Vboc 2025-2026 university of TX arlington

The University of Texas at Arlington received a $510,000 Project Grant award from the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of VA Business Development under the Veterans Outreach Program (CFDA 59.044) for the period of May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2026. Under this award, the institution will provide entrepreneurship training and support services to military-connected individuals, including veterans, service-disabled veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses. The university will deliver the SBA's "Introduction to Entrepreneurship" curriculum and business development services designed to facilitate small business ownership and development within the veteran community.

The grant supports comprehensive educational and technical assistance activities aimed at connecting military-connected entrepreneurs to mentoring resources, business counseling, and microloan access to support small business creation and growth. Through its Office of Research Administration, UTA will execute these veteran entrepreneurship initiatives from its Arlington, Texas location, leveraging the institution's capacity as a Hispanic-Serving Institution and designated research organization to serve this targeted population of aspiring veteran business owners.