The federal Project Grant award of $165,000.00 was provided by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the 7(j) Technical Assistance program (CFDA 59.007) to the Florida State Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. (doing business as the Florida Business Council). The grant will fund the delivery of management and technical assistance services to small disadvantaged businesses, particularly those participating in the SBA's 8(a) Business Development Program. Services to be provided...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $165,000 Project Grant under the 7(j) Technical Assistance program (CFDA 59.007) to the Florida State Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. The 5-year award, effective September 28, 2023, will fund the council's delivery of management and technical assistance, federal contracting training, and business development services to support minority-owned and small disadvantaged firms. Key activities include providing entrepreneurial...
The Small Business Administration Office of Government Contracting and Business Development awarded a $350,000 Project Grant to the Florida State Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. to provide technical assistance, federal contracting training, and market intelligence to 7(j) eligible firms from October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2023. This funding supports the SBA's 7(j) Technical Assistance program, which aims to provide business development assistance to small disadvantaged...
The Small Business Administration Office of Government Contracting and Business Development awarded a $175,000 Project Grant to the Florida State Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. to provide management and technical assistance to eligible 7(j) companies from October 1, 2022 to September 30, 2023. This award supports the SBA's 7(j) Technical Assistance program (CFDA #59.007), which provides business development assistance to small disadvantaged businesses. Through this grant, the...
The federal Project Grant award of $3,777,225.00 was provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) program (CFDA 59.037) to the University of West Florida. The award will support the delivery of comprehensive management counseling, training, and technical assistance to small businesses and entrepreneurs in Florida from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. As a prime recipient of SBDC program funding, the University of West Florida...
The federal Project Grant award of $150,000 was provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Entrepreneurial Development under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance Program (CFDA 59.043). The funding will support the Florida Institute of Technology Inc. (Florida TECH), a private non-profit university, to deliver training, counseling, and technical assistance to small businesses owned and controlled by women, with an emphasis on socially and economically disadvantaged...
This $2.5 million Project Grant from the Small Business Administration's Office of Entrepreneurial Development through the Community Navigator Pilot Program (CFDA #59.077) will fund business support services for underserved small businesses in Miami-Dade County, Florida from December 2021 through November 2023. As the prime awardee, Florida International University will coordinate services delivered by six sub-awardees. The sub-awardees—Ascendus, Branches, the Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $1,500,000 Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059) Project Grant to Florida Memorial University (FMU) on December 1, 2023. The grant funds will support various small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives delivered by FMU's Sponsored Research And Programs Division over a 3-year performance period through November 30, 2026. This includes providing counseling, technical assistance, workforce training, education services,...
The Small Business Administration Office of the Chief Operating Officer awarded Florida International University a $500,000 Project Grant under the Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059) to support small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives from September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2024. As the sole awardee, Florida International University will utilize the funding to deliver programs and potentially construction activities aimed at fostering small business growth and new...
The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) awarded $800,209 under the MBDA Business Center cooperative agreement program (CFDA 11.805) to the Florida State Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. The award will support the organization's delivery of technical assistance, training, education, and advisory services to minority business enterprises to prevent, prepare for, and respond to effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Performance metrics include the number of minority businesses...