Assistance program
Community Navigator Pilot Program
$99.9 Million committed in FY2022–FY2025
- Agency
- Small Business Administration, Small Business Administration
- Assistance
- Not Applicable
- CFDA number
- 59.077
- What it does
- Per the American Rescue Plan, the SBA is authorized to create and administer a $100 million competitive grant program to various entities providing “Community Navigator†services, defined as the outreach, education and technical assistance targeting eligible small businesses to increase awareness of and participation in programs of the Small Business Administration. Community Navigators will focus on current and prospective small businesses to improve access to assistance and programs of Federal, State, Tribal and local entities.
- Who benefits
- Not Applicable
- Who applies
- Nonprofits having a 501(c) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, economic development organization or similar organization, Native American tribal organization (other than Federally recognized tribal governments), Native American tribal government (Federally recognized), County governments, State governments, City or township governments, SBA Resource Partners (Small Business Development Centers, Women’s Business Centers, SCORE; and Veterans Business Outreach Centers), Community Development Financial Institutions and Nonprofit Colleges and Universities.
- Authorized by
- This bill provides additional relief to address the continued impact of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses.
- Public Law 117-2
- Program site
- https://www.sba.gov/navigators ↗
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