Genesis For Good Foundation Awarded a Grant To Empower Small Businesses and Historically Marginalized Entrepreneurs
Summary
This innovative program serves to support small business owners and diverse entrepreneurs located in low- to moderate-income communities across Southern California by providing access to essential resources, capacity building, networking opportunities, education, and capital, including grants of up to $10,000 to eligible small businesses.Genesis for Good collaborated with Citizens Business Bank to receive the grant from FHLBank San Francisco through a competitive application process. We are excited to continue collaborating with more mission-aligned partners in order to foster broader support, expertise, and resources to build upon our programming, outreach, and overall community impact.This grant for the Genesis for Good Foundation delivered in partnership with our member Citizens Business Bank can create life-changing economic opportunity for minority- and women-owned small businesses and entrepreneurs in Southern California, said Eric Cicourel, community investment officer for FHLBank San Francisco. Additionally, organizations interested in partnering with GFG to support the GFG Catalyst Empowerment Grant Program can reach us using the contact information below.About the Federal Home Loan Bank of San FranciscoThe Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco is a member-driven cooperative helping local lenders in Arizona, California, and Nevada build strong communities, create opportunity, and change lives for the better. Priority areas of focus include entrepreneurship, economic mobility and opportunity, financial empowerment and inclusion, diversity, education, affordable housing, nonprofit capacity building, and digital connectivity. The Bank is powered by GenTeckSM, a groundbreaking combination of best-in-class technologies, which are tightly integrated to give clients a seamless, digital first, and transparent experience.
