SCALE_FY26_NOFO_Cleared_20260706.pdf

U.S. Small Business Administration SCALE Program

Funding Opportunity No. SBA-OIIGA-26-001

Office of Investment and Innovation

Supply Chain Acceleration and Logistics Enablement (SCALE) Program

FY 2026

Opening Date: July 7, 2026

Closing Date: August 7, 2026

Proposals responding to this Funding Opportunity Announcement must be posted to Grants.gov by 4 p.m. Eastern Time, July 28, 2026. No other methods of submission will be permitted. Proposals submitted after the stipulated deadline will be rejected without being evaluated.

Table of Contents Section 1 Funding Opportunity Description

1.1 Program Overview

1.2 Introduction

1.3 Background

1.4 Purpose and Goals

1.5 SCALE Industry Priorities

1.6 SBA Involvement and Oversight

1.7 Changes or Cancellation

Section 2 – Award Information

2.1 Funding Information

2.2 Project Duration

Section 3 Eligibility Information

3.1 General

3.2 Eligible Applicants

3.3 Ineligible Applicants

Section 4 – Application and Submission Information

4.1 Application Instructions

4.2 Required Proposal Submission Dates

Section 5 – Proposal Review Information

5.1 General

5.2 Evaluation Criteria

5.3 Review and Selection Process

Section 6 – Award Administration Information

6.1 Award Notification

6.2 Administrative and National Policy Requirements

6.3 Reporting

Section 7 - Agency Contacts

7.1 SCALE Program Point of Contact

7.2 Financial/Grants Management Point of Contact

7.3 Grants.gov Technical Support

Section 1 – Funding Opportunity Description

1.1 Program Overview

1.1.1 Federal Agency Name: U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)

1.1.2 Funding Opportunity Title: Supply Chain Acceleration and Logistics Enablement (SCALE) Program

1.1.3 Announcement Type: Initial

1.1.4 Funding Opportunity Number: SBA-OIIGA-26-001

1.1.5 CFDA Number: 59.065

1.1.6 Closing Date for Submissions: August 7, 2026, 4:00 PM Eastern Time

1.1.7 Authority: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026

1.1.8 Duration of Authority: Annual

1.1.9 Funding Instrument: Grant

1.1.10 Funding: Funding is from Fiscal Year (FY) 2026

1.1.11 Award Amount/Funding Range: A total amount of $9,000,000 in FY 2026 funding is available for awards through this program. SBA expects to make approximately 20 awards with a maximum amount of up to $500,000 over a 24-month period of performance. Only qualified recipients will be funded.

1.1.12 Project Duration: This award and budget period is for a total of 24 months.

1.1.13 Project Starting Date: September 30, 2026

1.1.14 Proposal Evaluation: Proposals will be reviewed for sufficiency as detailed in Section 5.0. SBA may ask Applicants for clarification of the technical and cost aspects of their proposals. This must not be construed as a commitment to fund the proposed effort.

1.1.15 Agency Programmatic Point of

Contact:

Kartik Ramkumar, U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Investment and Innovation Email: accelerators@sba.gov mailto:accelerators@sba.gov

1.2 Introduction

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026 (P.L. 119-75) appropriated $9,000,000 “for grants to growth accelerators to assist entrepreneurs to start and scale their businesses.” The funds will be administered under the Supply Chain Acceleration and Logistics Enablement (SCALE) Program.

1.3 Background

Since its inception in 1953, the U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) has served to aid, counsel, assist and protect the interests of small businesses. While SBA is best known for its financial support of small businesses through its many lending programs, the Agency also provides funding to organizations that deliver technical assistance in the form of counseling and training to small business concerns and nascent entrepreneurs to promote the development and commercialization of technologies critical to economic and national security.

SBA’s Office of Investment and Innovation (OII) supports U.S. growth-oriented small businesses and startups by administering federal investment and innovation programs, overseeing policy and compliance, and leading government-wide coordination of the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Program, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) Programs, the SCALE Program, the Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program, and the Regional Innovation Cluster (RIC) Program.

