Technical Assistance

EDA: Grantees Under 2021 University Center Competition Announced

25 Colleges and Universities in EDA’s Chicago and Philadelphia Regions to Host EDA University Center Economic Development Technical Assistance Programs U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo today announced the grantees of the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s (EDA) 2021 University Center Economic Development Program Competition. EDA is providing a total of $2.5 million in grants to…

CDFI Fund: FY 2021 CDFI Program and NACA Program Technical Assistance Awards Announced

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) awarded 191 organizations more than $24.1 million in awards today. The fiscal year (FY) 2021 Community Development Financial Institutions Program (CDFI Program) and Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program) Technical Assistance Awards will allow Certified Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and…

SBA: Awardees Announced for Two New Women’s Business Centers in Puerto Rico

The New Centers Will Increase Opportunities and Recovery Solutions for Women Entrepreneurs throughout the Island The U.S. Small Business Administration announced today the launch of two Women’s Business Centers (WBC) in Puerto Rico, hosted by Ana G. Méndez University, Gurabo Campus (UAGM-Gurabo), and Friends of Puerto Rico. The new centers will carry out the mission of helping…

SBA: Humboldt State University Awarded $258,000 to Launch a Veterans Business Outreach Center

 The U.S. Small Business Administration awarded over $258,000 in funding to Humboldt State University to provide training and counseling as a Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) serving veteran small business owners in Northern California (to include all counties north of Santa Barbara, Ventura, Los Angeles, and San Bernardino counties). The funding opportunity, offered by SBA’s Office of…

EDA: $820,550 Invested to Provide Technical Assistance to the Jicarilla Apache Nation in New Mexico

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding an $820,550 grant to the Jicarilla Apache Nation, Dulce, New Mexico, to provide technical assistance and develop an organization that will maximize the economic benefits of the Tribe’s energy resources. “The Economic Development Administration is pleased to support the Jicarilla Apache Nation as…

SBA: Funding Awarded to Veterans Business Outreach Center at the University of Maryland, College Park

 The U.S. Small Business Administration today announced the awarding of $400,000 in funding to the University of Maryland, Division of Research to provide training and counseling as a Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) serving veteran small business owners in Washington, D.C., Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. The funding opportunity, offered by SBA’s Office of Veterans Business Development, has an initial project year of 11 months with up to four additional…

EDA: $750,000 in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Provide Technical Assistance to Small and Disadvantaged Businesses in Alabama

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $750,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Trufund Financial Services, Inc., Birmingham, Alabama, to provide coronavirus recovery and resiliency technical assistance to small and historically disadvantaged minority and women-owned businesses throughout the state. This EDA grant will be matched with $187,500 in…

EDA: $750,000 in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Provide Technical Assistance and Enhance Lending to Small Businesses in Metro Atlanta Area, GA

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $750,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Trufund Financial Services, Inc., New York, New York, to provide training and affordable capital to small businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic in the Metro Atlanta area, Georgia. This EDA grant will be matched with…

SBA: Veterans Business Outreach Center Funding Opportunity Announced

Private organizations, colleges and universities, private sector firms, nonprofit organizations and state, local or tribal governmental agencies across Pennsylvania, Delaware, Washington, D.C., Maryland, Northern California, and Nevada are eligible to apply for funding from the U.S. Small Business Administration to provide training and counseling to aspiring and existing veteran small business owners as a Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC)….

EDA: $500,000 in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Business Education and Mentorship in Eugene, OR

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $500,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the Eugene Chamber of Commerce, Eugene, Oregon, to provide education and mentoring support needed to help area businesses respond to the coronavirus pandemic. This EDA grant, to be matched with $184,771 in local investment, is…