Veterans Business Outreach Center Program

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	Federal Grant Title:	Veterans Business Outreach Center Program
	CFDA Number:	59.044
	CFDA Description:	Veterans Entrepreneurial Training and Counseling
	Federal Agency Name:	Small Business Administration
	Category of Funding Activity:	Business and Commerce
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	VBOC-2008-003
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	May 16, 2008
	Creation Date:	Jun 26, 2008
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 17, 2008
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 15, 2008 Closing date has been extended to July 15, 2008 at 11:59 pm EST.
	Archive Date:	Jul 16, 2008
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$150,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$150,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	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 applicant for the VBOC program is a responsible educational institution, private business, veteran's nonprofit community-based organization, and Federal, State and local departments and agencies for the establishment and implementation of outreach business assistance programs for discharging service members and reserve component members and their families, veterans and service disabled veterans.
Grant Description: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued Program Announcement No.VBOC-2008-003 andwill issue Federal cooperative agreement awards to eligible nonprofit organizations to conduct Veteran's Business Outreach Center (VBOC) projects. The projects are to provide outreach, assessment, long and short-term business training, counseling, directed referring, electronic or on-line assistance and other technical assistance services to veteran, service disabled veteran and US Military Reserve Component business owners and entrepreneurs, including discharging service members eligible for participation in the DOD/DOL Transition Assistance Program. Under this program announcement, the project period is five (5) years. The initial budget period is for 12 months, with the possibility of four additional (option) years.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/ovbd/index.html
Grant Announcement Contact: Ramona Peyton Phone 202-619-1690

Email for VBOC-2008-003 [ramona.peyton@sba.gov]
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