1.4 Purpose and Goals

The SCALE Program supports organizations that help small businesses overcome operational, technical, workforce, and market access barriers that limit their ability to participate and grow as suppliers within strategically important industries.

Through technical assistance, industry engagement, and other implementation focused activities, SCALE helps small businesses address identified supply chain constraints, strengthen supplier readiness, improve production capability, and expand participation in strategically important supply chains.

Through this program, SBA seeks to:

• Accelerate Small Business Supplier Development: Improve the readiness, production capability, market access, and growth of small businesses participating in strategically important supply chains.

• Address Supply Chain Constraints: Support efforts that address demonstrated supply chain bottlenecks, vulnerabilities, supplier gaps, and barriers to supplier participation and growth.

• Expand Small Business Participation: Expand participation of small businesses within strategically important supply chains.

• Deliver Measurable Results: Generate measurable improvements in small business supplier readiness, supply chain participation, and small business growth.

• Improve Industrial Coordination: Strengthen coordination among industry, workforce, technical assistance, and other partners supporting supplier growth and supply chain participation.

1.5 SCALE Industry Supply Chain Priorities

Applicants must focus on one of the strategically important industry supply chains below:

• Advanced Manufacturing

• Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Supply Chains

• Defense Industrial Base Technologies and Components

• Energy, Critical Materials, and Industrial Inputs

• Food Supply and Agricultural Systems

• Transportation, Logistics, and Industrial Infrastructure

Eligible activities may support a range of supply chain challenges and are not limited to any specific technology, product, or production process.

1.6 SBA Involvement and Oversight

A designated Grants Officer Technical Representative (GOTR) within OII will be responsible for overall monitoring and oversight of Award Recipients of this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), including compliance with the grant. A designated Grants Management Officer within the Grants Management Division (GMD) will be responsible for issuing the Notice of Award, making modifications to the award, and processing payments.

1.7 Changes or Cancellation

SBA reserves the right to amend or cancel this Announcement, in whole or in part, at will and at the Agency’s discretion. Should SBA make material changes to this Announcement, the Agency will extend the Closing Date as necessary to afford Applicants enough opportunity to address such changes.

Section 2 – Award Information

2.1 Funding Information

Funds provided under the SCALE Program must be used solely for the purposes stipulated in this Announcement and the Notice of Award and may not be commingled with any other monies. All costs proposed in an Applicant’s budget must meet the tests of allowability, allocability, and reasonableness set forth in the applicable Office of Management and Budget (OMB) cost principles (2 C.F.R. 200, Subpart E). SBA will not reimburse Applicants for their proposal preparation costs.

SBA expects to issue no more than $9,000,000 in total new FY 2026 SCALE awards utilizing funds made available by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (P.L. 119-75).

2.2 Project Duration

The project period is inclusive of a budget period of 24 months.

Section 3 – Eligibility Information

3.1 General

An Applicant may submit only one proposal in response to this Announcement. Any additional applications from the same organization will automatically be rejected without being evaluated. Please note that organizations must obtain and have an active Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) from SAM.gov to register on Grants.gov and to receive an award.

3.2 Eligible Applicants

To be eligible for this funding opportunity, an applicant must be:

• A public or private entity, nonprofit organization, or institution that intends to use funding awarded under this Announcement to deliver accelerator programming, technical assistance, industry engagement, or other activities that support small businesses operating within identified priority/critical supply chains (See Section 1.5 for SCALE Industry Supply Chain Priorities).

3.3 Ineligible Applicants

The following organizations will automatically be considered ineligible, and their applications will be rejected without being evaluated:

• Any organization that owes an outstanding and unresolved financial obligation to the Federal Government.

• Any organization that is currently suspended, debarred or otherwise prohibited from receiving awards of contracts or cooperative agreement/grants from the Federal Government.

