NOW CLOSED: The Washington State Microenterprise Association (WSMA) provides capacity building support for nonprofit organizations throughout WA that are primarily focused on helping the smallest businesses succeed. WSMA does this by providing Entrepreneurial Support Organizations (ESOs) across Washington with Training & Technical Assistance, Grants and Networking through Evergreen BizLink. This support helps these nonprofit partners provide business training, technical assistance, coaching, financing and other tools to help small businesses overcome the barriers to business ownership. With WSMA support, Entrepreneurial Support Organizations have been able to help small businesses grow, innovate, access credit and build strong local economies.
The WSMA Grant Specialist is responsible for coordinating the development, administrative management, reporting and closeout of WSMA grants. The Grants Specialist will ensure that WSMA’s grant-making and related processes, documents, procedures and implementation are executed efficiently, consistently, on schedule, and in a manner consistent with best practices in grantmaking.