Supplemental Funding to Small Business Development Centers to Assist Businesses Affected by Natural Disasters in 2008

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	Federal Grant Title:	Supplemental Funding to Small Business Development Centers to Assist Businesses Affected by Natural Disasters in 2008
	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-2009-04
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Dec 08, 2008
	Creation Date:	Mar 10, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 02, 2009 The opportunity will close on 03/02/2009 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time.
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Mar 17, 2009 This opportunity closing date has been extended to 03/17/2009 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time.
	Archive Date:	Mar 18, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	25
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$10,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$6,000,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$10,000
	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: Lead Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) servicing areas affected by hurricanes, flooding, and other natural disasters in calendar year 2008. This funding is available to Lead Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) serving an area that was the subject of a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration resulting in a least 100 affected small business concerns registering with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The program announcement contains information in section 2.3 on eligible Presidential Major Disaster Declarations and the estimated initial award amounts for the eligible SBDCs. Small business concerns are not eligible for this award.
Grant Description: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) plans to issue Program Announcement No.OSBDC-2009-04 to invite applications from Lead Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) to receive funding provided under Public Law 110-329 of September 30, 2008 to provide training, counseling and educational activities to small business concerns affected by natural disasters in calendar year 2008. The SBDC program is the SBA's 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 SBA's 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.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/sbdc/funding/sbdc_funding_opps.html
Grant Announcement Contact: www.grants.gov (800) 518-4726 email: Support@grants.gov

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