Opportunity ID: 315817
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | PRIME-2019-01 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs Act |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Grant |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Business and Commerce |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 30 |
| Assistance Listings: | 59.050 — Prime Technical Assistance |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 10, 2019 |
| Last Updated Date: | May 10, 2019 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 10, 2019 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 10, 2019 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 10, 2019 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $5,000,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $250,000 |
| Award Floor: | $75,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | An applicant must clearly demonstrate that it is one of the following:• A microenterprise development organization or program (or group or Collaborative thereof) such as a non-profit Community Development Financial Institution or similar entity, that has a demonstrated record of delivering microenterprise services to disadvantaged entrepreneursor• An Intermediary (as defined in Section 8.1) which has experience in delivering technical assistance to disadvantaged entrepreneurs; or• A microenterprise development organization or program (as defined in Section 8.1) that is accountable to a local community, working in conjunction with a State or local government or Indian Tribe; or• An Indian tribe acting on its own, if it can certify that no private organization or program referred to in paragraph in paragraphs (1) exists within its jurisdiction. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Small Business Administration |
| Description: |
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued Funding Opportunity No. PRIME-2019-01 to provide training and capacity building grant programs to microenterprise development organizations (MDOs).
The Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs Act of 1999 (the PRIME Act) became law on November 12, 1999 with the passage of Pub. L. No. 106-102 (15 U.S.C. § 6901 note).
The PRIME Act authorizes the SBA to provide funding to qualified organizations for the purposes of: (i) providing training and technical assistance to disadvantaged entrepreneurs; (ii) providing training and capacity building assistance to microenterprise development organizations (MDOs) and programs; (iii) aiding in Research and development of best practices for microenterprise and technical assistance programs for disadvantaged entrepreneurs; and (iv) for other activities as the SBA Administrator determines.
In FY2019, PRIME has two tracks for which SBA will consider granting awards under this Funding Opportunity:
Track 1 (Technical Assistance) – seeks applications for funding to provide training and technical assistance programs to disadvantaged entrepreneurs. Examples include training specifically designed to: (1) provides training and technical assistance to economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in rural areas; and (2) training and technical assistance to support entrepreneurship in Hub Zones.
Track 2 (Capacity Building) – seeks applications for funding to provide training and capacity building services to MDOs, microenterprise development programs, and groups of such organizations to assist them in developing microenterprise training and services. Examples include services geared towards building MDO capacity to provide business training and technical assistance to: (1) provides training and technical assistance to economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in rural areas; and (2) training and technical assistance to support entrepreneurship in Hub Zones.
View Section 3.0 of the Funding Opportunity for full eligibility criteria. Please note that for-profit organizations and individual persons are ineligible for this grant.
SBA will evaluate applications for funding in accordance with the purposes of the Act, including an application’s ability to demonstrate mission-oriented and culturally competent projects and/or services that reflect local community demographics. Section
5.0 of the Funding Opportunity more fully defines the specific evaluation criteria.
Questions about this Funding Opportunity should be directed to the Office of Economic Opportunity at prime@sba.gov.
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| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Robert Karasek
Program Officer Phone 202-205-7171 Email:Robert.Karasek@sba.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Robert Karasek Program Officer Phone 202-205-7171 Email: Robert.Karasek@sba.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59.050 | PKG00250861 | May 10, 2019 | Jun 10, 2019 | View |
Package 1
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