Grant and Funding Programs Offered by Solid State Community Industries (SSCI)

Solid State Community Industries is a Surrey, BC-based co-operative developer that supports racialized and migrant communities in creating worker-owned businesses and mission-driven nonprofits. Its work combines enterprise development with access to funding, including support to locate start-up funding and, for selected cohorts, seed funding after successful completion of the development program.

The organization runs an intake process for prospective cohorts and works with accepted groups over a 16-week development period. During that period, cohorts receive one-on-one support to shape their mission, structure, governance, legal setup, budgeting, branding, website, and financial planning. The site also states that Solid State helps groups access fundraising and financing through grants and loans.

Its stated focus is on racialized migrant communities in Surrey and across British Columbia, including refugees, asylum seekers, and first- and second-generation migrants. The organization positions worker co-operatives as a path to sustainable jobs, community ownership, and long-term economic mobility.

Solid State says it supports a network of 30+ co-ops with 240+ members from 37+ national backgrounds and aims to launch 8-12 co-ops annually. The website also references partner organizations and a growing co-operative network, showing that its funding and development activity extends beyond a single internal project.

The site states that Solid State was founded in 2015 and launched in 2017. It presents the organization as a long-term community institution rooted in Surrey and built around solidarity, mutual aid, and co-operative principles.