Community Development Corporation Of Oregon

AWARD TYPE: PROJECT GRANT; ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY SUPPORT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH PANDEMIC RELIEF PROGRAMS AND RECOVERY SERVICES TO SMALL BUSINESSES.; DELIVERABLES: GRANTEES WILL PROVIDE REPORTS ON ACTIVITIES AND PROGRESS TOWARD STATED GOALS TO SBA ON A QUARTERLY BASIS.; EXPECTED OUTCOMES: INCREASE AWARENESS OF AND PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAMS OF THE U.S SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.; INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: SMALL BUSINESSES AND ENTREPRENEURS THAT FALL INTO A HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED CATEGORY, INCLUDING MINORITY ENTREPRENEURS (BLACK, INDIGENOUS, AND PEOPLE OF COLOR), ENTREPRENEURS WITH DISABILITIES, LGBTQ ENTREPRENEURS, RURAL ENTREPRENEURS; VETERANS AND MILITARY ENTREPRENEURS (INCLUDING SPOUSES), WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS, INNOVATIVE STARTUPS, MICRO BUSINESSES, AND SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED SMALL BUSINESSES; SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES: GRANTEES (HUBS) AND THEIR CONTRACTORS (SPOKES) WILL PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY SUPPORT AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE WITH PANDEMIC RELIEF PROGRAMS AND RECOVERY SERVICES TO SMALL BUSINESSES. THIS SUPPORT TAKES THE FORM OF 1:1 COUNSELING AND GROUP TRAININGS.

PURCHASE LAND AND PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO FARMERS TO INCREASE CAPITAL AND MARKET ACCESS.

CAPACITY BUILDING FOR BIPOC, IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE FARMERS IN THE PORTLAND METRO AREA.

CLOSING THE GAP IN EAST MULTNOMAH COUNTY - EAST MULTNOMAH COUNTY IN OREGON IS A PLACE WHERE STARK HEALTH DISPARITIES EXIST, AND WHERE THE COLLABORATIVES ARE IN PLACE TO ADDRESS THEM. THE SDOH ACCELERATOR PLAN WILL MAKE THESE COLLABORATIVES EVEN MORE EFFECTIVE. EAST MULTNOMAH COUNTY IS OREGON’S LOWEST-INCOME AND MOST DIVERSE COMMUNITY. THIS COMMUNITY HAS THE WORST LEVELS ON 16 OUT OF 18 INDICATORS FOR SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX. FOR REASONS THAT HAVE TO DO WITH RACE, HISTORY, XENOPHOBIA AND POWER STRUCTURES, EXISTING AVAILABLE RESOURCES DO NOT GET OUT TO PEOPLE IN THIS COMMUNITY. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT IN RECENT YEARS THE SENTIMENT HAS SHIFTED, AND THERE IS NOW A BROAD-BASED DESIRE TO FINALLY DELIVER RESOURCES. THE SDOH ACCELERATOR PLAN WILL BE A CATALYST FOR TURNING THIS NEW SENTIMENT INTO ACTION. WITH CDC FUNDING, WE WILL CONVENE A NEW EAST COUNTY HEALTH COLLABORATIVE, DEVELOP A PLAN, AND ROLL IT OUT AT A CONFERENCE IN SEPTEMBER 2023.