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PROGRAM FOR INVESTMENT IN MICROENTREPRENEURS (PRIME) FY 2026

Federal funding opportunity SB-OCAPR-26-001 from Small Business Administration.

Posted
July 7, 2026
Closed
August 6, 2026
Award ceiling
$400,000
Award floor
$75,000
Expected awards
27
Cost sharing
Yes
Instrument
Grant
Assistance listing
59.050
Category
Business and Commerce
Archives
September 5, 2026

Program funding history

Awards made under Assistance Listing 59.050 across FY2024–FY2026, from public federal spending records.

FY2024 obligated
$6.9M
FY2025 obligated
−$470,065
FY2026 (to date) obligated
$0
Awards in window
47

A negative year is a net de-obligation: downward adjustments to earlier awards exceeded new obligations in that year.

Top recipients: Economic and Community Development Institute, Inc., Native Cdfi Network Inc, Credit Builders Alliance, Inc., Maryland Capital Enterprises, Inc., Cal Poly Humboldt Sponsored Programs Foundation

Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed September 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →

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Synopsis

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity is to invite proposals for funding from private, non- profit microenterprise development organizations; microenterprise development programs run by State/Local/Tribal Governments; or Indian tribes interested in providing assistance and guidance to disadvantaged microentrepreneurs and/or microenterprise development organizations for the purposes stated in this Announcement.

Who can apply

•A microenterprise development organization or program (or group or Collaborative thereof), such as a non-profit Community Development Financial Institution or similar entity, that has a demonstrated record of delivering microenterprise services to disadvantaged entrepreneurs; or •An Intermediary (as defined in Section 8.1) which has experience in delivering technical assistance to disadvantaged entrepreneurs; or •A microenterprise development organization or program (as defined in Section 8.1) that is accountable to a local community, working in conjunction with a State or local government or Indian Tribe; or •An Indian tribe acting on its own, if it can certify that no private organization or program referred to above exists within its jurisdiction. •Religious Organizations with the following restrictions: may only conduct explicitly religious activities outside other programs directly funded by the federal government and at a separate time or location, may not use any direct Federal financial assistance to support or engage in any explicitly religious activities and may not discriminate against beneficiaries or prospective beneficiaries of this program on the basis of religion or religious belief. See Section 4.1.5 for additional guidance on documenting eligibility. Eligible nonprofit entities may apply either individually or as part of a Collaborative. All parties to a Collaborative must separately meet the PRIME Program eligibility criteria.

The official record

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Agency contact: Small Business Administration · [email protected] · 202 619 0603

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