This grant opportunity from the Department of Transportation’s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization aims to support community-based organizations, colleges, and more in the Central Region. The selected organization will provide outreach, financial assistance, and training to small businesses to help them compete for transportation-related contracts at all levels of government. Small disadvantaged, women-owned, and veteran-owned businesses are among those encouraged to apply. Proposals must be submitted by July 16, 2012, and awards for the region will be announced by August 16, 2012. For more information, contact Ms. Patricia Martin at the Department of Transportation’s Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization.
Opportunity ID: 177273
General Information
Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
Funding Opportunity Number:: | USDOT-OST-OSDBU-SBTRC2012-10 |
Funding Opportunity Title:: | Notice of Funding Availability for the Small Business Transportation Resource Center Program |
Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
Funding Instrument Type:: | |
Category of Funding Activity:: | Transportation |
Category Explanation:: | |
Expected Number of Awards:: | 1 |
Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 20.910 — Assistance to small and disadvantaged businesses |
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
Version:: | Synopsis 9 |
Posted Date:: | Jun 15, 2012 |
Last Updated Date:: | Jul 20, 2012 |
Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Jul 16, 2012 |
Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Jul 31, 2012 |
Archive Date:: | Aug 31, 2012 |
Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 150,000 |
Award Ceiling:: | $150,000 |
Award Floor:: | $100,000 |
Eligibility
Eligible Applicants:: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
Additional Information on Eligibility:: | 1) Business centered community-based organizations; (2) transportation-related trade associations; (3) colleges and universities; (4) community colleges; or (5) chambers of commerce, registered with the Internal Revenue Service as 501 C(6) or 501 C(3) tax-exempt organizations; and (6) Native American Tribal governments (Federally recognized). |
Additional Information
Agency Name:: | 69A350 OSDBU |
Description:: | The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the Secretary (OST), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) announces the opportunity for: (1) Business centered community-based organizations; (2) transportation-related trade associations; (3) colleges and universities; (4) community colleges; or (5) chambers of commerce, registered with the Internal Revenue Service as 501 C(6) or 501 C(3) tax-exempt organizations, to compete for participation in OSDBU’s Small Business Transportation Resource Center (SBTRC) program in the Central Region.OSDBU will enter into a Cooperative Agreement with a organization to provide outreach to the small business community in their designated region and provide financial and technical assistance, business training programs, business assessment, management training, counseling, marketing and outreach, and the dissemination of information, to encourage and assist small businesses to become better prepared to compete for, obtain, and manage DOT funded transportation-related contracts and subcontracts at the federal, state and local levels. Throughout this notice, the term small business will refer to: 8(a), small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), disadvantaged business enterprises (DBE), women owned small businesses (WOSB), HubZone, service disabled veteran owned businesses (SDVOB), and veteran owned small businesses (VOSB). Throughout this notice, transportation-related is defined as the maintenance, rehabilitation, restructuring, improvement, or revitalization of any of the nation modes of transportation.Complete Proposals must be electronically submitted to OSDBU via email to on or by July 16, 2012 5:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. Proposals received after the deadline will be considered non responsive and will not be reviewed. The applicant is advised to turn on request delivery receipt notification for email submissions. DOT plans to give notice of awards for the competed region on or before August 16, 2012. ADDRESSES: Applications must be electronically submitted to OSDBU via email at SBTRC@dot.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Concerning this notice, contact Ms. Patricia Martin, U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. W56-462, Washington, D.C., 20590. Telephone: 1-800 532 1169. Email: patricia.martin@dot.gov. Link to the full Announcement for the Notice of Funding Availability for the Small Business Transportation Resource Center Program is in the Federal Register. The link to the Federal Register notice is listed below under link to Additional information |
Link to Additional Information:: | |
Grantor Contact Information:: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact: |
Version History
Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
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Synopsis 9 | Jul 20, 2012 | |
Synopsis 8 | ||
Synopsis 7 | This modification is to extend the closing and award dates for a Notice of Funding Availability for the Small Business Transportation Resource Center that was published on June 15, 2012, 77 FR36034. USDOT is extending the closing date to allow eligible entities time to adequately submit a proposal.
Dates: The submission period for the Notice of Funding Availability published on June 15, 2012 closing on July 16, 2012 is extended until July 31, 2012 Eastern Standard Time. Also, the Notice of award for the competed region on or before August 13, 2012 is extended until August 16, 2012 |
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Synopsis 6 | This action extends the closing and award dates for a notice of Funding Availability for the Small Business Transportation Resource Center that was published on June 15 15, 2012 77 FR36034. USDOT OSDBu is extending the closing date to allow eligivle entities time to adequately submit a proposal.
Dates: The submission perod for the Notice of Funding Availability published on June 15, 2012, closing on July 16, 2012 is extended until July 31, 2012, 5:00pm Eastern Standard Time. Also, the notice of award for the competed region on or before August 13, 2012 is extend until August 16, 2012. |
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Synopsis 5 | This modification is to extend the closing date for the Notice of Funding Availability published on June 15, 2012 closing on July 16, 2012 is extended until July 31, 2012, 5pm Eastern Standard Time. Also the notice of award for the competed region on or before August 13, 2012 is extended until August 16, 2012.
Proposal must be electronically submitted to OSDBU via email at sbtrc@dot.gov |
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Synopsis 4 | ||
Synopsis 3 | Changes to the title of the Program. | |
Synopsis 2 | Changes to the Opportunity Title | |
Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Package No: 1