This amendment provides funding to support a comprehensive Small Business Assistance and Youth Entrepreneurship Pilot Program. It is a collaboration between the Virginia Community College System, Portsmouth Public Schools' Minority and Women Business Enterprise Advisory Committee, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and the Faith Based Community to provide essential tools in economic development to start, sustain and grow a business. It is an investment in Virginia's economy that supports new and existing businesses and future economic development growth, the youth, and job creation.