Black hills state university foundation (sioux fall)

Black Hills State University Foundation received a $150,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Entrepreneurial Development under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA 59.043), with an award date of September 30, 2025, and a completion date of September 29, 2026. This funding supports the Foundation's Sioux Falls Women's Business Center (WBC), which is part of a national network of entrepreneurship centers designed to assist women in starting and growing small businesses.

The Foundation will deliver comprehensive business development services to women entrepreneurs, with particular emphasis on socially and economically disadvantaged women business owners throughout South Dakota. Services provided through this award include one-on-one business counseling, group training workshops, and technical assistance in areas such as finance, management, marketing, and procurement readiness. Additionally, the WBC will facilitate referrals to capital resources and business support networks. As a prime federal grant awardee, the Foundation operates without identified sub-awardee partnerships, concentrating efforts on direct service delivery through its Sioux Falls location.