Women's Business Center Initial Grant

Post Date

June 19th 2009

Application Due Date

July 16th 2009

Funding Opportunity Number

OWBO-2009-01

CFDA Number(s)

59.043

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Business and Commerce

Number of Awards

8

Eligibility Categories

Other

Only private non-profit organizations certified under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that provide technical assistance to small business concerns owned and controlled by women and that meet all other criteria identified in the Program Announcement OWBO-2009-01, Section III: Eligibility Information may apply for this award.

Funding

• Award Range:

  $0 - $150000

Grant Description

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued Program Announcement OWBO-2009-01 to invite private non-profit organizations certified under Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to start a new, community-based Women's Business Center (WBC) in the following states and territories: District of Columbia, Idaho, Kentucky, Montana, Oregon, Wyoming, Guam, and U.S. Virgin Islands. WBCs provide technical assistance to women entrepreneurs, both nascent and established, in the areas of finance, management, marketing, and other areas as defined in Program Announcement OWBO-2009-01. A representative number of clients served by each 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. 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. Successful applicants will receive awards in the form of a cooperative agreement for the base year (year one). Four additional option years (years two through five) may be executed, subject to the availability of funding and the WBC's performance during the previous year. Award recipients must provide non-federal matching funds as follows: 1 non-federal dollar for each 2 federal dollars in years one and two and 1 non-federal dollar for each 1 federal dollar in years three through five. 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 the form of cash (includes program income).

Contact Information

• Agency

  Small Business Administration

• Office:

  None

• Agency Contact:

  U.S. SBA, Office of Women's Business Ownership
  202-205-6673

• Agency Mailing Address:

  OWBO e-mail address for questions re: announcement

• Agency Email Address:

  OWBO@sba.gov

• More Information:

  Web link to Program Announcement OWBO-2009-01