The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is inviting non-profit organizations in New Jersey to apply for the Women’s Business Center Initial Grant. This grant aims to establish new, community-based Women’s Business Centers (WBCs) that will provide comprehensive technical assistance to women entrepreneurs, both nascent and established. Key areas of support include finance, management, and marketing. A significant portion of clients served by each WBC must be socially and economically disadvantaged. The award is a cooperative agreement for a base year, with potential for four additional option years, subject to performance and funding. Recipients are required to provide matching funds at a 1:2 ratio for the first two years and 1:1 for the subsequent three years.
Opportunity ID: 55175
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | OWBO-2010-01 |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Women’s Business Center Initial Grant |
| Opportunity Category: | Discretionary |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Business and Commerce |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Assistance Listings: | 59.043 — Women’s Business Ownership Assistance |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Jun 11, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 09, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 09, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 10, 2010 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | – |
| Award Ceiling: | $150,000 |
| Award Floor: | $0 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Only private nonprofit organizations certified under § 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that have been providing technical services to women entrepreneurs and that meet the program criteria as provided in the Eligibility section of Program Announcement OWBO-2010-01 may apply for this award. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Small Business Administration |
| Description: | The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued Program Announcement No. OWBO-2010-01 to invite non-profit organizations located within the State of New Jersey to start a new, community-based Womens Business Center to provide technical assistance within the State of New Jersey to women entrepreneurs, both nascent and established. A representative number of clients served by each WBC must be socially and economically disadvantaged. WBC grant recipients must provide assistance to women entrepreneurs in the areas of finance, management, marketing, and other areas as defined in this Program Announcement. The successful applicant will receive the base year award in the form of a cooperative agreement. Four additional option years may be exercised, subject to the availability of funding and the WBCs performance during the previous year. An SBA womens business center is a project funded, in part, by a grant from the SBA to provide technical assistance, such as training and counseling to women entrepreneurs, both nascent and established. The WBC may exist within the framework of a larger economic development organization and may make use of the resources provided by that organization, and must be a clearly identifiable separate program or project of that entity. The recipient organization is required to match awarded funds on a 1:2 ratio for the first two years of the grant and a 1:1 ratio for the next three years. Program authority is detailed in the Small Business Act §§ 2(h) and 29 (15 U.S.C. §§ 631(h) and 656), as amended. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Web Link to WBC Grant Opportunities |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
Office of Women’s Business Ownership
OWBO@sba.gov Program Office E-mail Address Email:OWBO@sba.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Office of Women’s Business Ownership OWBO@sba.gov Program Office E-mail Address 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 | PKG00019192 | Jun 11, 2010 | Jul 09, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
55175 SF424-2.0.pdf
55175 SF424B-1.1.pdf
55175 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
55175 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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