The Small Business Administration awarded a $10,618,875.32 cooperative agreement to George Mason University on January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. The award supports the Small Business Development Centers program (CFDA 59.037), which provides management counseling, training, and technical assistance to small businesses through a network of SBDC centers. George Mason University will manage the Virginia SBDC network, delivering services through 12 sub-awardees across the state. Sub-awardees...
This $1,000,000 Project Grant was awarded by the U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Congressional Grants program (CFDA 59.059) to George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. The funding will support small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives across the region over a 3-year period from August 2024 to July 2027. As the prime awardee, George Mason University will leverage its expertise in areas such as business counseling, technical assistance, workforce training, and...
This federal Project Grant award of $150,000 was provided by the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of Entrepreneurial Development under the Women's Business Ownership Assistance program (CFDA 59.043) to The George Mason University Instructional Foundation, Inc. The funding supports the delivery of training, counseling, and technical assistance to women-owned small businesses in Virginia, with a focus on overcoming barriers to business access and promoting economic empowerment for...
This federal Project Grant award for $1,232,861.00 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 Massachusetts for the period of January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. The grant funding will support the Massachusetts SBDC in delivering comprehensive management counseling, training, and technical assistance services to small businesses and entrepreneurs across the state. As a prominent...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $1,878,584 Project Grant to the University of Georgia under the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) program (CFDA 59.037) for the period of January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. The grant will fund the Georgia SBDC to provide comprehensive management counseling, training, and technical assistance to small businesses and entrepreneurs throughout Georgia. Key services delivered through this funding include one-on-one business advising,...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $171,111 Project Grant to the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) under the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) program (CFDA 59.037) for the period of January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. The SBDC program provides comprehensive management counseling, training, and technical assistance to small businesses and entrepreneurs nationwide to promote growth, expansion, innovation, productivity, and overall improvement within the small...
This $529,623.00 federal Project Grant award, effective January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2025, was provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) program (CFDA 59.037). The grant supports the Maryland SBDC in delivering comprehensive management counseling, training, and technical assistance to small businesses and entrepreneurs across the state. The award has several sub-grants to regional SBDC service providers, including the...
The Small Business Administration Office of Entrepreneurial Development awarded a $14,353,833.71 cooperative agreement to Grand Valley State University from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023 under the Small Business Development Centers federal grant program (CFDA 59.037). The award supports the development and maintenance of comprehensive small business assistance programs at Grand Valley State University and seven sub-awardees—Washtenaw Community College, Kettering University, Saginaw...
This $350,000 Project Grant award from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) program (CFDA 59.037) supports a network of centers that provide management counseling, training, and technical assistance to small businesses and entrepreneurs nationwide. The prime awardee is the University of Nebraska, which will use the funds to operate regional SBDC services. The university will also issue sub-awards to other Nebraska institutions,...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $895,053 Project Grant to North Carolina State University (NC State) on January 1, 2025 under the CFDA 59.037 Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) program. Through this grant, NC State will deliver comprehensive management counseling, training, and technical assistance services to support the growth, expansion, innovation, productivity, and overall improvement of the small business community in North Carolina. The SBDC program...
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) awarded a $1,513,716 Project Grant on January 1, 2025 under the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) program (CFDA 59.037) to George Mason University (GMU) to provide management counseling, training, and technical assistance to small businesses across Virginia.
GMU has subcontracted portions of the award to organizations including Locus Impact Fund, the City of Roanoke, the University of Mary Washington, and the Small Business Development Center of Hampton Roads, Inc. to deliver small business development services such as one-on-one counseling, training workshops, market research assistance, and coordination with local economic development and small business support entities throughout the state. The subcontractors will manage local SBDC centers, select and train counselors, develop training curricula, and participate in statewide SBDC initiatives to promote awareness and utilization of program services.