• Any organization with an outstanding and unresolved material deficiency reported under the requirements of the Single Audit Act or OMB Circular A-133 within the past three years.

• Any organization that has filed for bankruptcy within the past five years.

• Any organization that proposes to serve as a pass-through and permit another organization to manage the day-to-day operations of the project.

• Any organization that was convicted or had an officer or agent acting on its behalf convicted of a felony criminal violation under any federal law within the preceding two years.

Section 4 – Application and Submission Information

4.1 Application Instructions

Applications must consist of the following elements:

4.1.1 Cover Letter

4.1.2 Technical Proposal and Organizational Qualifications

4.1.3 Attachments and Exhibits

4.1.4 Budget Information

4.1.5 Certification Forms and Assurances

4.1.1 Cover Letter (1 page)

• Cover Letter includes:

• Funding Opportunity No. SBA-OIIGA-26-0001.

• Applicant’s name, physical address, website address, and UEI.

• Name, phone number, and email address for the designated point of contact.

• Dollar amount of assistance being requested ($1 - $500,000).

4.1.2 Technical Approach (Not to Exceed 5 Pages) and Organizational Qualifications (Not to Exceed 5 Pages)

Technical Approach and Organizational Qualifications serve as the narrative blueprint for the Applicant’s planned project and must include all information requested in Section 4.1.2. below.

Technical Approach and Organizational Qualifications must be prepared in single spaced format with size 12, Times New Roman font. When read separately from the rest of the application, this section will serve as a brief and accurate description of proposed work. Applicants should concisely describe the methods for achieving SCALE Purpose and Goals (listed in Section 1.4) and respond to each element under the technical approach below.

TECHNICAL APPROACH (Not to Exceed 5 Pages)

Applicants must demonstrate a clear understanding of the identified supply chain challenge or multiple challenges within one priority industry area and describe how the proposed activities will address that challenge(s) and support small businesses.

1. Supply Chain Challenge(s) and Opportunity(ies) (recommend being no longer than 1 page) Applicants should:

• Identify the industry supply chain to be addressed by the proposal and describe the specific supply chain constraint, supplier gap, production bottleneck, or other barriers.

• Provide qualitative and quantitative evidence demonstrating the significance of the challenge(s).

• Explain how the challenge(s) affect small business participation, business growth, market access, production readiness, or supplier development.

2. Small Business Support Programming (recommend being no longer than 3 pages) Applicants should:

• Describe the proposed approach for addressing the identified supply chain challenge(s) and supporting small businesses operating within the selected industry supply chain.

• Clearly explain the relationship between the identified challenge(s), proposed activities, and anticipated outcomes. Activities may include:

o Accelerator programming o Customer and supplier matchmaking o Industry engagement activities o Manufacturing modernization support o Market access assistance o Supplier readiness assessments o Technical and workforce assistance o Technology deployment support

• Estimate the total number of small businesses the project intends to serve. Give a justification of your estimate and explain your recruitment plan and the geographical coverage.

• Explain how you plan to deliver your program to small businesses within the industry.

• Describe key partnerships supporting proposal implementation and the role each partner will play.

• Demonstrate how proposed partnerships support successful project execution and improve outcomes for participating small businesses.

• Relevant partners may include:

o Accelerators and incubators o Industry associations and trade organizations o Investors o Manufacturing Extension Partnership Centers o Manufacturers o Prime contractors o Universities and research institutions o Workforce development organizations o Other organizations with relevant expertise

3. Key Milestones and Outcomes (recommend being no longer than 1 page) Applicants should:

• Provide a two-year project milestone plan with key dates, proposed outcomes, and quantifiable goals for each outcome.

o Examples of project outcome measures could include:

Commercial relationships established Contracts secured Production readiness improvements Small businesses served Small business suppliers assessed, engaged, or qualified Technology deployments completed Workforce participants trained

ORGANIZATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS (Not to Exceed 5 Pages)

Applicants must demonstrate their ability to complete the proposed work.

