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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
VBOC-2010-001
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Jan 20, 2010
Creation Date:
Jan 20, 2010
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Feb 22, 2010
The closing date is February 22, 2010 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time.
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Feb 22, 2010
The closing date is February 22, 2010 at 11:59 pm Eastern Time.
Archive Date:
Feb 23, 2010
Funding Instrument Type:
Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity:
Business and Commerce
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
12
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$150,000
Award Ceiling:
$150,000
Award Floor:
$150,000
CFDA Number(s):
59.044
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Veterans Entrepreneurial Training and Counseling
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
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, a veteran’s nonprofit community-based organization, or a Federal, State or local Veteran’s Services departments and agencies for the establishment and implementation of outreach business assistance programs for veterans and service disabled veterans, including discharging service members and reserve component members and their families.
Agency Name
Small Business Administration
Description
: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued Program Announcement No.OVBD-2010-001.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) plans to issue Federal cooperative agreement awards to eligible nonprofit & State and Local government 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. The project period is a 5-year term consisting of one base year funding with four option years.
