Posted Date: May 16, 2008
Creation Date: Jun 26, 2008
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jun 17, 2008
Current Closing Date for Applications: Jul 15, 2008 Closing date has been extended to July 15, 2008 at 11:59 pm EST.
Archive Date: Jul 16, 2008
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Business and Commerce
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Estimated Total Program Funding: $150,000
Award Ceiling: $150,000
Award Floor: $0
CFDA Number: 59.044 – 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, veteran’s nonprofit community-based organization, and Federal, State and local departments and agencies for the establishment and implementation of outreach business assistance programs for discharging service members and reserve component members and their families, veterans and service disabled veterans.
Agency Name
Small Business Administration
Description
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued Program Announcement No.VBOC-2008-003 andwill issue Federal cooperative agreement awards to eligible nonprofit 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. Under this program announcement, the project period is five (5) years. The initial budget period is for 12 months, with the possibility of four additional (option) years.
