Native American Business Enterprise Center - North Carolina, New Mexico, and Oklahoma

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	Federal Grant Title:	Native American Business Enterprise Center - North Carolina, New Mexico, and Oklahoma
	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:	1180105112007
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	May 11, 2007
	Creation Date:	May 11, 2007
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 15, 2007 The closing date for receipt of applications is Friday, June 15, 2007. Completed applications must be received by MBDA no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time (EDT) at the address below for paper submission or at www.Grants.gov for electronic submission. The due date and time is the same for electronic submissions as it is for paper submissions. The date that applications will be deemed to have been submitted electronically shall be the date and time received at Grants.gov. Applicants should save and print the proof of submission they receive from Grants.gov. Applications received after the closing date and time will not be considered. Anticipated time for processing applications is ninety (90) days from the date of publication of this FFO. MBDA anticipates that awards for the North Carolina NABEC, New Mexico NABEC and Oklahoma NABEC will be made with a start date of August 1, 2007.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Jun 18, 2007
	Expected Number of Awards:	3
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$611,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$235,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$188,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Independent school districts Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized) State governments Small businesses Individuals County governments City or township governments For profit organizations other than small businesses Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments) Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Special district governments Private institutions of higher education
Additional Information on Eligibility: Information not provided
Grant Description: The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is soliciting competitive applications from organizations to operate Native American Business Enterprise Centers (NABECs) (formerly Native American Business Development Centers (NABDCs)) under MBDAs Native American Business Enterprise Center Program in the following geographic areas: 1) North Carolina NABEC in areas of Cherokee/Asheville, Charlotte, Lumberton or Pembroke, NC in the state of North Carolina 2) New Mexico NABEC in the areas of Albuquerque, Farmington or Gallup, NM in the state of New Mexico and 3) Oklahoma NABEC in the areas of Oklahoma City or Tulsa, OK in the state of Oklahoma 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 NABECs. The NABEC Program requirements set forth herein increase the business and economic impact of individual NABEC projects by requiring that project operators deploy standardized business assistance services directly to Native American and other minority-owned businesses, develop a network of strategic partnerships and provide strategic business consulting within the respective NABECs geographical service area. These requirements will be used to generate increased results with respect to financing and contracts awarded to Native American- and minority-owned businesses and are thus a key component of the NABEC Program. In order to receive consideration under this competitive solicitation, applicants must comply with all the requirements set forth in this Announcement of Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO or Announcement). This is not a grant program to help start a business. Applications submitted must be to operate a Native American Business Enterprise Center and to provide business consultation to eligible Native American and to other minority clients. Applications that do not meet these requirements will be rejected. Note: MBDA published a Federal Register notice on August 29, 2003 (68 FR 51981), as amended on September 30, 2003 (68 FR 56267), February 11, 2004 (69 FR 6644) and February 19, 2004 (69 FR 7726), soliciting competitive applications for operators of the following eight NABDCs (now NABECs): Arizona Statewide NABDC, California Statewide NABDC, Minnesota/Iowa Statewide NABDC, New Mexico Statewide NABDC, North Carolina/Cherokee/Ashville NABDC, North/South Dakota Statewide NABDC, Northwest NABDC and the Oklahoma Statewide NABDC. This competition resulted in financial assistance awards (cooperative agreements) being issued for all eight locations, with a three-year award period of January 1, 2004 through December 31, 2006. On September 6, 2006, MBDA published a Federal Register notice (71 FR 52529) soliciting competitive applications for operators of four regional NABECs (in place of the eight prior NABECs) for the next three-year award period commencing January 1, 2007. However, on October 25, 2006, MBDA published a Federal Register notice (71 FR 62420) (i) cancelling the September 6, 2006 solicitation and (ii) amending the original competitive solicitation to extend the total project award period for all eight of the original NABECs from three years to four years. MBDA took these actions in order to provide the Agency with a sufficient opportunity to solicit input from its stakeholders regarding any proposed program changes to be implemented during the next three-year award period. Operators of five of the eight NABECs accepted MBDAs invitation to extend the original award period for an additional year, while the operators of the North Carolina/Ashville/Cherokee NABEC, New Mexico Statewide NABEC and Oklahoma Statewide NABEC declined MBDAs invitation. This FFO solicits competitive applications for the North Carolina NABEC, New Mexico NABEC and the Oklahoma NABEC. This FFO replaces in its entirety the previously published competitive solicitations for these three NABECs, although it generally adheres to previous programmatic requirements with updates being made to the computer requirements.
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Grant Announcement Contact: Efrain Gonzalez
Program Manager
Phone 202-482-1940 egonzalez@mbda.gov egonzalez@mbda.gov
Similar Government Grants: • Native American Business Enterprise Center (NABEC); • Native American Business Enterprise Center Program