Questions and Answers.pdf

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY ANNOUNCEMENT

GCBD-7j-2018-01

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

NOTE: The Office of Management and Technical Assistance (OMTA) will not respond to any other questions after Monday, February 12, 2018.

Q 1. As a disabled individual on SSDI, how can I receive assistance with applying for this grant?

A. Please refer to the funding opportunity instructions for applying to this grant.

Q 2. Can consultants apply for this funding opportunity? Or, do you have to be in business for 3-years?

A. You may apply for this funding opportunity as long as you meet the eligibility requirements stated in the Funding Opportunity Announcement.

Q 3. How do I determine if I am located in a “high proportion of unemployed” and “Business Size

Regulations?

A. Please refer to the funding opportunity instructions for applying to this grant.

Q 4. Can you help me retrieve the application?

A. All interested applicants must follow the instructions provided in the Instructions and Guidelines

Package posted on Grants.gov for this funding opportunity.

Q 5. Would a Native-American Certified Community Development Financial Institution be eligible to apply for this grant?

A. In order to be eligible for this funding opportunity, an Applicant must be:

a for-profit small business;

must have been in existence continually for at least the past three years;

must demonstrate substantive experience dealing with issues relating to small businesses;

and, must demonstrate that it has the capacity to provide assistance to small business concerns.

Q 6. Would this grant be able to assist me financially in keeping my doors open as an SDVOSB business?

A. All eligible organizations may apply for financial assistance to fund projects to provide management and technical assistance to firms eligible to receive 7(j) assistance.

Q 7. Is this opportunity just for 8(a) or, can a Minority EDWOSB certified by SBA qualify?

A. Please see Q5 above.

Q 8. Can you provide me with more information on this opportunity as I am in the process of starting a business?

A. The Funding Opportunity posted on grants.gov provides all the needed information to apply.

However, if you are in the process of starting a business, you may contact your local SBA District Office for free counseling, advice and information on starting a business.

Q 9. Am I eligible to apply for this financial assistance as a SDVOB?

A. Please see Q5 above.

Q 10. As a quadriplegic and running my own small business, am I eligible for financial assistance to develop my product?

A. Please see Q5 above.

Q 11. Can I receive management and technical assistance to perform Non-Governmental charitable initiatives in the areas of Health, Human Rights, Children and Youth development across Africa?

A. Please see Q5 above.

Q 12. How can I obtain information on available grants for my project?

A. All agencies are required to post available grant opportunities on Grants.gov.

Q 13. Are not-for-profit firms eligible to apply?

A. Please see Q5 above.

Q 14. In the Instructions and Guidelines Package, where is the template for the Technical Assistance

Milestones?

A. Sorry, no template provided. Please provide your milestones in your own format and name the document TA Milestones.

Q 15. In the Instructions and Guidelines Package, where is the Personnel List?

A. The Personnel List (Budget Detail Worksheet for a Twelve Month Budget Period) is on page 17 of the instructions. The form must only reflect the names and titles of the employees. Resumes and position descriptions must be a separate page/document.

Q 16. Is SCORE able to participate in this funding opportunity?

A. Please see Q5 above.

Q 17. How do I know what region I am in?

A. Go to www.sba.gov/tools/local-assistance/regionaloffices http://www.sba.gov/tools/local-assistance/regionaloffices