Federal grants to Women's Economic Ventures
Women's Economic Ventures in Santa Barbara, California received $1.8 million in federal grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, across 8 awards. Its largest program was Women's Business Ownership Assistance, with $950,000. In fiscal 2025 it was awarded $150,000.
From USAspending.gov award records, updated November 7, 2026.
- Grants, FY 2021 to 2025$1.8 million
- Awards8
- Awarded in FY 2025$150,000
- Largest award$627,000
By year
| Fiscal year | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| FY 2021 | 3 | $956,519 |
| FY 2022 | 2 | $350,000 |
| FY 2023 | 2 | $164,331 |
| FY 2024 | 1 | $150,000 |
| FY 2025 | 1 | $150,000 |
Programs that fund Women's Economic Ventures
| Program | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Women's Business Ownership Assistance | 5 | $950,000 |
| Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP) | 1 | $627,000 |
| Prime Technical Assistance | 1 | $200,000 |
Awarding agencies
| Agency | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Administration | 7 | $1.1 million |
| Department of the Treasury | 1 | $627,000 |
Largest awards
| Award | Program | First action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cdfi rapid response program award | Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP) | June 15, 2021 | $627,000 |
| Wbc - ca - women's economic ventures (santa barbara) | Women's Business Ownership Assistance | August 22, 2024 | $300,000 |
| FY22 prime technical assistance | Prime Technical Assistance | September 20, 2022 | $200,000 |
| Resiliency and recovery demonstration grant | Women's Business Ownership Assistance | September 15, 2021 | $200,000 |
| Office of women's business ownership | Women's Business Ownership Assistance | August 17, 2023 | $150,000 |
| Women's economic ventures continuation option year 2 (R-2020) | Women's Business Ownership Assistance | September 20, 2022 | $150,000 |
| Women's business ownership assistance new renewal | Women's Business Ownership Assistance | September 20, 2021 | $150,000 |
| The small business administration (SBA) microloan program provides direct loans and grants to eligible non-profit microlenders so that they may provide micro-level loans, and business based training and technical assistance to start- up, newly established and growing small business concerns. | Microloan Program | June 2, 2023 | $14,331 |
Questions people ask
How much federal grant money does Women's Economic Ventures get?
$1.8 million in 8 grant awards from fiscal 2021 to 2025, as obligations reported to USAspending.gov.
Which agency gives Women's Economic Ventures the most?
The Small Business Administration, with $1.1 million in 7 awards. The Department of the Treasury follow.
What is Women's Economic Ventures's largest federal grant?
$627,000 under Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP), with its first action in the period on June 15, 2021. That counts only the money obligated in fiscal 2021 to 2025.
Which federal programs fund Women's Economic Ventures?
Its largest are Women's Business Ownership Assistance, Community Development Financial Institutions Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP) and Prime Technical Assistance.
Other grant recipients in Santa Barbara
- University of California, Santa Barbara
- Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District
- Santa Barbara Community College District
- Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics
- The Latino Coalition for Community Leadership
- County of Santa Barbara
- County of Santa Barbara
- Legacy Philanthropy Works
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