Port Washington Company Seeks FedEx Grant

Port Washington-based A Sprinkle and a Dash is competing for a $25,000 FedEx small business grant.

Geared towards entrepreneurs, the FedEx Small Business Grant Contest is accepting votes until March 17.

A Sprinkle and a Dash, which manufactures Belgian chocolate soufflé cakes that are made in minutes and hires people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to fulfill orders, would put the grant towards business growth.

“We may be a young company but we have set our sights high, with national distribution in Neiman Marcus, Home Goods and gourmet specialty retailers across the country,” said Sharon Tracy, a co-founder of the company.

The grant’s top prize is a $25,000 grant, while second prize is a $10,000 grant. There are also eight additional prizes, each at $5,000.

A Sprinkle and a Dash partners with The Arc of Madison Cortland in Oneida, NY. The organization provides leadership and support services to people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities so that they cultivate resources to achieve their potential.

Tracy, who said she combined her love of baking with a quest to help others, notes on the FedEx grant contest page that by hiring people through the work center at ARC, every product sold is then hand-packed and shipped by someone who gets the opportunity for independence.

Voting in the grant competition ends at 11:59 p.m. on March 17. In addition to votes, FedEx is selecting its top 100 finalists based on the business’s story and vision, and on how the business will use the grant money.

To learn more about the company, and to vote, click here.

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