Women's Business Center Initial Grant

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	Federal Grant Title:	Women's Business Center Initial Grant
	CFDA Number:	59.043
	CFDA Description:	Women's Business Ownership Assistance
	Federal Agency Name:	Small Business Administration
	Category of Funding Activity:	Business and Commerce
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	OWBO-2011-01
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	May 25, 2011
	Creation Date:	May 25, 2011
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 24, 2011
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jun 24, 2011
	Archive Date:	Jun 25, 2011
	Expected Number of Awards:	1
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	123,367
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	123,367
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	Information not provided
	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: Only private, 501(c)-certified nonprofit organizations that are located within and will provide services to the population of South Carolina as outlined in Program Announcement OWBO-2011-01, Section III. B. Eligibility Information.
Grant Description: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued Program Announcement No. OWBO-2011-01 to invite private, 501(c)-certified nonprofit organizations that are located within and will provide services to the population of South Carolina as outlined in Program Announcement OWBO-2011-01 to apply for a five year Women's Business Center (WBC) grant. The SBA Women's Business Center is a program or project funded, in part, by a grant from the SBA to provide technical assistance to women entrepreneurs, both nascent and established in the areas of finance, management, and marketing, and other areas as defined in Program Announcement OWBO-2011-01. A representative number of clients served by a WBC must be socially and economically disadvantaged. The WBC may exist within the framework of a larger economic development organization and may make use of the resources provided by that organization, but must be a clearly identifiable separate program or project of that entity. The successful applicant will receive an award in the form of a cooperative agreement for the base year. Four additional option years may be exercised, subject to the availability of funding and the WBC's performance during the previous year. Program authority is detailed in the Small Business Act, Sections 2(h) and 29 (15 U.S.C. Sections 631(h) and 656), as amended. Award recipients must provide non-federal matching funds as follows: one non-federal dollar for each two federal dollars for years one (1) and two (2), and one non-federal dollar for each one federal dollars for years three (3) through five (5). Up to 50% of the non-federal matching funds may in the form of in-kind contributions and at least 50% of the non-federal matching funds must be in cash to include program income (e.g., fees generated from services).
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.sba.gov/content/womens-business-center-grant-opportunities
Grant Announcement Contact: Office of Women's Business Ownership 202-205-6673

Electronic Mailbox for Questions Relating to Prog. Ann. [owbo@sba.gov]
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