Spring 2025 Urban Grant Opportunity: Tools and Resources for Assisting Small Businesses‍  

The Washington State Microenterprise Association (WSMA) is dedicated to strengthening nonprofit business technical assistance providers as they engage with economic development and other partners to assist the smallest businesses to grow sustainably, equitably and financially throughout Washington State. 

Thanks to support from the Washington State Department of Commerce, WSMA is opening this statewide grant opportunity to fund nonprofit organizations in urban settings that provide business training series, training workshops/webinars, technical assistance, and/or access to financing for the smallest businesses in Washington State.  

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: Friday, April 4, 2025 by 5 p.m. PST
• 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 & Grant Portal Walkthrough: Monday, March 24. Video replay coming soon!
• Frequently Asked Questions - COMING SOON!
• Portal Instructions: If your organization already has a grant portal account, create a draft application by selecting “Funding Opportunities” on your dashboard. After saving a draft, continue to access your application by selecting “In Progress” under “Applications” on your dashboard. Do NOT try to access your active draft application by opening a new application under the "Funding Opportunities" as this will create a duplicate application. If you are a first-time applicant, you must first register your organization with the grant portal.

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)