The Small Business Administration offers funding to establish Women’s Business Centers in underserved areas. The grant aims to support non-profit organizations in starting a new Women’s Business Center to provide essential business services to women entrepreneurs. The centers will focus on aiding socially and economically disadvantaged women in starting businesses, creating jobs, and increasing company revenues. Eligible applicants must be private, non-profit organizations with 501(c) tax-exempt status. This grant opportunity targets areas lacking Women’s Business Centers within the SBA’s six District offices. Application deadline: February 12, 2018.
Opportunity ID: 299733
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | OWBO-2017-01-1 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Women’s Business Center – Initial Phase Grant |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Business and Commerce |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 6 |
| Assistance Listings: | 59.043 — Women’s Business Ownership Assistance |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 28, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jan 18, 2018 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 12, 2018 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 12, 2018 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $450,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $75,000 |
| Award Floor: | $75,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | In order to be eligible for this funding opportunity, Applicants must be a private non-profit organization certified under § 501(c)- of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and have been providing technical services to women entrepreneurs. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Small Business Administration |
| Description: | Since its inception in 1953, the Small Business Administration (SBA) has served to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small businesses. While the SBA is best known for its financial support of small businesses through its many lending programs, the Agency also plays a critical role in providing funding to organizations that deliver technical assistance in the form of counseling and training to small business concerns and nascent entrepreneurs in order to promote growth, expansion, innovation, increased productivity and management improvement.The mission of the WBC Program is to act as the catalyst for providing in-depth, substantive, outcome-oriented business services to women entrepreneurs, both nascent and established businesses, a representative number of which are socially and economically disadvantaged. This mission is accomplished through the award of financial assistance to private, 501(c)- certified non-profit organizations to enable them to affect substantial economic impact in their communities, as measured by successful business start-ups, job creation and retention, and increased company revenues.The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to provide funding for up to six eligible non-profit organizations (as defined in Section 3.2) to start a new, community-based Women’s Business Center (WBC) in the geographic areas of SBA’s six District offices that do not have a WBC in their respective service area. Eligible applicants must be private, non-profit organizations with 501(c) tax-exempt status from the U.S. Treasury/Internal Revenue Service and must provide services to the population within one of the following states. Applicants proposing to provide services within the District office territories must provide services to the population within the counties listed. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
U.S. SBA
Office of Women’s Business Ownership E-mail: OWBO@sba.gov Phone: (202) 205-6673 Email:OWBO@sba.gov |
Version History
| Version | Modification Description | Updated Date |
|---|---|---|
| Revised FOA and Synopsis | Jan 18, 2018 | |
| Adjusted description. | Jan 18, 2018 | |
| Dec 29, 2017 |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 3
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | OWBO-2017-01-1 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Women’s Business Center – Initial Phase Grant |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Business and Commerce |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 6 |
| Assistance Listings: | 59.043 — Women’s Business Ownership Assistance |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 3 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 28, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | Jan 18, 2018 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 12, 2018 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 12, 2018 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $450,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $75,000 |
| Award Floor: | $75,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | In order to be eligible for this funding opportunity, Applicants must be a private non-profit organization certified under § 501(c)- of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and have been providing technical services to women entrepreneurs. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Small Business Administration |
| Description: | Since its inception in 1953, the Small Business Administration (SBA) has served to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small businesses. While the SBA is best known for its financial support of small businesses through its many lending programs, the Agency also plays a critical role in providing funding to organizations that deliver technical assistance in the form of counseling and training to small business concerns and nascent entrepreneurs in order to promote growth, expansion, innovation, increased productivity and management improvement.The mission of the WBC Program is to act as the catalyst for providing in-depth, substantive, outcome-oriented business services to women entrepreneurs, both nascent and established businesses, a representative number of which are socially and economically disadvantaged. This mission is accomplished through the award of financial assistance to private, 501(c)- certified non-profit organizations to enable them to affect substantial economic impact in their communities, as measured by successful business start-ups, job creation and retention, and increased company revenues.The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to provide funding for up to six eligible non-profit organizations (as defined in Section 3.2) to start a new, community-based Women’s Business Center (WBC) in the geographic areas of SBA’s six District offices that do not have a WBC in their respective service area. Eligible applicants must be private, non-profit organizations with 501(c) tax-exempt status from the U.S. Treasury/Internal Revenue Service and must provide services to the population within one of the following states. Applicants proposing to provide services within the District office territories must provide services to the population within the counties listed. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
U.S. SBA
