The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), through its Office of Small Business Development Centers, is offering this grant for the renewal of cooperative agreements to current Small Business Development Center (SBDC) recipient organizations. This SBDC program is the SBA’s largest matching grant, designed to provide high-quality business and economic development assistance to small businesses and nascent entrepreneurs. This grant is for the purpose of promoting growth, expansion, innovation, increased productivity, and management improvement within the small business community. The SBDC program fosters a broad-based system of support, linking federal, state, and local government resources with those from educational institutions and the private sector to achieve economic development goals.
Opportunity ID: 165353
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | OSBDC-2013-01-FY |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Renewal of the Cooperative Agreement for Current Recipient Organizations |
| Opportunity Category: | Mandatory |
| Opportunity Category Explanation: | CategoryExplanation |
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement |
| Category of Funding Activity: | Business and Commerce |
| Category Explanation: | – |
| Expected Number of Awards: | 63 |
| Assistance Listings: | 59.037 — Small Business Development Centers |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Apr 17, 2012 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 19, 2012 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Jul 19, 2012 |
| Archive Date: | Jul 20, 2012 |
| Estimated Total Program Funding: | $110,500,000 |
| Award Ceiling: | $65,000,000 |
| Award Floor: | $199,999 |
Eligibility
| Eligible Applicants: | Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification) |
| Additional Information on Eligibility: | Private institutions of higher education;
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education; and State governments |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Small Business Administration |
| Description: | The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issues Program Announcement No. OSBDC-2013-01 (FY) to invite applications from existing SBDC recipient organization currently funded under the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) program as authorized by Section 21(a) of the Small Business Act, (15 USC Section 648); The SBDC program is the SBAs largest matching grant, funding a service delivery network to provide high quality business and economic development assistance to small businesses and nascent entrepreneurs in order to promote growth, expansion, innovation, increased productivity and management improvement. The SBDCs, in partnership with SBAs Office of Small Business Development Centers (OSBDC) and SBA District Offices, develop programs and provide business management and other services that enhance the economic development goals and objectives of SBA and their other respective state and local funding partners. The SBDC program is a broad-based system of assistance for the small business community that links the resources of Federal, state, and local governments with those of the educational community and the private sector. Although SBA is responsible for the general management and oversight of the SBDC program, a partnership exists between SBA and the recipient organization to effectuate the delivery of assistance to the small business community. Questions about this program announcement should be directed to the Office of Small Business Development Centers at the SBA, at (202)205-6766. |
| Link to Additional Information: | Program Announcement Link |
| Grantor Contact Information: | If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:
U.S. Small Business Administration
Office of Small Business Development Centers (202) 205-6766 Phone 202-205-7051 Email:OSBDC@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 Small Business Development Centers (202) 205-6766 Phone 202-205-7051 Email: OSBDC@SBA.gov |
| Who Can Apply: | Organization Applicants |
| Assistance Listing Number | Competition ID | Competition Title | Opportunity Package ID | Opening Date | Closing Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59.037 | PKG00117110 | Apr 17, 2012 | Jul 19, 2012 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
165353 SF424-2.0.pdf
165353 SF424B-1.1.pdf
165353 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
165353 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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