How it works
Training first. Then capital. Then someone who checks in.
A HAPS micro-grant is not a one-time gift. It is a start, with a process around it that gives the business a real chance.
An entrepreneur joins HAPS Business School
Entrepreneurs learn basic business skills: what it costs to make or buy what they sell, how to set a price, how to keep simple records, and how to save toward the next step.
No capital is released before the training.
They qualify for a micro-grant
Entrepreneurs who complete the training and present a simple plan can qualify for a $50–$250 micro-grant to start their business.
Small Grant. Real Business. Lasting Opportunity.
The business opens
The grant buys what the business needs to start — feed, stock, seed, tools, a cart, a machine — and the entrepreneur runs it.
The business belongs to the person who runs it.
A Local Hope Ambassador stays close
Local Hope Ambassadors provide mentorship, accountability, and progress reporting. Someone checks in on how the business is actually doing.
Progress is reported, not assumed.
They help three more people start
Each recipient commits to helping three other people work toward starting businesses over the following three years.
One opportunity can become many.
What a grant can start
Businesses these communities already know how to run.
The grant does not invent a business. It funds the one the entrepreneur already knows and the community already needs.
- Chicken farms
- Produce stands
- Food carts
- Clothing businesses
- Agriculture
- Livestock
- Transportation
- Washing services
- Market businesses
$50–$250 is the whole ask.
In many of the communities HAPS serves, a small amount of startup capital can create a life-changing opportunity. Your gift is the start.