Main Street Launch
Oakland, CA
- UEI
- NLWYLL2NV614
- CAGE
- 4X7S9
- Primary NAICS
- 522299 International, Secondary Market, and All Other Nondepository Credit Intermediation
- SAM.gov registration
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Company facts
- Self-certified in SAM.gov
- Entity structure
- Corporate Entity (Tax Exempt)
- SAM.gov registration date
- Physical address
- 360 22nd St #720, Oakland, CA 94612, USA
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.
Grant subawards
| Prime recipient | Prime award | Amount | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not on record | B-25-MC-06-0016 | $105,000 | |
| Not on record | B-25-MC-06-0013 | $300,000 | |
| Not on record | B-24-MC-06-0016 | $30,000 | |
| Not on record | B-24-MC-06-0016 | $75,000 |
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About the company
Main Street Launch is a tax-exempt non-profit community development corporation and certified Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) based in Oakland, California, registered with SAM.gov since November 2007. The organization specializes in providing financial services and technical assistance to underserved communities and small businesses, with a particular focus on supporting restaurants and food service enterprises in low-income and high-poverty areas of the San Francisco Bay Area. Through its federal grant awards, Main Street Launch delivers capital access programs, business development services, and wraparound support to help entrepreneurs create quality employment opportunities for individuals with low incomes while contributing to neighborhood revitalization efforts.
Main Street Launch's federal grant portfolio demonstrates a sustained commitment to small business lending and community economic development, with six prime federal grants totaling over $3.4 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Community Services and the Department of the Treasury's Community Development Financial Institutions Fund. The organization has operated the San Francisco Business Resilience Loan Fund and Oakland Business Resilience Loan Fund, providing low-interest loans and technical assistance to restaurants and food businesses starting or expanding operations, with awards in fiscal years 2021 through 2025 supporting initiatives that have created dozens of full-time jobs for low-income individuals. Supporting services include financial education, business counseling, training and degree opportunities through partnerships with local culinary arts colleges, and wraparound support such as affordable housing assistance, food distribution, and tax preparation provided in collaboration with partner organizations including the Unity Council. Additionally, Main Street Launch has received sub-grant awards from the City and County of San Francisco since 2022, serving as a sub-recipient for comprehensive business workshops, commercial loan programs including revolving loan funds, and technical assistance targeted specifically to African American business owners and microentrepreneurs.
Quick answers
Is Main Street Launch registered in SAM.gov?
Yes. Main Street Launch's SAM.gov registration is active through May 28, 2027.
What is Main Street Launch's most recent federal award?
Main Street Launch's most recent federal grant award is Expand the SAN francisco business resilience loan fund in order to provide low interest loans to new food businesses… (90EE1405), from Office of Grants Management (ACF), on September 30, 2025.
On GovTribe
See Main Street Launch's full federal record
- Federal grant awards
- Funding analysis by agency, NAICS and set-aside
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