1. Organizational Mission and Long-Term Project Viability (recommend being no longer than 1 page) Applicants should:

• Describe the organization’s mission, history, and experiences supporting small businesses, supplier development, manufacturing readiness, market access, workforce development, or supply chain initiatives.

• Describe plans to continue project activities following the two-year period of performance, including future partnerships, investment, or other sources of support.

2. Project Team and Management Approach (recommend being no longer than 1 page)

• Describe the key personnel of the project team and organizational structure supporting project implementation.

• Describe project management tools, processes, and internal controls used to monitor performance to ensure successful project execution.

3. Data Collection, Reporting, and Performance Management (recommend being no longer than 1 page)

• Describe the organization’s processes and systems to collect and report program data.

4. Relevant Experience and Past Performance (recommend being no longer than 2 pages)

• Describe prior programs, projects, and outcomes demonstrating the organization’s ability to successfully deliver the proposed activities.

• Demonstrate experience relevant to the proposed project.

• Describe your organization’s experience coordinating with multiple organizations and stakeholders.

• Demonstrate the organization’s ability to manage partnerships across industry that include communities such as workforce, technical assistance and commercialization.

4.1.3 Attachments and Exhibits

Each Applicant must attach copies of the following to its proposal (as applicable). Bolded words should be used as attachment description names in the Grants.gov system:

• Résumés (each résumé should not exceed a maximum of 2 pages) o Provide résumés for key personnel that will provide effort on this project. Résumés must include experience relevant to this project.

o Provide position descriptions for any vacant position that will be a part of the project team.

• Contracts and Consulting Agreements (if applicable) o Name and Purpose of Contract/Consultant with attached agreement.

• Organizational Chart with list of Board of Directors or Advisory Board members

4.1.4 Budget Information

Budget and financial information provided through the completion or submission of the following:

• Standard Form (SF) 424, Application for Federal Assistance.

• SF-424A, Budget Information (Non-Construction Programs).

• Provide complete Budget Detail Worksheet using Attachments A-9 through A-12 to the

SF-424A.

Organizations are not allowed to expend federal funds through funding mechanisms such as grants or contracts to small businesses receiving support services through SCALE-funded activities or attempt either to turn over a profit or to obtain shares, property, and any other favorable expectations from participating small businesses receiving support services through SCALE-funded activities.

The organization may not act as a pass-through entity or fiscal agent channeling award funds to other parties. Organizations may contract with a third party to provide services to support project goals or objectives. However, organizations are not allowed to contract more than 49 percent of the work to other parties over the course of the project period. Only applicants selected for this award will manage project activity.

• Budget Narrative providing a brief but detailed explanation of the components of each cost element listed in SF-424A. Narratives must support all costs shown on the Budget Detailed Worksheet and correlate to all activities to be performed under the cooperative agreement.

• Organization’s Cost Policy Statement

• Indirect Cost Statement

Organizations may waive indirect costs and choose not to include indirect costs in their budget.

Organizations must use their established Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement (NICRA, if applicable) or opt to use less than the negotiated rate on the total direct cost of the award.

Organizations that do not have a current negotiated (including provisional) rate, may elect to use the De Minimis rate of 15% on modified total direct costs (MTDC) which may be used indefinitely. As detailed in 2 CFR 200.403, costs must be charged consistently as either indirect or direct costs but may not be double charged or inconsistently charged as both. If elected, the methodology above must be used consistently for all Federal awards until such time as a non- Federal entity chooses to negotiate for a rate, which it may do at any time.

For more information on indirect costs, refer to 2 CFR §§ 200.413 and 200.414.

Bolded words should be used as attachment description names in the Grants.gov system.

4.1.5 Certifications, Forms and Assurances

Applicants must complete and submit the following forms. Bolded words should be used as attachment description names in the Grants.gov system:

• Most recent A-133 audit report no older than 1 year from current date. If Applicant is not subject to the requirements of the Single Audit Act, it must instead submit a copy of the most recent financial statements. If the most recent audit is older than 1 year from time of submission, the Applicant will need to provide financial documentation during the proposal evaluation period.

