Future Black Female

Future Black Female

Grant programYouth Opportunities Fund
Grant typeYOF - Economic Recovery and Resilience Fund
Amount awarded$249,400
Duration24 months
Year2022-2023
Location served
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Niagara
Population servedGirls, young women, non-binary
Age group15 to 19 years, 20 to 25 years, 6 to 29 years for youth living with special needs
Description$294,400 over 2 years to deliver the FBF Marketplace Bootcamp, an entrepreurship program to be delivered in the Niagara Region involving 36 Black female youth between the ages of 18-25. The grant will assist with the costs of delivering experiential learning by running a business in the FBF Market Place, with support from a business coach and mentoring from Black businesswomen in the area.
Grant resultTo ensure that Black youth and young adults in Ontario are supported to succeed in entrepreneurship/business building and create jobs.
Grant statusActive