HP Microenterprise Development Program Grants
April 2007
Deadline: June 3, 2007
Through its Microenterprise Development Program, HP supports nonprofit organizations that have a primary focus on providing development programs and services to microenterprises in underserved communities.
In 2007, HP will award grants to nonprofit microenterprise development agencies, programs, and higher education institutions in the United States, including Puerto Rico, that provide start-up assistance, business training, access to capital, and advice to entrepreneurs and very small businesses in underserved communities. The awards are focused on providing technology access for entrepreneurs and on training microentrepreneurs in the use of technology to build and grow their businesses.
In 2007, HP will grant awards to up to forty nonprofit microenterprise development agencies and programs and higher education institutions. The value of the technology and cash award to each organization will be approximately $56,000.
An eligible applicant is a nonprofit agency that meets all of the following requirements: operates as a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization or higher education institution; provides microenterprise development programs and services as a primary part of its mission; has been providing microenterprise development services for at least three years; provides a substantial portion of its services to residents in an underserved community in the U.S. (including Puerto Rico); provides either direct lending to clients or indirectly provides lending through collaboration and linkages with other organizations; has a local area network installed in the facility, with at least one data port and two electrical outlets available in the room that will house this project; is able to maintain technology solutions and has some technical infrastructure; and did not receive grant funding from HP in 2003, 2004, 2005, or 2006.
HP will begin accepting grant proposals via an online application system on May 8, 2007. The deadline for submitting proposals is June 5, 2007.
Visit the HP Web site for the complete Request for Proposals.
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