Federal and State Technology Partnership Program (FAST)

The summary for the Federal and State Technology Partnership Program (FAST) grant is detailed below. This summary states who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, current and past deadlines, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) numbers, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed as the Grant Announcement Contact. If any section is incomplete, please visit the website for the Small Business Administration, which is the U.S. government agency offering this grant.

Federal and State Technology Partnership Program (FAST): - Please note that all Technical Proposals must be 25 pages or less double spaced. See pages 8 a) & 9 b) of the Program Announcement for Technical Proposal content. This modification is issued to correct the maximum award amount from $200,000 to $100,000. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) plans to issue Program Announcement No. FAST-10-R-0004 and make twenty awards of up to $200,000 to organizations to conduct outreach and provide technical assistance services to technology-based small business owners. Applications will be considered from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Virgin Islands and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. This program is authorized by Public Law (P.L.) 111-117 and 15 U.S.C. 657d(c). There is a one proposal per state limitation on this competition. Only one proposal from each state may be submitted to the SBA for consideration, and this application must have an original, signed Letter of Endorsement from the State Governor (Mayor for the District of Columbia). Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, state and local Economic Development Agencies, colleges and universities and Small Businesses Development Centers. Funds will be provided to conduct programs for a 12-month performance period. Applications/proposals must be submitted via the internet at http://www.grants.gov/ and must be validated and accepted by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time, May 10, 2010. Applicants' technical proposal must contain information about their current status and a plan describing how the effort will be sustained once the grant expires.