This U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) grant aims to establish new community-based Women’s Business Centers (WBCs) in Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Texas, Guam, and the Virgin Islands. This grant is for non-profit organizations to provide vital technical assistance—covering finance, management, and marketing—to nascent and established women entrepreneurs. A key focus is serving socially and economically disadvantaged clients. Successful applicants receive a cooperative agreement for a base year, with four potential option years contingent on funding and performance. Recipients are required to provide matching funds at a 1:2 ratio for the initial two years and 1:1 for the subsequent three years, ensuring sustained support for women-owned businesses.
Opportunity ID: 56650
General Information
| Document Type: | Grants Notice |
| Funding Opportunity Number: | OWBO-2010-01-1A |
| Funding Opportunity Title: | Women’s Business Center Initial 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: | 3 |
| Assistance Listings: | 59.043 — Women’s Business Ownership Assistance |
| Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: | Yes |
| Version: | Synopsis 1 |
| Posted Date: | Aug 16, 2010 |
| Last Updated Date: | – |
| Original Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 27, 2010 |
| Current Closing Date for Applications: | Aug 27, 2010 |
| Archive Date: | Aug 28, 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 this Program Announcement may apply for this award. |
Additional Information
| Agency Name: | Small Business Administration |
| Description: | The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has reopened Program Announcement No. OWBO-2010-01-1A to invite non-profit organizations located within the following states and territories: Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Texas, Guam & Virgin Island to start a new, community-based Womens Business Center to provide technical assistance (within one of the states or territories listed above) 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. Successful applicants will receive 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 WBCs performance during the previous year. An SBA womens business center is a project funding, 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
(202) 205-6673 Email:OWBO@sba.gov |
Version History
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Related Documents
There are no related documents on this grant.
Packages
| Agency Contact Information: | Office of Women’s Business Ownership (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 | PKG00020419 | Aug 16, 2010 | Aug 27, 2010 | View |
Package 1
Mandatory forms
56650 SF424-2.0.pdf
56650 SF424B-1.1.pdf
56650 SF424A-1.0.pdf
Optional forms
56650 FaithBased_SurveyOnEEO-1.2.pdf
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