Vboc 2025-2026 fayetteville state university

Fayetteville State University received a $385,000 Project Grant award from the Small Business Administration's Office of Veterans Business Development under the Veterans Outreach Program (CFDA 59.044) effective May 1, 2025, through April 30, 2026. Under this award, FSU will deliver entrepreneurship training and business development services to military-connected individuals, including veterans, service-disabled veterans, transitioning service members, and military spouses. The university will facilitate and instruct the SBA's "Introduction to Entrepreneurship" curriculum while providing business counseling, technical assistance, and connections to mentoring resources to support small business creation and growth within the veteran community.

The Veterans Outreach Program grant is designed to expand access to entrepreneurial resources and training across the military-connected population. As a historically Black college and university with extensive experience in federal research and educational programming, FSU will leverage its institutional capacity to deliver these comprehensive support services from its location in Fayetteville, North Carolina, contributing to the SBA's broader objective of facilitating small business ownership and economic development for service members and their families.