Office of Small Business Development Centers Program Announcement

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	Federal Grant Title:	Office of Small Business Development Centers Program Announcement
	CFDA Number:	59.037
	CFDA Description:	Small Business Development Center
	Federal Agency Name:	Small Business Administration
	Category of Funding Activity:	Business and Commerce
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	OSBDC-2007-03
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Aug 03, 2006
	Creation Date:	Sep 07, 2006
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Aug 31, 2006
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Information not provided
	Archive Date:	Sep 30, 2006
	Expected Number of Awards:	22
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$89,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$5,300,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$500,000
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: An eligible candidate is an existing SBDC recipient organization currently funded under the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) program for a program year of October to September (Fiscal Year-FY).
Grant Description: Program Announcement No. OSBDC-2007-03. Note: Program Announcements No. OSBDC-2007-03 (for FY applicants) and No. OSBDC-2007-04 (for CY applicants) are identical in content. U.S. Small Business Administration / Office of Small Business Development Centers (OSBDC)OPENING DATE: August 3, 2006CLOSING DATE: August 31, 2006The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) plans to issue Program Announcement No.OSBDC-2007-03 to invite applications to renew funding for existing recipient organizations currently funded under the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) program as authorized by Section 21 of the Small Business Act, (15 USC Section 648). Applicants will provide business management and technical assistance, including short and long-term counseling, training to clients who want to start or expand a small business.The SBDC program is the SBAs largest matching grant-funded service delivery network providing high quality business and economic development assistance to small businesses and nascent entrepreneurs in order to promote growth, expansion, innovation, increased productivity and management improvement. The SBDCs, in partnership with SBAs Office of Small Business Development Centers (OSBDC) and SBA District Offices, develop programs and provide business management and other services that enhance the economic development goals and objectives of SBA and their other respective state and local funding partners. The SBDC program is a broad-based system of assistance for the small business community that links the resources of Federal, state, and local governments with those of the educational community and the private sector. Although SBA is responsible for the general management and oversight of the SBDC program, a partnership exists between SBA and the recipient organization to effectuate the delivery of assistance to the small business community.Award recipients must provide non-Federal matching funds at the rate of one non-Federal dollar for each Federal dollar. Up to one-half of the non-Federal match funds may be in the form of in-kind contributions but at least 50% of match must be in cash.Questions about this program announcement should be directed to the Office of Small Business Development Centers, at (202)205-6766.Note: Program Announcements No. OSBDC-2007-03 (for FY applicants) and No. OSBDC-2007-04 (for CY applicants) are identical in content.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.sba.gov/SBDC/program.html http://www.sba.gov/SBDC/program.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Office Small Business Development Centers OSBDC@sba.gov OSDBC@sba.gov
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