Hewlett Packard Offering Granfs for Microenterprise Programs

Hewlett Packard (HP) will award grants to nonprofit groups that provide assistance for microenterprise programs.

Awards will go to microenterprise development agencies, programs, and higher education institutions 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 micro-entrepreneurs in the use of technology to build and grow their businesses.

HP will award up to forty grants worth about $56,000 each. HP will begin accepting grant proposals via an online application system on May 8, 2007.

The deadline for submitting proposals is June 5, 2007.

For more information, visit http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/pnd/10006952/hp

(Many thanks to Southern Compass http://www.southern.org for sharing this information. Russ)