Southern Washington grants

Mercy corps northwest

For nearly 20 years Mercy Corps Northwest has offered financial support to small business owners across the Pacific Northwest. Across Southern Washington, we are working with entrepreneurs who have been negatively impacted by COVID‑19 to disburse emergency grants to keep their businesses afloat. 

In the past, we have worked with the City of Vancouver and Clark County – in addition to other local agencies – to offer grants that support individuals in growing or starting a small business.

Quick facts

Our Southern Washington COVID-19 grant response

  • $1.4 M

    in grants to local business owners

  • 250

    businesses received support to stay afloat

  • 100%

    of grants to underserved entrepreneurs
The owner of southern girl delights stands in her food truck kitchen in a black shirt
Southern Girl Delights was started in 2018 by Dorothy Golson who dreamt of one day owning her own Southern food restaurant. When COVID closures hit her business in 2020, a grant from Mercy Corps Northwest allowed her to maintain the funds to stay in operation and continue her passion of cooking delicious meals for the Vancouver, Washington community.

Want to learn more about grants in the future? Stay in touch with our team. We work to prioritize money to redlined communities, people of color, immigrants and migrants. Our grants couple business education and small savings goals to prepare you for the next step on your business journey.

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