Vboc 2025-2026 a new leaf, INC.

Federal Grant Award Summary

The Small Business Administration (SBA), Office of VA Business Development, awarded A New Leaf, Inc. a $340,000 Project Grant under the Veterans Outreach Program (CFDA 59.044) for the period May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2026. Under this award, A New Leaf, Inc. will deliver comprehensive entrepreneurship training and business development services to military-connected individuals, including veterans, service-disabled veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses in the Mesa, Arizona area. The organization will provide the SBA's "Introduction to Entrepreneurship" curriculum, business counseling, technical assistance, and connections to mentoring and microloan resources to support small business creation and growth within the veteran community.

The Veterans Outreach Program funding enables A New Leaf, Inc. to expand access to entrepreneurship education and support services for military-connected entrepreneurs as part of the SBA's broader initiative to facilitate small business ownership among service members and military spouses in accordance with Public Law 110-186. Through this one-year grant award, the organization will leverage its expertise as a 501(c)(3) non-profit to remove barriers to business ownership and economic empowerment for Arizona's military-connected population.