Programs

  • NB100!

    This is a grant program offered by the NBEDC to promote entrepreneurship, grow local wealth, and strengthen community bonds. Through this program, entrepreneurs have an opportunity to apply for a kick-starter grant up to $10,000. The Requirements: 1) Be a for-profit entity; 2) Be based within New Bedford and have a valid New Bedford Business Certificate; and 3) Be in business for no more than 24 months. Grant awardees need to match a minimum of 50% of the $10,000 maximum grant award in equity. To receive the full $10,000 grant, the total eligible start-up costs need to be at least $15,000.
    Geographies
    New Bedford, MA, USA
    Dates
    Not indicated
    Source
    User-generated
    Entrepreneurship
    Adults
    100
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  • NBForward!

    This is our small business assistance program that provides resources for businesses to get through the challenges of the next phase of pandemic recovery, while looking toward investing in, and preparing for, greater future success. The NBEDC will be offering grants of up to $20,000 in conjunction with matching financing and other technical assistance (business planning, resource guidance, best practices, etc.). Grant funds shall be matched with a NBEDC loan with deferred payments for three months. The minimum loan amount is $10,000, and the maximum loan amount is $200,000.
    Geographies
    New Bedford, MA, USA
    Dates
    Not indicated
    Source
    User-generated
    Business promotion,Construction,Corporate social responsibility,Entrepreneurship,Manufacturing,Real estate,Social enterprise,Tourism,Trade,Transport and storage,Job creation and workforce development
    Adults,Afghan Community,Brazilian Community,Cape Verdean Community,Chilean Community,Chinese Community,Dominican Community,Ecuadorean Community,French Community,Guatemalan Community,Haitian Community,Honduran Community,Indian Community,Irish Community,Israeli Community,Italian Community,Jamaican Community,Japanese Community,Mexican Community,Nicaraguan Community,Norwegian Community,Panamanian Community,Paraguayan Community,Peruvian Community,Portuguese Community,Salvadorean Community,Spanish Community,Trinidadian and Tobagonian Community,Uruguayan Community,Venezuelan Community,Vietnamese Community,Ethnic and racial groups,Heterosexuals,Intersex people,LGBTQ people,Men,Women,People with disabilities,Low-income people,Immigrants,Veterans
    50K
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  • New Bedford Creative: Wicked Cool Places

    Wicked Cool Places a project-based grant program for making or keeping a place where things are happening and people want to be that involve and impact residents, visitors and/or businesses in New Bedford’s neighborhoods. The requirements: 1) be based in New Bedford, MA; 2) be a project that falls under Placemaking or Placekeeping as defined as follows: Placekeeping: “The active care and maintenance of a place and its social fabric by the people who live and work there. It is not just preserving buildings but keeping the cultural memories associated with a locale alive, while supporting the ability of local people to maintain their way of life as they choose.” —USDAC Placemaking: “With community-based participation at its center, an effective placemaking process capitalizes on a local community’s assets, inspiration, and potential, and it results in the creation of quality public spaces that contribute to people’s health, happiness, and well being.” —Project for Public Spaces
    Geographies
    New Bedford, MA, USA
    Dates
    Not indicated
    Source
    User-generated
    Arts services,Cultural awareness,Folk arts,Historic preservation,Humanities,Museums,Performing arts,Public arts,Visual arts
    Age groups,Afghan Community,Argentinian Community,Brazilian Community,Cape Verdean Community,Chilean Community,Chinese Community,Colombian Community,Costa Rican Community,Dominican Community,Ecuadorean Community,French Community,Guatemalan Community,Haitian Community,Honduran Community,Indian Community,Irish Community,Israeli Community,Italian Community,Jamaican Community,Japanese Community,Mexican Community,Norwegian Community,Peruvian Community,Portuguese Community,Spanish Community,Trinidadian and Tobagonian Community,Venezuelan Community,Vietnamese Community
    100K
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