The small business act provides for entrepreneurial training, business development assistance, counseling, and management assistance to small business owned and controlled by eligible veterans, as…

The Humboldt State University Sponsored Programs Foundation (HSU Foundation) received a $324,886.50 Project Grant award from the Small Business Administration Office of Veterans Business Development (SBA OVBD) under the Veterans Outreach Program (CFDA 59.044). Per the grant award, the HSU Foundation will provide entrepreneurial training, business development assistance, counseling, and management assistance to small businesses owned by eligible veterans. In accordance with the program's authorizing legislation, the HSU Foundation will also facilitate and instruct the SBA's "Introduction to Entrepreneurship" course for service members, veterans, and military spouses to provide information on small business ownership opportunities. The period of performance for these outreach services is May 1, 2022 through April 30, 2023 in Arcata, California.

The small business act provides for entrepreneurial training, business development assistance, counseling, and management assistance to small business owned and controlled by eligible veterans, as well as the authority to make grants to, and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with education institutions, private businesses, veterans' nonprofit community-based organizations, and federal, state, local, and tribal government agencies for the establishment of and implementation of outreach programs for veterans and service-disabled veterans.