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Now recruiting · Starts January 2027

Capacity Building Program, Cohort 2

Nine sessions built to get Buffalo Niagara MWBE & SDVOB businesses ready for bigger contracts. Free to accepted businesses, thanks to the M&T Charitable Foundation. Illuminate 2027 kicks off the cohort in January, when you meet the cohort members you'll be training with for 9 sessions.

9 sessions $0 cost Application required
Cohort 1 graduated on October 22. Demetrius Richards of Richards Enterprises, LLC won the $2,000 Capacity Building Grant.
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We review every application and will reach out by email about next steps. Questions? info@therareplace.org · (716) 989-6923

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