Grow nebraska foundation

Grow Nebraska, a tax-exempt nonprofit organization and Women's Business Center (WBC), received a $150,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of Entrepreneurial Development under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA 59.043) on September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2026. Through this funding, Grow Nebraska delivers comprehensive entrepreneurial development and business support services targeted at women entrepreneurs, microentrepreneurs, and socially and economically disadvantaged business owners across Nebraska in both urban and rural communities.

The organization provides specialized services including entrepreneurial training, one-on-one business counseling, technical assistance in areas such as finance, management, marketing, and procurement readiness, capacity building initiatives, and access to capital resources support. These services are designed to remove discriminatory barriers and support women-owned enterprises and microenterprises in starting and expanding their ventures. This award represents part of Grow Nebraska's substantial federal grant portfolio of approximately $1.1 million across multiple SBA grant programs since September 2022.