Community Navigator
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Per the American Rescue Plan, the SBA is authorized to create and administer a $100 million competitive grant program to various entities providing “Community Navigator” services, defined as the outreach, education and technical assistance targeting eligible small businesses to increase awareness of and participation in programs of the Small Business Administration. Community Navigators will focus on current and prospective small businesses to improve access to assistance and programs of Federal, State, Tribal and local entities.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
For more information on each of these data sources, please see the
About the data page.
In 2022, the SBA implemented the Community Navigators Pilot Program, and CNPP grantees counseled more than 16,000 clients and leveraged over $157 million in approved funding (grants and loans). Grantee ‘hubs’ launched and provided outreach, training, and counseling services throughout all 50 states, and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.
For more information about SBA accomplishments, access the SBA Congressional Budget Justification and Annual Performance Report: https://www.sba.gov/document/report-congressional-budget-justification-annual-performance-report
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.