The U.S. Small Business Administration announced up to $50 million in grant funding will be available to as many as 10 organizations to provide training and technical assistance to support small manufacturers.
The funding comes from the SBA’s Manufacturing in American E2G Grant Initiative, part of the Empower to Grow (E2G) Program. The grant initiative empowers qualified awardees to deliver regional support to small manufacturers in critical industries that will support the agency’s efforts to rebuild American supply chains, bring back American jobs, and promote American industry.
“As I travel the country and meet with these builders, innovators, and job creators, I’ve seen firsthand the essential role they play in restoring American industrial strength,” SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler said. “Through this targeted initiative, we are equipping them with the resources and workforce support they need to grow, reshore critical supply chains, and help secure America’s position as a global manufacturing powerhouse for generations to come.”
The E2G program provides eligible U.S. small businesses with free business courses, in-person hands-on training and one-on-one consulting to support growth, operations, hiring, regulatory compliance and government contracting competitiveness. Eligible industries include aerospace, ship building, rail equipment, mining, industrial machinery and equipment, construction equipment, metal fabrication, electrical equipment, food processing, medical and precision manufacturing, advanced manufacturing, and robotics.
To be eligible for the grant funding, an applicant must be a for-profit or not-for-profit entity that has been in existence continually for at least three years, and have experience in providing technical assistance, tools, or training relating to small manufacturing businesses on a regional or national basis and have demonstrated that it has the capacity to provide hands-on manufacturing-related training and technical assistance.
The deadline to submit applications is 11:59 p.m. on June 15.