The James E. White, Sr. Business Accelerator Grant is designed to assist entrepreneurs with taking their business to the next level. The total amount and number of award recipients each year for the James E. White, Sr. Business Accelerator grant is informed by the application pool, determined by a robust evaluation process to include finalists’ interviews based on a scoring rubric and at the discretion of the Selection Committee, which consists of members of the CNWF Board of Directors and/or CNWF Board of Advisors.

• In 2024, $5,000 was awarded to Dionne Sandiford of Corporate Stitch at the "Ode to Black Philanthropy" event.
• In 2019, $10,500 was awarded to three finalists for the James E. White, Sr. Business Accelerator Grant.