El Pajaro Community Development Corporation

Watsonville, CA

UEI
JNQ8SCAAYNQ5
CAGE
5KS33
Primary NAICS
Not on record
SAM.gov registration
Active through

Company facts

Self-certified in SAM.gov
  • Non-Profit Organization
  • Community Development Corporation
  • Community Development Corporation Owned Firm
Entity structure
Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
SAM.gov registration date
Physical address
23 E Beach St #209, Watsonville, CA 95076, USA
Website
elpajarocdc.org
Employees
1-10
Estimated annual revenue
$0-$1M
SIC code
61 Nondepository Institutions
Profiles

Registration and certifications come from SAM.gov and the SBA; company details from public web sources. Updated .

Grant awards

Latest 5 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.

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About the company

El Pajaro Community Development Corporation is a tax-exempt nonprofit community development corporation based in Watsonville, California, registered with the federal government since July 2009. The organization provides comprehensive entrepreneurship development and community economic revitalization services throughout the Pajaro Valley region, with a primary focus on supporting small business owners, particularly women entrepreneurs and socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. Through federal grant awards, El Pajaro CDC delivers training, counseling, technical assistance, and capital access resources designed to remove discriminatory barriers and foster sustainable economic growth in underserved communities.

The organization's federal grant portfolio demonstrates a consistent commitment to supporting women-owned businesses and rural economic development. El Pajaro CDC has received multiple $150,000 Project Grants and Cooperative Agreements from the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Entrepreneurial Development under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA 59.043), with awards in fiscal years 2023, 2024, and 2025, providing continuous funding for women entrepreneur support services through September 2026. Additionally, the organization has received Rural Business Development Grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Business Cooperative Services in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024, supporting rural enterprise development initiatives. Most notably, El Pajaro CDC received a $200,000 Congressional Community Project Funding grant from the SBA's Office of the Chief Operating Officer in September 2022 for a five-year period extending through August 2027, enabling broader small business development and infrastructure initiatives. The organization also received a Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) technical assistance grant from the Department of Treasury's CDFI Fund in November 2024, aimed at building organizational capacity to serve low-income communities and populations lacking access to affordable financial products and services. No subrecipient or prime awardee partnerships are reported in the organization's recent federal grant history.

Quick answers

Is El Pajaro Community Development Corporation registered in SAM.gov?

Yes. El Pajaro Community Development Corporation's SAM.gov registration is active through July 1, 2027.

What is El Pajaro Community Development Corporation's most recent federal award?

El Pajaro Community Development Corporation's most recent federal grant award is EL pajaro community development corporation (SBAHQ25W0026), from Office of Entrepreneurial Development, on September 30, 2025.

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