The Comcast RISE Investment Fund provides monetary grants to help small businesses owned by people of color (POC) grow as they navigate the challenges of the pandemic.

The Investment Fund is the latest extension of Comcast RISE (Representation, Investment, Strength, and Empowerment), the multi-year, multifaceted initiative launched in 2020 to provide POC-owned, small businesses the opportunity to apply for marketing and technology services from Comcast Business and Effectv, the advertising sales division of Comcast Cable.

Comcast RISE is part of a larger, national $100 million Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative that Comcast launched this summer.

In June 2020, Comcast NBCUniversal announced the development of a comprehensive, multi-year plan to allocate $75 million in cash and $25 million in media over the next three years to fight injustice and inequality against any race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation or ability. Now is the time to rise. Apply today at ComcastRISE. com.

GRANT DETAILS:

• 100 grants totaling in the amount of $10,000 will be distributed to Oakland-based businesses.
•  The application period is October 1-14, 2021
• Grant awards will be announced at the end of November 2021 and distributed in December 2021
• Applications will be available online at www.ComcastRISE.com.

GRANT ELIGIBILITY:

 Businesses must:

1. a) Be established business operations for 3 or more years
2. b) Have one to 25 employees
3. c) Be based in Oakland, CA.

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