This grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is for establishing Women’s Business Centers (WBCs) in Virginia, Ohio, and Hawaii. Private, 501(c)-certified non-profit organizations are invited to apply for this five-year cooperative agreement. The purpose is to provide crucial technical assistance in finance, management, and marketing to nascent and established women entrepreneurs, with a focus on socially and economically disadvantaged clients. Awardees must provide non-federal matching funds, including a significant cash component. This grant aims to empower women-owned businesses and foster economic growth and opportunity.
Opportunity ID: 168733
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | OWBO-2012-01 |
| 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: | 3 |
| Assistance Listings: | 59.043 — Women’s Business Ownership Assistance |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | May 01, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 15, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jun 15, 2012 |
| Archive Date: | Jun 16, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $450,000 |
| 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, 501(c)- certified non-profit organizations that are located within and will provide services to the population of Virginia, Ohio, and Hawaii as outlined in Program Announcement OWBO-2012-01, Section III will be considered. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Small Business Administration |
| Description: | The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued Program Announcement No. OWBO-2012-01 to invite private, 501(c)- certified non-profit organizations that are located within and will provide services to the population of Virginia, Ohio, and Hawaii as outlined in Program Announcement OWBO-2012-01 to apply for a five year Women’s Business Center (WBC) grant. The SBA Women’s Business Center is a program or project funded, in part, by a grant from the SBA to provide technical assistance to women entrepreneurs, both nascent and established in the areas of finance, management, and marketing, and other areas as defined in Program Announcement OWBO-2012-01. A representative number of clients served by a WBC must be socially and economically disadvantaged. The WBC may exist within the framework of a larger economic development organization and may make use of the resources provided by that organization but must be a clearly identifiable separate program or project of that entity. Three successful applicants will receive an award in the form of a cooperative agreement for the base year. Four additional option years may be exercised, subject to the availability of funding and the WBC’s performance during the previous year. Program authority is detailed in the Small Business Act, Sections 2(h) and 29 (15 U.S.C. Sections 631(h) and 656), as amended. Award recipients must provide non-federal matching funds as follows: one non-federal dollar for each two federal dollars for years one and two, and one non-federal dollar for each one federal dollars for years three through five. At least 50% of the non-federal matching funds must be in the form of cash to include program income (e.g., fees generated from services). The remaining 50% may be made up of in-kind contributions. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Link to Program Announcement OWBO-2012-01 |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
U.S. Small Business Administration
Office of Women’s Business Ownership (OWBO), Phone 202-205-7140 Email:owbo@sba.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
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Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Women’s Business Ownership (OWBO), Phone 202-205-7140 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 | PKG00119970 | May 01, 2012 | Jun 15, 2012 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
168733 SF424-2.0.pdf
168733 SF424B-1.1.pdf
168733 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
168733 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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