Vboc 2025-2026 university of maryland

The University of Maryland, College Park received a $460,000 Project Grant award from the Small Business Administration's Office of Veterans Business Development under the Veterans Outreach Program (CFDA 59.044) for the period May 1, 2025 through April 30, 2026. Under this award, the university will deliver entrepreneurship training and support services to military-connected individuals, including veterans, service-disabled veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses. The primary deliverable involves facilitating and instructing the SBA's "Introduction to Entrepreneurship" curriculum, along with providing comprehensive business development services, technical assistance, and counseling to support small business creation and growth within the veteran and military community.

The program will leverage the university's research and educational infrastructure to connect participants with mentoring resources, business counseling, and access to capital initiatives designed to facilitate small business ownership and development. Through this award, the University of Maryland will serve as a Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC), extending the SBA's entrepreneurship support network to military-connected entrepreneurs across its service region and contributing to the achievement of Public Law 110-186 objectives regarding small business opportunity awareness among service members and military spouses.