EmPOWERED
to Serve Business Accelerator™: National
to Serve Business Accelerator™: National
Now accepting applications through June 26, 2023.
Empowering social and health tech entrepreneurs through training and up to $75k in funding.
The Accelerator Experience
Accelerator participants will get access to high-quality training to help refine their business model, work on building their brand story, and make connections to like-minded, health focused entrepreneurs. Participants will emerge with a toolkit of skills they can apply to grow and scale the health impact of their business, have access to up to $75,000 in funding, as well as be a part of the American Heart Association’s network.
What are we looking for?
The EmPOWERED to Serve Business Accelerator is looking for a diverse pool of entrepreneurs, companies and organizations who are driving change and health equity in their communities. Applications will be accepted from social and digital health tech entrepreneurs, non-profits and for-profits making a health impact and addressing a social determinant of health (SDOH).
Selected candidates will:
- Receive six weeks of training to help grow and scale their business.
- Refine their business story and presentation in a cohort with other entrepreneurs.
- Share their business story with health, community, and business leaders before receiving a $500 grant and a chance at up to $75,000 in grant funding for top candidates.
Who can apply?
- U.S. citizens 18 years or older
- Must address one or more categories of the social determinants of health in the United States
- Innovation must apply to improving health inequities
- Must be the founder, CEO or someone authorized to make changes to the business or project
Timeline
- Application period: May 1 – June 26
- Top candidates notified by: July 25
- Training: July 26 – September 6
- Finale: Thursday, October 19
Congratulations to the 2022 National Grant Recipients
Finalists competed for $80,000 in grant funding.
Meet the 2022 finalists