The following Financial Assistance General Certifications and Representations are located within the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) and will not be submitted with this application:

• Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.

• Financial Management Certification – 2 CFR 200.302 & 2 CFR 200.303

• Debarment and Suspension – 2 CFR Part 180

• Drug-Free Workplace – 41 U.S.C. 8103

• Tax Compliance – Section 543 of PL 112-55

• Conflict of Interest – 2 CFR 200.112 and 2 CFR 2701.112

4.2 Required Proposal Submission Dates

Each Applicant is required to submit its proposal electronically via www.grants.gov no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on August 7, 2026. Because of the pre-conditions for submitting applications via grants.gov and the potential for encountering technical difficulties in using that site, Applicants are strongly encouraged to log on to grants.gov and review the submission instructions early. DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE CLOSING DATE TO BEGIN THE SUBMISSION PROCESS. Applicants bear sole responsibility for ensuring their proposals are submitted and received before the closing date.

SBA will consider the date and time stamp on the validation generated by Grants.gov as the official submission time. A proposal that is not received by Grants.gov before the closing date of this Announcement will be rejected without being evaluated, unless the Applicant can clearly demonstrate through documentation obtained from Grants.gov that it attempted to submit its proposal in a timely manner but was unable to do so solely because of Grants.gov systems issues. Additionally, SBA will not accept any changes, additions, revisions, or deletions to applications made after the closing date.

Applicants should save and print written proof of an electronic submission made at Grants.gov. If problems occur, the applicant is advised to (1) print any error message received; and (2) contact Grants.gov for immediate assistance. Applicants may obtain advice and assistance with the submission process by visiting www.grants.gov/web/grants/support.html or by calling 800-518-4726.

Section 5 – Proposal Review Information

5.1 General

Applications will be rejected without being evaluated if they are submitted by ineligible organizations or are materially incomplete due to an Applicant’s failure to include all required forms and/or provide the required level of detail.

http://www.grants.gov/ http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/support.html

Disclosure of SBA Financial Assistance: Applicant must disclose in the application if it currently holds any other financial assistance awards from SBA or has any other applications for SBA financial assistance awards still pending. If it does, the Applicant must identify how it will avoid duplication of efforts, commingling of funds, and overlapping or double claiming of costs among those projects. Applicants must treat each SBA project as separate and discrete with individual outcomes and deliverables and provide distinct reporting, accounting, and audit trails for each application and award.

Failure to sufficiently distinguish between multiple applications from the same organization, or between an application and one or more current SBA awards, may result in rejection of an application on the ground that it is duplicative of proposed or existing efforts.

5.2 Evaluation Criteria

All timely, materially complete applications received from eligible organizations will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria listed below.

Technical Approach (Not to Exceed 5 Pages) – 80 points

1. Supply Chain Challenge(s) and Opportunity (20 Points) Applicants will be evaluated on the thoroughness of understanding and provided details of the identified supply chain challenge and the quality of supporting evidence. Reviewers will consider:

• The use of quality and relevant qualitative and quantitative data describing the supply chain constraint, supplier gap, production bottleneck, or other challenges.

• Understanding of the affected small businesses.

• The extent to which the applicant demonstrates the identified challenge affects small business participation, supplier development, or supply chain performance within the selected priority area.

2. Small Business Support Programming (45 Points)

Applicants will be evaluated on the quality, feasibility, and anticipated impact of the proposed approach and alignment of partnerships with proposed approach. Reviewers will consider:

• Alignment between the identified challenge and proposed activities.

• Completeness of description of specific activities that will be included in small business support and how they will meet program goals, including improving supplier readiness, production capability, market access, or participation in targeted supply chains.

• Clarity of anticipated outcomes.

• Relevance of partnerships to identified small business, supply chain challenges, and programming delivery.

