Women's Business Center Renewal Grants

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	Federal Grant Title:	Women's Business Center Renewal Grants
	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-2009-02
	Document Type:	Modification to Previous Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Cooperative Agreement
	Posted Date:	Dec 22, 2008
	Creation Date:	Feb 09, 2009
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 04, 2009
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Feb 17, 2009
	Archive Date:	Feb 21, 2009
	Expected Number of Awards:	33
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	Information not provided
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$100,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	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 nonprofit organizations certified under § 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that have successfully completed either a 5-year initial grant or a 5-year sustainability WBC grant and that continue to meet the program criteria as provided in the Eligibility section of this announcement may apply for this award.
Grant Description: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued Program Announcement No. OWBO-2009-02 to invite existing women's business centers that have successfully completed either a five year initial grant or a five year sustainability WBC grant and that continue to meet the program criteria as provided in the Eligibility section of the program announcement, to apply for a three year renewal grant. Successful applicants will receive awards in the form of a cooperative agreement for the base year. Two additional option years may be exercised, subject to the availability of funding and the WBC's performance during the previous year. An SBA women's business center is a program or project funded, in part, by a grant from the SBA to provide technical assistance, such as training and counseling to women entrepreneurs, both nascent and owners of existing businesses. The WBC may exist within the framework of a larger economic development organization and may make use of the resources provided by that organization, and must be a clearly identifiable separate program or project of that entity. The function of the Women's Business Center Renewal Grant Program is to provide continued funding for women's business centers to provide technical assistance to women entrepreneurs, both nascent and established. A representative number of clients served by each WBC must be socially and economically disadvantaged. WBC grant recipients must provide assistance to women entrepreneurs in the areas of finance, management and marketing, and other areas as defined in this Program Announcement. Program authority is detailed in the Small Business Act, §§ 2(h) and 29 (15 U.S.C. §§ 631(h) and 656), as amended. Section 29(m) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. § 656) as amended (the Act).Award recipients must provide non-federal matching funds as follows: one non-federal dollar for each federal dollar. Up to 50% of the non-federal matching funds may be in the form of in-kind contributions and at least 50% of non-federal matching funds must be in cash.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.sba.gov/women
Grant Announcement Contact: Office of Women's Business Ownership

Program Office E-mail Address [OWBO@sba.gov]
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