Second Round of PPP
Contact ahana.meba10@gmail.com for more information regarding the PPP loan program. Contact U.S. Small Business Administration at Press_Office@sba.gov or (202) 270-3876 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), in consultation with the Treasury Department, announced today that the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) will re-open the week of January 11 for new borrowers and certain existing PPP…
Free PPE Delivery for Multi-Ethnic Businesses
AHANA Is working with Greater Spokane Incorporated to provide the distribution of Free PPE for 100 businesses who sign up with AHANA. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) helps reduce barriers and reinforces the need to conduct business safely to keep our community healthy. This distribution is for businesses and nonprofits with…
Working Washington Small Business Grants
Applications for up to $20,000 in emergency funding Gov. Jay Inslee announced an additional $70 million for business grants. $50 million of this is for Round 3 of the Working Washington Small Business grants. The remainder will go towards funding qualified businesses that applied in earlier rounds of our resiliency…
Inslee announces additional COVID-19 financial support
Gov. Jay Inslee today announced additional financial support funds for families and businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The governor was joined by Lisa Brown, Department of Commerce director, for the announcement. “We know this pandemic is taking an economic toll,” Inslee said during a press conference Friday. “On Sunday…
AHANA Statement on Spokane Chief Health Officer Dr. Bob Lutz
We write to strongly condemn any attempt to remove Spokane Chief Health Officer, Bob Lutz. Dr. Lutz has managed our community health with compassion and care since the beginning of the pandemic. As a business organization, we want to make sure that we have a health officer who puts the…
AHANA to Provide Technical Assistance for WA Equity Relief Fund for Nonprofits
The next round of CARES Act funding available is to provide relief to nonprofits. AHANA is available to provide technical assistance for BIPOC non-profits looking to apply. PDFs of these translations are available on the Nonprofit Assistance Program page: Somali | Cambodian | Spanish | Vietnamese | Korean | Lao…
WA State Small Business Resiliency Grant
We have posted information on this grant under our Business Assistance section. Please click here to visit that page. For local assistance contact one of AHANA’s Small Business Resiliency Response Team: Ben Cabildo – 509-999-5365, bencabildo@gmail.com or ahana.meba10@gmail.com Maria Gutierrez, ASAP Translations – 509-747-5121, maria@asap-translations.com Sanya Ala, 509-868-8048, alasanya@yahoo.com
Application deadline extended for OPENTogether Small Business and Non-Profit Grant Applications
The Deadline to Apply Has Been Reopened through Friday, August 14th at 5:00 p.m. ALL eligible applications will be reviewed – this application is NOT on a first come, first serve basis There is an emphasis to fund eligible and qualified minority businesses! The OPENTogether Small Business and Non-profit Grant…
City to issue interim permits for restaurants
Provisional permits will be provided while review process underway The City’s Restaurant + Retail Expansion Program is establishing a provisional permit program for local restaurants and retailers in order to increase their footprint as quickly as possible. The City’s Development Services Center staff is adjusting its process to coordinate with…
OpenTogether Small Business and Non-Profit Grant applications are now being accepted through August 10, 2020
On Monday, July 27, Greater Spokane Incorporated (GSI), the County’s designated Associate Development Organization (ADO), will launch the OPENTogether Small Business and Non-profit Grant program to help small businesses and non-profits offset safety and operating costs, rent and other allowable expenses with $10 million of Spokane County-allocated CARES Act dollars….