Economic Opportunity Grant Program

The Legacy Forward project will build capacity of municipal governments to identify and support legacy businesses  and second-stage firms facing growth, transition, or market challenges.

Future Founders will empower 100+ entrepreneurs ages 18-30 to launch and grow their own businesses and contribute to the prosperity of society. 

The GO Project Families Financial Literacy Workshop Series promotes smart financial decision-making for families and students from underserved areas in NYC.

The Palmetto Prosperity Initiative: Expanding Access to Capital for Small Businesses Throughout South Carolina” will expand access to capital for small businesses throughout South Carolina, focusing on women, veterans, and rural small business owners.

In partnership with Community Wealth Builders, the “Resilient by Design: Growing Community Financial Education & Investing to Fuel Local Prosperity” will grow community financial education and investing to fuel local prosperity in Baltimore through an innovative financial empowerment program.

The "Scaling Entrepreneurship Across Louisiana" will provide early-stage women-owned firms in rural parts of Louisiana with the education and resources needed for scalability and profitability.

The Center on Rural Innovation will launch the AI Forward Studio, a free, 12-week, hands-on experience designed to help rural entrepreneurs build, test, and implement AI-driven solutions for their startups.

The Arizona Capital Access Program will grow a local funder base in Arizona by activating a new generation of investors through peer-led investor groups. 

The Breaking the $1M Barrier Program helps 25 underrepresented businesses in the Southeast U.S. scale beyond the startup stage.

Restore's Entrepreneurship services support survivors of trafficking in exploring business ownership as a pathway to economic independence.

Launch Tennessee will bring information about the InvestTN fund directly to TN entrepreneurs and provide guidance as they seek to grow and scale their startups.

The Startup Learning Pathway is a digital curriculum designed to equip under-resourced prospective and early-stage small business owners with tailored financial education and resources.

GOODProjects will launch a financial literacy and entrepreneurship program in Washington, D.C.'s Ward 6, offering a combination of financial education, small business training, and personalized mentorship to single mothers. 

Cooperacion Santa Ana is a worker cooperative developer that offers high-touch incubation support for individuals in the early stages of business development. 

The Sabias, Empresarias, Resilientes program supports women entrepreneurs in Valle del Cauca and Cundinamarca, Colombia with training, mentorship, and direct matchmaking with buyers through BuMa Academy and BuMa Match. 

Empresarias Del Futuro (Entrepreneurs of the Future) is a training program and curriculum designed for Latina women who want to initiate or expand a small business and improve their financial literacy skills. 

Defy's Pathway to Entrepreneurship program provides formerly incarcerated men and women across 9 states with the tools to develop a business concept and launch a small business. 

Dog Tag Inc. empowers veterans with service-connected disabilities, military spouses, and caregivers to find renewed purpose and community through an innovative business and entrepreneurship-focused fellowship program. 

Penny Forward will create the first investing courses specifically designed for people who are blind or have low vision.  

Building on the success of over 120 Invest for Better (IFB) Circles, this initiative aims to establish a pilot regional hub in Philadelphia to enhance financial literacy and promote values-aligned investment among women. 

Capital Access Communities is an initiative designed to foster collaboration and access to capital for underrepresented entrepreneurs in key cities across the United States, including Baltimore, DC, Atlanta, Chicago, New York, LA, and San Francisco

MicroMentor aims to diversify entrepreneurship in Mexico by making mentorship, training and financial resources more accessible for 10,000 women entrepreneurs - supporting them to improve the resilience of their businesses via skill acquisition, improved wellbeing and access to financial resources. 

The Legal Aid Society will provide through its Community Development Project (CDP) legal trainings and technical assistance to small businesses, especially those that are BIPOC- and women-owned. 

Start Studio is two complementary accelerator programs run twice annually that are building an inclusive pipeline of diverse tech founders in Detroit.

The Women as Agents of Change program empowers women in India by equipping them to become financial service agents within their communities. 

The Future Entrepreneur Program is an 8-week cohort-based program that provides individuals with the knowledge and skills to start a small business. 

3rd Decade's free education and mentoring program teaches the basics of financial security, investments, retirement, debt and more to underserved communities.

Money Talks is a financial training and peer support program for Black women in Pittsburgh. Through a custom designed curriculum and live support sessions, participants learn about money values, debt management, retirement planning, and ways to invest.