MBDA Business Center (MBC)

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	Federal Grant Title:	MBDA Business Center (MBC)
	CFDA Number:	11.805
	CFDA Description:	MBDA Business Center
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Commerce
	Category of Funding Activity:	Business and Commerce
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	MBDA-OBD-2011-2002950
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Mar 21, 2011
	Creation Date:	Mar 21, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	May 11, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	May 05, 2011
	Archive Date:	Jun 10, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	3
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	855,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: For-profit entities (including but not limited to sole-proprietorships, partnerships, limited liability companies and corporations), non-profit organizations, state and local government entities, American Indian Tribes and educational institutions are eligible to apply to operate MBCs.
Grant Description: This Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) announces the anticipated availability for funding for the MBDA Business Center (MBC) program, and solicits competitive applications for operators of MBDA Business Centers in the specified locations. The services provided will be implemented to generate increased financing and contract opportunities and related awards to minority business enterprises (MBEs). In addition, the services provided will assist MBEs to create and retain jobs.MBDA intends to award three (3) individual cooperative agreements pursuant to this FFO. The total award period for each of the MBC projects is expected to be five (5) years. Specific locations and funding amounts for the MBC projects are detailed in the table below and in Appendix A of the full text of the announcement.Funding for this program has not yet been appropriated. MBDA anticipates a total of $855,000 in FY 2011 funds will be available to fund the financial assistance awards for the MBC projects identified in this FFO. The Agency also anticipates that $855,000 will be available in FY 2012 through FY 2015 to support continuation funding for this project.Note: The MBC program is not a grant program to start or to expand an individual business. Applications must be to operate a MBC and to provide business consulting services to eligible minority-owned firms as set forth in this FFO. Applications that do not meet these requirements will not be considered by MBDA for funding.
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