital and deliver targeted financial and educational interventions to underserved populations within the military-connected community. The grant supports the organization's mission to provide microloans up to $50,000, entrepreneurship training, business development assistance, and financial literacy education to military-connected entrepreneurs, consistent with the organization's established track record of delivering federal grant-funded economic development services.