Governor Evers Announces Grant Funding for Chambers of Commerce and Nonprofit Organizations

Tuesday, August 30th, 2022 -- 1:00 PM

Governor Tony Evers announced $15.7 million in grants as part of a second round of funding to chambers of commerce and nonprofit organizations providing assistance to small businesses in communities across the state that have been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic.

Fourteen organizations will receive new grants of up to $3.1 million to provide investment, technical and operation assistance, and access to opportunities for diverse  small businesses, including rural, veteran-owned, and LGBT-owned businesses.

The announcement was made at the Sherman Phoenix Marketplace in Milwaukee, an entrepreneurial hub representing over 25 small black-owned businesses.

DOA Secretary-designee Kathy Blumenfeld, DOT Secretary Craig Thompson, and representatives from the Chayil Corporation, Manufacturing Diversity Institute, National Association of Minority Contractors, and the Sherman Phoenix Foundation along with local stakeholders and business owners attended the event.

Part of a more than $1 billion investment allocated by the Governor for economic resilience and support for small businesses and impacted industries, the Diverse Business Assistance program was first announced in October 2021 to support equitable economic recovery statewide.

The Diverse Business Assistance Grant program is administered by the DOA and funded through the American Rescue Plan Act. The first round of announcements was made in March 2022.

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