Minority Business Enterprise Center - El Paso

The summary for the Minority Business Enterprise Center - El Paso Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Minority Business Enterprise Center - El Paso
	CFDA Number:	11.800
	CFDA Description:	Minority Business Enterprise Centers
	Federal Agency Name:	Department of Commerce
	Category of Funding Activity:	Other Community Development Business and Commerce Regional Development
	Category Explanation:	Minority Business Development
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	1180012182007
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Dec 18, 2007
	Creation Date:	Dec 18, 2007
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jan 31, 2008 All applications must be received no later than 5:00pm EST on January 31, 2008.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Feb 01, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$356,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$356,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$356,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	Yes

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: State governments Special district governments Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Private institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Small businesses Individuals City or township governments Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) County governments Independent school districts
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: MBDA currently funds a network of 31 MBEC projects located across the United States. Each MBEC leverages project staff and professional consultants to provide a wide-range of direct business assistance services to eligible minority-owned firms. MBEC services include, but are not limited to, initial consultations and assessments, business technical assistance and access to federal and non-federal procurement and financing opportunities. Specific performance requirements and metrics are used by MBDA to evaluate each project and are a key component of the MBEC program. See Section I.C., Program Work Requirements and Section I.E., Minimum Performance Goals, of this Announcement of Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) for applicable programmatic requirements. For-profit entities (including sole proprietorships, partnerships and corporations), non-profit organizations, state and local government entities, American Indian Tribes and educational institutions are eligible to operate MBECs. The total award period for the El Paso MBEC project funded is expected to be twenty-one (21) months (April 1, 2008 - December 31, 2009) and the total amount of the financial assistance award for this project, including the minimum 20% non-federal cost share, is anticipated to be $190,969 for the first funding period (April 1 - December 31, 2008) and $254,625 for the second funding period (January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009). The project will initially be funded for the first funding period and the operator will not have to compete for funding for the second funding period. However, should the operator fail to achieve a "satisfactory" or better performance rating for the first funding period it may be denied funding for the second funding period. Applicants are hereby given notice that FY 2008 funds have not yet been appropriated for this program. See Section II.A., Funding Availability, Award Period and Renewals, for additional funding information.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.mbda.gov http://www.mbda.gov
Grant Announcement Contact: Efrain Gonzalez
Chief, MBDA Office of Business Development
Phone 202-482-1940 egonzalez@mbda.gov egonzalez@mbda.gov
Similar Government Grants: • Minority Business Enterprise Center (MBEC) Program; • Minority Business Enterprise Center (MBEC); • Opportunity 1180001272009; • Opportunity 1180010082008; • Minority Business Enterprise Center Program; • Minority Business Development Center (MBDC) Program; • Minority Business Enterprise Center (Ohio and New York)