Southeast Asian Community Center

Southeast Asian Community Center (SEACC) is a tax-exempt non-profit organization and community development corporation based in San Francisco, California, that has been registered to receive federal awards since 2008. The organization serves as a microlender intermediary and business development service provider, specializing in supporting underserved and immigrant communities. SEACC provides comprehensive microfinance and entrepreneurial support services to start-up, newly established, and growing small businesses, with a particular focus on women, low-income, and minority entrepreneurs across San Francisco's diverse neighborhoods.

SEACC has established itself as a consistent and reliable recipient of Small Business Administration (SBA) Microloan Program grants (CFDA 59.046) under the Office of Capital Access, with prime federal grant awards totaling over $1.1 million between fiscal year 2021 and 2026. The organization's core service delivery through these grants includes providing microloans of up to $50,000 to qualifying small businesses, coupled with intensive business training and technical assistance programs. Beyond its primary SBA Microloan Program funding, SEACC has received multiple sub-grant awards from the City and County of San Francisco, through which it delivers specialized small business technical assistance services in English and Chinese, supports commercial corridor merchants and economic development initiatives in neighborhoods including Sunset, Tenderloin, Central Market, SOMA, and Visitacion Valley, and provides targeted assistance to Asian Pacific Islander Business (APIBIS) entrepreneurs. This multi-layered approach enables SEACC to expand access to capital and business development resources for historically underserved populations in culturally diverse urban corridors, demonstrating sustained federal commitment to the organization's mission of fostering entrepreneurship and economic mobility among immigrant and minority communities.