Native American Business Enterprise Center (NABEC)

The summary for the Native American Business Enterprise Center (NABEC) 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:	Native American Business Enterprise Center (NABEC)
	CFDA Number:	11.801
	CFDA Description:	Native American Business Enterprise Centers
	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-2009-2001897
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Apr 23, 2009
	Creation Date:	Apr 23, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 04, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 04, 2009
	Archive Date:	Jul 04, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	4
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$835,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$235,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$200,000
	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 operate NABECs.
Grant Description: In accordance with 15 U.S.C. Section 1512 and Executive Order 11625, the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is soliciting competitive applications from organizations to operate a Native American Business Enterprise Center (NABEC) in the four locations and geographical service areas specified in this notice. The NABEC operates through the use of business consultants and provides a range of business consulting and technical assistance services directly to Native American and other eligible minority-owned businesses. Responsibility for ensuring that applications in response to this competitive solicitation are complete and received by MBDA on time is the sole responsibility of the applicant. Applications submitted must be for the operation of a NABEC and to provide business consultation services to eligible clients. Applications that do not meet these requirements will be rejected. This is not a grant program to help start or to further an individual business. A link to the full text of the Announcement of Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO) for this solicitation may be accessed at: http:// www.Grants.gov, http://www.mbda.gov, or by contacting the appropriate MBDA representative identified below. The FFO contains a full and complete description of the application and programmatic requirements under the NABEC Program. In order to receive proper consideration, applicants must comply with the requirements contained in the FFO.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: on full opportunity button at the top of this page
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Grant Announcement Contact: Mr. Efrain Gonzalez, U.S. Department of Commerce 14th and Constitution Ave., N.W. Room 5075 Washington, DC 20230 Tel: 202-482-1940
Chief, Office of Business Development [egonzaleaz@mbda.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • Native American Business Enterprise Center Program; • Native American Business Enterprise Center - North Carolina, New Mexico, and Oklahoma