The SBA is offering grants to SBDC Lead Centers through the SBDC Portable Assistance Project to enhance small business success in areas impacted by major disasters. The focus is on developing replicable plans to boost viability and economic recovery in communities facing hardships. Emphasis is placed on collaborative initiatives that serve as models for small business assistance in disaster-affected regions. Applicants are encouraged to innovate programs addressing economic distress, with a goal of creating exportable methodologies for SBDCs nationwide. The closing date for applications is Jan 18, 2013.
Opportunity ID: 206413
General Information
| Document Type:: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number:: | OSBDC-2013-03 |
| Funding Opportunity Title:: | Portable Assistance Program |
| Opportunity Category:: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation:: | |
| Funding Instrument Type:: | |
| Category of Funding Activity:: | Business and Commerce |
| Category Explanation:: | |
| Expected Number of Awards:: | 5 |
| Assistance Listings Number(s):: | 59.037 — Small Business Development Centers |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: | No |
| Version:: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date:: | Nov 13, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date:: | Dec 06, 2012 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications:: | Dec 07, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications:: | Jan 18, 2013 |
| Archive Date:: | Jan 19, 2013 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding:: | $ 480,957 |
| Award Ceiling:: | $100,000 |
| Award Floor:: | $75,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants:: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility:: | See Synopsis |
Additional Information
| Agency Name:: | Small Business Administration |
| Description:: | SBA seeks to make grants under the SBDC Portable Assistance Project to SBDC Lead Centers that provide services and/or develop small business assistance products that are centered on a replicable plan of action to increase small business success and viability in communities suffering economic hardship attributable to the impact of a major disaster in their service area. SBA is particularly interested in collaborative efforts (community, regional, statewide, industry sector, etc.) that may serve as best practices and models of small business assistance in areas suffering from job loss and related economic distress as a result a major disaster. Applicants are encouraged to design and develop innovative programs and services to address the purpose of this Project, and efforts fundedunder this announcement should produce products and methodologies that can be exported to and replicated by SBDCs in other locations nationwide. |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Synopsis 2 | Modification prepared to extend closing date. | Dec 06, 2012 |
| Synopsis 1 |
Package Status
Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:
Package No: 1
| Assistance Listings: | 59.037 |
| Competition ID: | |
| Competition Title: | |
| Opportunity Package ID: | PKG00151630 |
| Opening Date: | Nov 13, 2012 |
| Closing Date: | Jan 18, 2013 |
| Agency Contact Information:: | Small Business Administration, Office of Small Business Development Centers, Tel: (202)205-6766. Email: osbdc@sba.gov |
| Who Can Apply:: | Organization and Individual Applicants |
| mendatory_forms |
Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) [V2.0] Attachments [V1.1] Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) [V1.1] Assurances for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424B) [V1.1] Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424A) [V1.0] |
| optional_forms | Faith Based EEO Survey [V1.2] |
Packages
| Assistance Listings | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions | Who Can Apply: | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59.037 | PKG00151630 | Nov 13, 2012 | Jan 18, 2013 | View | Small Business Administration, Office of Small Business Development Centers, Tel: (202)205-6766. Email: osbdc@sba.gov | Organization and Individual Applicants |