Deadline: 18 June 2015
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is seeking proposals for Women’s Business Center (WBC) Grant. The grant provides technical assistance to women entrepreneurs, both nascent and established.
The Women’s Business Center (WBC) Program was established by the Women’s Business Ownership Act of 1988 (Public Law No. 100-533) as the Women’s Business Demonstration Pilot, providing grants to private non-profit organizations to aid and encourage the development and growth of small women-owned businesses through long-term training and counseling. The mission of the WBC Program is to act as the catalyst for providing in-depth, substantive, outcome-oriented business services to women entrepreneurs, both nascent and established businesses, a representative number of which are socially and economically disadvantaged.
Award Information
- Estimated Funding – Initial Phase Awards will be made under this program announcement in the amount not to exceed $150,000.
- Expected Number of Awards – The SBA expects to provide funding for up to six (6) Initial Phase awards not to exceed $150,000.00 in Alaska, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Vermont, West Virginia, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- Period of Performance/Budget Periods – For the Initial Phase, awards will be made for a 5-year period of performance, consisting of a base period of twelve (12) months from the date of award and four (4) option periods of twelve (12) months each.
Eligibility Information
- An organization may submit only one proposal.
- Applicants must be a private non-profit organization certified under § 501(c)- of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and have been providing technical services to women entrepreneurs.
Application Process
- Applications must consist of the following elements: a cover letter; a technical proposal; budget information; certifications, forms and assurances; and attachments and exhibits.
- All proposals (narratives and forms) must be submitted electronically via the government-wide financial assistance portal (grants.gov). No other forms of submission will be accepted.
For more information, visit grants.gov and search for funding opportunity number: OWBO-2015-01.
