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| Document Type: | Cooperative Agreement | ||
| Funding Number: | VBOC-2018-01 | ||
| Date Posted: | November 20, 2017 | ||
| Original Date: | November 20, 2017 | ||
| Funding Instrument Type: | Cooperative Agreement | ||
| Spending Category | Business Training Management/Oversight | ||
| Other Category Explanation: | Small Business Act |
Number of Awards:
| Estimated funding: | $375,000.00 | ||
| Award Floor: | $225,000.00 | ||
| Award Ceiling: | $375,000.00 | ||
| CDFA Number | 59.044 – VBOC | ||
| Cost Sharing/Matching: | No |
Eligible Applicants:
Eligible applicants are expected to provide quality entrepreneurship training and counseling to veteran and service-disabled small business owners/entrepreneurs. Applicants are also required to provide Boots-to-Business instruction to transitioning service members and spouses of service members within their state of residence, as well as throughout their area of coverage.
Training and counseling activities are to result in outcomes that reflect new business starts, job creation/retention, access to capital and government/commercial contract awards.
Description:
The VBOC program is designed to assist veteran small business owners operate and manager viable small businesses that are competitive and offer employment opportunities to job seekers in their coverage area. The centers offer business planning assistance, comprehensive concept assessment, mentoring, access to capital, award of government and commercial contracts, and quality entrepreneurial assistance to veteran, service-disabled veterans and transitioning service members.
VBOC -2018-01
| U.S. Small Business Administration/Office of Veterans Business Development |
| (OVBD) |
| OPENING DATE: | November 20, 2017 |
| CLOSING DATE: | January 8, 2018 |
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issues this Program Announcement VBOC-2018-01 to public and private organizations and Institutions of Higher Learning as authorized by Section 8(b)(17) of the Small Business Act, USA 6(b)(17).
VBOCs provide counseling and training assistance to veteran and service-disabled veteran small business owners and entrepreneurs. A special emphasis is placed on provide transitioning service members training through the Boots to Business (B2B) training program, which offers a 2-day Introduction to Entrepreneurship Training course and an 8-week Foundation Course to these services members and/or their spouses. VBOCs also offer in conjunction with their local district offices, Reboot training courses to veterans interested in starting/growing small enterprises, in addition to comprehensive concept assessment, business plan preparation, financial assistance, assistance in securing government/commercial contracts and mentoring.
Questions about this program announcement should be directed to the Office of Veterans Business Development at SBA to janet.moorman@sba.gov.
Link to full announcement: https://www.sba.gov/offices/headquarters/ovbd/resources/1598328
VBOC General Terms and Conditions: https://www.sba.gov/offices/headquarters/ovbd/resources/1598328
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