SBA: Department of Veterans Affairs and SBA Join Forces to Promote Veteran Entrepreneurship
New Agreement Formalizes Collaboration on Nationwide Trainings On August 12, 2024, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s more than 34 million small businesses, announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the SBA’s Office of Veterans Business Development (OVBD) and the…
EDA: $2.3 Million Invested to Support Small Business and Entrepreneurial Growth in West Virginia
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $2.3 million in the state of West Virginia to support small businesses and entrepreneurs. The EDA investments announced today are: “The Biden-Harris Administration is committed to ensuring that communities in West Virginia and across the country have the resources…
EDA: $614,400 Invested for Infrastructure Improvements to Support Disaster Resilience in Sausalito, CA
Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $614,400 grant to the city of Sausalito, California, to support transportation infrastructure improvements designed to bolster disaster resilience. This grant will facilitate a vulnerability and feasibility study that will guide future flood mitigation improvements on the city’s Gate 5 Road. This EDA…
SBA: Working Capital Pilot Program Now Accepting Applications at Participating SBA Lenders
Program Expands Small Businesses’ Access to Credit Lines That Create Jobs, Spur Sales and Growth Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s more than 33 million small businesses, announced that SBA 7(a) lenders may now accept applications for the SBA’s newly-announced 7(a) Working Capital Pilot…
EDA: $184 Million Announced for Six Recompete Program Awardees
U.S. Department of Commerce program will help reduce unemployment and establish long-term economic growth Today, the Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA), announced $184 million in implementation grants for six Recompete Finalists. These awards will create renewed opportunity in economically distressed communities through good-paying, high-quality jobs and improve access to…
SBA: $7 Million in PRIME Grants Announced to Serve Low-Income Microentrepreneuers
28 Grants Will Support Training, Program Development to Increase Access to Capital and Grow Businesses Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s more than 33 million small businesses, announced 28 awardees for the 2024 Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs(Link is external) (PRIME) grant awards, totaling $7 million….
SBA: Application Window Opens for Small Business Cyber Prize Competition
Application for $350,000 Award Closes Aug. 15 Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s more than 33 million small businesses, announced the Cyber Prize Competition to award $350,000 to one organization to lead the development and deployment of a national Cyber Certification Program…
EDA: $4 Million Invested for Wastewater Infrastructure Improvements to Support Job Creation in Independence, OR
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4 million grant to the city of Independence, Oregon, for wastewater infrastructure improvements to support job creation in the region. This grant will support the renovation and expansion of the city’s wastewater treatment plant, increasing the system’s resilience…
EDA: $3.7 Million Invested to Support Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Resilience in New Mexico
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is investing $3.7 million in the state of New Mexico to support emergency preparedness and disaster resiliency. The EDA investments announced today are: “President Biden’s Investing in America agenda is a commitment to ensuring communities in New Mexico and across the…
EDA: $3.1 Million Invested to Bolster Mariculture Workforce Development of the Kenai Peninsula, AK
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.1 million grant to the Chugach Regional Resources Commission in Anchorage, Alaska, to bolster workforce development in the Kenai Peninsula’s mariculture sector. This grant will support expansion of the Alutiiq Pride Marine Institute Patrick (Ratii) Norman facility, helping…