Accessing Support for Disabled Entrepreneurs in Tennessee

GrantID: 73842

Grant Funding Amount Low: $50,000

Deadline: Ongoing

Grant Amount High: $100,000

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Grant Overview

Tennessee’s 95 counties include 55 designated as rural by the Department of Economic and Community Development, where broadband subscription rates for households below 200 percent of the federal poverty level average 48 percent. Entrepreneurs with disabilities in these counties encounter documented gaps in access to Small Business Development Center counseling and traditional Small Business Administration microloan programs that require in-person orientation sessions.

Barrier_first analysis identifies the absence of statewide disability-owned business certification as a primary obstacle. Tennessee procurement code does not contain a disability business enterprise category, so disabled entrepreneurs cannot access set-aside contracting opportunities available to other historically underutilized groups. Local economic development districts report fewer than 12 active business incubators with documented accessibility modifications.

Organizations must provide county-level maps showing proposed training sites within 30 miles of populations exceeding 500 disabled residents per Census Bureau estimates. Applications require letters from local workforce development boards confirming that proposed curricula align with current regional occupational projections rather than generic entrepreneurship modules.

Budgets must isolate costs for adaptive technology such as screen readers and ergonomic equipment from standard operating expenses. Tennessee further requires quarterly submission of participant Social Security Administration work incentive counseling referrals as a condition of continued funding. Unlike Kentucky applications, Tennessee evaluates success by the number of businesses that obtain local business licenses within 12 months rather than by formation filings alone.

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