The Los Angeles County Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) has awarded $140,000 in Entrepreneurship Academy Grants through the Small Business Mobility Fund (SBMF), providing direct capital to 70 entrepreneurs and small business owners across the region. Each awardee will receive $2,000 in grant funding to support the launch or growth of their business. The grants are ...

By Dianne Anderson Use it or lose it, like the old saying goes, is especially true for hard funding deadlines, but things are much easier these days than when Ruben Page started his journey in 1999. Back then, before the California Community Colleges to HBCU Transfer Guarantee program existed, the process was grueling. “They all ...

Dignity Health – St. Mary Medical Center (SMMC) hosted its annual Community Grant Awards Luncheon, reaffirming its commitment to improving health and well-being in the greater Long Beach area. The event, held at the hospital, showcased SMMC’s dedication to addressing the health needs of the community. During the luncheon, the hospital awarded over $200,000 to ...

By Dianne Anderson Finding secure housing and decent nutrition in Long Beach food deserts, or making it to school without being jumped into gangs are just a few predictable factors that keep childhood poverty playing out for generations. Nonprofits do whatever they can, but usually get bogged down in daily operations and emergencies. Many juggle ...

In honor of Small Business Week, Los Angeles County’s Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) launched American Rescue Plan Act programs and grant opportunities for small businesses, microbusinesses, and nonprofits. The Economic Mobility Initiative (EMI), facilitated in partnership with 15 local community-based organizations, is a $25 million investment aiming to support the startup and growth of local ...

Grants will support Inland Empire organizations focused on assisting women in need; Dr. Gwen Dowdy-Rodgers Named 2024 Woman of Achievement   Inland Empire Community Foundation (IECF) announced today awards totaling $45,000 to three nonprofits for its annual Women’s Giving Fund (WGF) grants. In its largest grantmaking cycle to date, the WGF grants will provide resources to ...

By Dianne Anderson Odds are that the oodles of money flowing down each year at the city of Long Beach came and went by the time the community found out it was there. But for those who act fast, more money is coming down once again. Microgrants are now available for Neighborhood Associations to apply ...

Grants will support Black-led groups focused on racial equity and systems change in the Inland Empire Inland Empire Community Foundation (IECF) and the Black Equity Initiative of the Inland Empire (BEI-IE) announced $1.027 million to 71 nonprofits and fiscally sponsored projects, its second and largest grantmaking cycle from the IE Black Equity Fund. The Fund ...

By Dianne Anderson Competition is always stiff for small mom and pop nonprofits just trying to survive, partly due to the maze of scattered grant information, or they don’t know where to look and how to access funding. Equity is the big buzzword since the fallout of the pandemic that spurred billions in federal funding ...

By Dianne Anderson Mom and pop micro and small businesses along with many nonprofits often miss out on good money while trying to single handedly juggle community outreach and the minutia of operations. But if they get their applications in on time, they can soon tap a great lineup of new funding, support services and ...