The purpose of the Small Business Assistance Grant Program is to expand economic and entrepreneurial opportunity throughout the Commonwealth. The program is designed to complement and enhance the traditional public and private small business assistance network by providing technical assistance or training programs for underserved and disadvantaged businesses with 20 employees or fewer.
The total funding awarded for FY20 was $2,871,200 to 47 non-profit organizations throughout Massachusetts. Grant amounts ranged from $20,000 to $175,000. MGCC would like to thank these organizations for their work and dedication in helping support small businesses through the Commonwealth.
The awarded grants were announced by the Baker-Polito Administration during an event on Tuesday, November 19, 2019 in Harwich, MA.To learn more about the announcement, click here: Baker-Polito Administration Press Release
View photos from the event: Event Photos
To see the SBTA Sponsors for the Biz-M-Power & Empower Digital Grant Programs, please go to our updated page:
Awardee | Massachusetts Service Area | Website | |
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Ascendus (formerly Accion East) | Statewide | www.us.accion.org | |
African Community Economic Development of New England (ACEDONE) | Boston | www.acedoneboston.org | |
Artmorpheus | Boston | www.artmorpheus.org | |
Ascentria Community Services | Central & Western Regions | www.ascentria.org | |
Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce | Central Region | www.blackstonevalley.org | |
Black Economic Council of Massachusetts (BECMA) | Statewide | https://www.becma.org/ | |
Bowdoin Geneva Main Streets | Dorchester | www.bowdoingenevams.org | |
Bristol County Chamber of Commerce Foundation |
Southeastern Region | www.bristolcountychamber.org | |
Cape Cod Young Professionals (CCYP) |
Primary: Cape Cod |
www.capecodyoungprofessionals.org | |
The Carrot Project Partner: Third Sector New England |
Statewide | www.thecarrotproject.org www.tsne.org |
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Center for Women and Enterprise (CWE) | Boston & Central Region | www.cweonline.org | |
Coastal Community Capital |
Primary: Cape Cod & Southeastern Region |
www.coastalcommunitycapital.org | |
Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation | Boston | www.csndc.com | |
Common Capital | Western & Central Regions | www.common-capital.org | |
CommonWealth Kitchen | East & Central Regions | www.commonwealthkitchen.org | |
Community Development Partnership (Cape CDP) |
Lower Cape Cod | ||
Community Economic Development Center of SE MA (CEDC) | Southeastern Region | www.cedcnewbedford.org | |
Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture (CISA) | Western Region | www.buylocalfood.org | |
Cooperative Fund of New England | Statewide | www.cooperativefund.org | |
Dorchester Bay Economic Development Corporation | Boston | www.dbedc.org | |
EforAll - Roxbury Partners: BREAD, National Black MBA Association |
Boston | www.eforall.org/ma/roxbury www.makebreadboston.com www.nbmbaa.org |
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Community Teamwork - Entrepreneurship Center @ CTI |
Northeastern Region |
www.commteam.org | |
Franklin County Community Development Corp. |
Western Region | www.fccdc.org www.hilltowncdc.org |
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Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council (GNEMSDC) / GNEMSDC Massachusetts Advisors | Statewide | www.gnemsdc.org | |
Hispanic American Institute | North Shore | www.hainst.org | |
Interise | Statewide | www.interise.org | |
Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corp. | Boston | www.jpndc.org | |
Lawrence Partnership Partner: EParaTodos |
Lawrence | www.lawrencepartnership.org www.eparatodos.org |
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Local Enterprise Assistance Fund (LEAF) | Statewide | www.leaffund.org | |
Local Initiative Support Corporation (LISC) | Boston | www.lisc.org | |
Lowell Development Financial Corporation Partners: EforAll - Lowell and Lawrence |
Northeastern Region | www.ldfc.org www.eforall.org/ma/lowell-lawrence |
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Lynn Area Chamber of Commerce Partner: EforAll |
Northeastern Region | www.greaterlynnchamber.com www.eforall.org |
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Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (Mass MoCa) |
Statewide |
www.massmoca.org | |
Mill Cities Community Investments | Northeastern Region | www.mvcdfi.org | |
New Bedford Economic Development Council | New Bedford | www.nbedc.org | |
New Entry Sustainable Farming Project Partner: Trustees of Tufts College |
Statewide | www.nesfp.org | |
NewVue Communities | Central Region | www.newvuecommunities.org | |
North Central Massachusetts Development Corp. | Central Region | www.northcentralmass.com | |
North Shore Community Development Coalition | Northeastern Region | www.northshorecdc.org | |
Nuestras Raices | Western Region | www.nuestras-raices.org | |
Pittsfield Economic Revitalization Corp. (PERC) | Western Region | ||
Quaboag Valley Community Development Corp. | Southwestern & Central Regions | www.qvcdc.com | |
Southeast Asian Coalition of Massachusetts | Central Region | www.seacma.org | |
South Middlesex Opportunity Council (SMOC) | Central Region | www.smoc.org www.smocloans.org |
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SPARK Partner: EforAll - Holyoke |
Western Region | www.eforall.org/ma/holyoke/ www.holyokechamber.com/pages/SPARKHolyoke/ |
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TLE Center for Urban Entrepreneurship | Statewide | www.tlecfue.org | |
Valley Venture Mentors | Western Region | www.valleyventurementors.org | |
Wellspring Cooperative Corporation | Western Region | www.wellspring.coop |