‍Fall 2024 Grant Opportunity: WSMA 2024-2025 Statewide Grant Program  

The Washington State Microenterprise Association (WSMA) is dedicated to strengthening Entrepreneur Support Organizations (ESOs) as they engage with economic development partners and others to help the smallest businesses to grow sustainably, equitably and financially throughout Washington state.

Thanks to the support from the Washington State Department of Commerce, WSMA is opening this statewide grant opportunity to fund nonprofit organizations that provide business training, technical assistance and support with accessing financing for small businesses, especially those with five or fewer employees in Washington. 

For programmatic support, please contact Lisa Smith (WSMA Executive Director) at lisa@wamicrobiz.org

For additional technical support with the grant portal, please contact Catherine Borgeson (WSMA Grant Specialist) at catherine@wamicrobiz.org

Important Dates and Information

• Application Due Date: The application is due on Friday, November 22 , 2024 at 5:00pm 
• Full Program Guidelines (PDF): For those of you who prefer the Guidelines in PDF, you can find those HERE (opens in new tab/page).
• Information Session: November 7, 2024. This session was recorded is available on the WSMA YouTube Channel‍
• ‍Frequently Asked Questions

• PowerPoint slides from the Information Session (Opens in new tab/page)
• Grant Portal Walk-through: November 14, 2024. This session was recorded is available on the WSMA YouTube Channel

Grant Materials:

• Grant Guidelines: PDF Download
• Grant Application Questions: Microsoft Word (Automatic Download) and PDF Download
• Fund Request Form: Excel Sheet (Automatic Download) and Example Form (PDF)