[DEFUNCT] Second Service Foundation: Military Entrepreneur Challenge (MEC)
Second Service Foundation (formerly StreetShares Foundation), voluntarily shut down
Eligibility
PROGRAM DEFUNCT. The Second Service Foundation voluntarily shut down as of 2026 to transition resources into an existing faith-based nonprofit. No longer accepting applications. Historical record retained for reviewers.
Award
N/A, program shut down
Deadlines
N/A, no longer accepting applications · Program closed
Editor's take
DEFUNCT: The Second Service Foundation (formerly StreetShares Foundation) voluntarily shut down after 10 years of operation. Per their own transition page, resources are being transferred into an existing faith-based nonprofit that has been identified but not yet publicly launched. The Military Entrepreneur Challenge (MEC) is no longer running under Second Service. Finding Your Second Service (FYSS) Executive Coaching is being relaunched under the new structure. For former applicants seeking similar pitch-competition + grant opportunities, see: Veterans Business Battle (Rice), Warrior Rising Business Showers, Bob Woodruff Foundation grants, and Military Influencer Conference Rock Pitch. Full history and successor context at /second-service-foundation.
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