SSBCI Technical Assistance Program

The State Small Business Credit Initiative Technical Assistance Program sits under Connecticut Innovations, the state’s quasi-public innovation agency, and uses federal Treasury SSBCI funding on Connecticut’s behalf. It is built to help socially and economically disadvantaged individuals and very small businesses secure legal, accounting, and financial advisory support. The program is an in-kind route rather than a cash award. Providers can be nonprofit or for-profit entities, while recipient companies must be SEDI and/or very small businesses with fewer than 10 employees and a U.S. footprint. The covered work is limited to legal, accounting, and financial advisory services, and the intake runs on a rolling basis. Its practical role is to lower the cost of professional help before or alongside a capital application. Connecticut Innovations runs it as a pass-through for federal SSBCI dollars, so applicants should expect a service-matching intake process instead of an investment-style competition. It is most useful for businesses that need outside advice to prepare for financing, compliance, or expansion.

Each grant below is a distinct funding opportunity with its own eligibility, scope, and deliverables.