SBA: Funding Competition Announced for Organizations Providing Federal Procurement Training to Veteran Entrepreneuers
The U.S. Small Business Administration today announced that non-profit organizations and private sector firms are now eligible to compete for funding of up to $500,000 to deliver federal procurement training to veteran and service-disabled veteran entrepreneurs. The application period begins today through July 12, 2021. Up to two awardees will use the $500,000 in total funding…
ABA: Regulators to Address Bankers Nationwide at ABA’s Virtual Regulatory Compliance Conference on June 22-24
Top staff from the Federal Reserve, CFPB, FDIC and OCC will address America’s banks during the American Bankers Association’s 35th annual Regulatory Compliance Conference June 22-24. The three-day conference will be held virtually for bankers across the country. During the conference, which will bring together the banking industry’s leading compliance professionals, attendees will hear directly from ABA…
EDA: $3.1 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Enhance Healthcare Workforce Training in Sellersburg, IN
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3.1 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Ivy Tech Community College, Indianapolis, Indiana, to support renovations needed to enhance its healthcare workforce training programs. This EDA grant, to be matched with $771,130 in local funds,…
EDA: $2.5 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Establish Workforce Training Program at Philander Smith College
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2.5 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Philander Smith College, Little Rock, Arkansas, to develop the HBCU Center of Excellence in Digital Education and Rural Workforce Development. This EDA grant, to be matched with $638,420 in…
SBA: “Getting Bank on Track: Help Is Here” Webinar Series Launched to Help America’s Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs
Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration and the non-profit Public Private Strategies Institute will launch a new regional webinar series, “Getting Back on Track: Help is Here,” to provide Main Street entrepreneurs with the information and resources they need to continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. The educational webinars will feature speakers from The White House, the SBA,…
EDA: $4.5 Million Invested to Boost Workforce Training Efforts in Mid-Missouri Region
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $4.5 million grant to the Southern Boone County R-1 School District, Ashland, Missouri, to construct the Ranken-Ashland Skilled Trade Training Facility, a construction trade and medical services workforce development training center in mid-Missouri. This EDA project, to…
EDA: $1.3 Million Invested to Support Workforce Training Efforts in Taos, NM
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1.3 million grant to the Rocky Mountain Youth Corps, Ranchos De Taos, New Mexico, to construct a new workforce development training facility in Taos, New Mexico. This EDA project will be matched with $315,000 in local funds….
EDA: $1 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance Invested to Support Aerospace Technician Training Program in Houston, TX
Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $1 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to San Jacinto Community College District (SJCCD), Houston, Texas, to renovate and equip the EDGE Center at the Houston Spaceport to create an aerospace technician training program. This EDA grant,…
CDFI Fund: Pre-Application Webinar for FY 2021 Small Dollar Loan Program Round Scheduled for April 13th
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (CDFI Fund) staff will hold an informational pre-application webinar for the Small Dollar Loan Program on Tuesday, April 13, 2021. Topics covered will include setting up your critical SAM.gov and Grants.gov accounts, adjusting your organizational profile in the Awards Management Information System (AMIS), and other ways your organization can prepare…
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)….