Office of Women’s Business Ownership E-mail: OWBO@sba.gov Phone: (202) 205-6673 Email:OWBO@sba.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 2
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | OWBO-2017-01-1 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Women’s Business Center – Initial Phase Grant |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Business and Commerce |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 6 |
| Assistance Listings: | 59.043 — Women’s Business Ownership Assistance |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 2 |
| Posted Date: | Jan 18, 2018 |
| Last Updated Date: | Dec 29, 2017 |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 12, 2018 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $450,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $75,000 |
| Award Floor: | $75,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | In order to be eligible for this funding opportunity, Applicants must be a private non-profit organization certified under § 501(c)- of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and have been providing technical services to women entrepreneurs. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Small Business Administration |
| Description: | Since its inception in 1953, the Small Business Administration (SBA) has served to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small businesses. While the SBA is best known for its financial support of small businesses through its many lending programs, the Agency also plays a critical role in providing funding to organizations that deliver technical assistance in the form of counseling and training to small business concerns and nascent entrepreneurs in order to promote growth, expansion, innovation, increased productivity and management improvement. The mission of the WBC Program is to act as the catalyst for providing in-depth, substantive, outcome-oriented business services to women entrepreneurs, both nascent and established businesses, a representative number of which are socially and economically disadvantaged. This mission is accomplished through the award of financial assistance to private, 501(c)- certified non-profit organizations to enable them to affect substantial economic impact in their communities, as measured by successful business start-ups, job creation and retention, and increased company revenues. The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to provide funding for up to six eligible non-profit organizations (as defined in Section 3.2) to start a new, community-based Women’s Business Center (WBC) in the geographic areas of SBA’s six District offices that do not have a WBC in their respective service area. Eligible applicants must be private, non-profit organizations with 501(c) tax-exempt status from the U.S. Treasury/Internal Revenue Service and must provide services to the population within one of the following states. Applicants proposing to provide services within the District office territories must provide services to the population within the counties listed. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
U.S. SBA
Office of Women’s Business Ownership E-mail: OWBO@sba.gov Phone: (202) 205-6673 Email:OWBO@sba.gov |
DISPLAYING: Synopsis 1
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | OWBO-2017-01-1 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Women’s Business Center – Initial Phase Grant |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | – |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Business and Commerce |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 6 |
| Assistance Listings: | 59.043 — Women’s Business Ownership Assistance |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Dec 29, 2017 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | – |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Feb 12, 2018 |
| Archive Date: | – |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $525,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $75,000 |
| Award Floor: | $75,000 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | In order to be eligible for this funding opportunity, Applicants must be a private non-profit organization certified under § 501(c)- of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and have been providing technical services to women entrepreneurs. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Small Business Administration |
| Description: | Since its inception in 1953, the Small Business Administration (SBA) has served to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small businesses. While the SBA is best known for its financial support of small businesses through its many lending programs, the Agency also plays a critical role in providing funding to organizations that deliver technical assistance in the form of counseling and training to small business concerns and nascent entrepreneurs in order to promote growth, expansion, innovation, increased productivity and management improvement. The mission of the WBC Program is to act as the catalyst for providing in-depth, substantive, outcome-oriented business services to women entrepreneurs, both nascent and established businesses, a representative number of which are socially and economically disadvantaged. This mission is accomplished through the award of financial assistance to private, 501(c)- certified non-profit organizations to enable them to affect substantial economic impact in their communities, as measured by successful business start-ups, job creation and retention, and increased company revenues. The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to provide funding for up to seven existing private non-profit organizations (host organizations) of a Women’s Business Center (WBC) that have met their performance goals for the past 2 years and is in good standing with both performance and compliances to start a new, community-based WBC. |
| Link to Additional Information: | – |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
U.S. SBA
Office of Women’s Business Ownership E-mail: OWBO@sba.gov Phone: (202) 205-6673 Email:OWBO@sba.gov |
Related Documents
Folder 299733 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> FOA OWBO-2017-01-1 Revised-FINAL.pdf
Folder 299733 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> Instructions for FOA No. OWBO-2017-01-1.pdf
Folder 299733 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> Funding Opportunity Announcement No. OWBO-2017-01-1 (WBC Initial Phase G….pdf
Folder 299733 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> Synopsis OWBO-2017-01-1 revised.pdf
Folder 299733 Full Announcement-Full Announcement -> Checklist of Required Submissions for FOA No. OWBO-2017-01-1.pdf
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | U.S. SBA Office of Women’s Business Ownership E-mail: OWBO@sba.gov Phone: (202) 205-6673 Email: OWBO@sba.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59.043 | PKG00237358 | Dec 29, 2017 | Dec 12, 2018 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
299733 SF424_2_1-2.1.pdf
299733 SF424B-1.1.pdf
299733 SF424A-1.0.pdf
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