• Clarity of partner roles and responsibilities.

• Completeness of description of participant recruitment plan and how small business support programming will be implemented.

3. Key Milestones and Outcomes (15 Points) Applicants will be evaluated on their ability to establish a two-year project milestone plan with anticipated, quantified outcomes. Reviewers will consider:

• Alignment between milestones, project objectives, and clarity of identified key deliverables.

• Reasonableness of anticipated project outcomes within the proposed timeline.

5.2.2 Organizational Qualifications (Not to Exceed 5 Pages) – 20 points

1. Organizational Mission and Long-Term Project Viability (4 Points) Applicants will be evaluated on the clarity and completeness of their organizational mission and plans for the long-term viability of program. Reviewers will consider:

• Organizational mission, structure, and history.

• Description of plans to support continued operation of the program after the completion of the grant period of performance.

2. Project Team and Management Approach (4 Points) Applicants will be evaluated on the relevance of their project team qualifications to the proposed project and their overall management approach. Reviewers will consider:

• Qualifications and experience of the project team and its alignment with small business support and proposed project outcomes.

• Organizational capacity, management systems, and internal processes necessary to successfully execute the proposed project.

3. Data Collection, Reporting, and Performance Management (4 Points) Applicants will be evaluated on their ability to collect, manage, analyze, and report program data and metrics. Reviewers will consider:

• Processes and tools to be used to collect program data as required by SBA during the period of performance.

• Experience reporting performance data and outcomes.

• Ability to submit required SBA reports.

• Methods for validating project outcomes.

• Use of performance data to inform program management and continuous improvement.

4. Relevant Experience and Past Performance (8 Points)

Applicants will be evaluated on the clarity and completeness of their organizational qualifications, relevance of their partnerships and partnership management experience, and demonstrated ability to successfully implement the proposed project. Reviewers will consider:

• Relevant experience supporting small businesses, supplier development, commercialization, manufacturing readiness, workforce development, or supply chain initiatives.

• Demonstrated experience managing partnerships across multiple stakeholders.

• Ability to coordinate across industry, workforce, technical assistance, commercialization, and other community partners.

• Experience managing comparable programs or projects.

5.3 Review and Selection Process

SBA will be evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of the proposed use of grant funds;

SBA will show preference for proposals that maximize funds leading to greater outcomes.

Pursuant to Executive Order 14332—Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking, dated

August 7, 2025, all else being equal, SBA will provide preference to organizations with lower indirect costs.

Applications that are not rejected by Grants.gov or SBA’s screening process will be evaluated by teams of reviewers and scored based on how well they meet the criteria outlined above. These reviewers may be SBA employees, employees of other federal agencies, or relevant external experts or stakeholders.

The maximum score any application can receive is 100 points. Prior to evaluating applications, SBA will establish a minimum acceptable score. Only those applications that meet or exceed that threshold will be eligible for funding. Applicants are therefore encouraged to design proposals that address each of the scoring criteria listed above as thoroughly as possible.

In the interest of providing SCALE Program services to as broad a segment of the small business community as possible, SBA will consider the overall portfolio balance when making award decisions. An application that exceeds the minimum acceptable score and which scores more highly than other acceptable proposals may nevertheless be passed over for funding if that application proposes to serve the same or substantially the same industry or market as another acceptable application that was selected for award.

All Applicants that are recommended for funding will undergo a risk assessment evaluation. This assessment will examine an organization’s history of performance including:

• The Applicant’s record in managing federal awards.

• Ability to effectively implement statutory, regulatory, or other requirements imposed on Non-

Federal Entities.

• Verification of an Applicant’s conflict of interest policy (must be consistent with the requirements of 2 C.F.R. 2701.112 addressing procedures for ensuring its employees, consultants and contractors do not assist clients in which they, their principals, or their immediate family members have a financial interest or fiduciary duty and for ensuring its employees, consultants and contractors do not use their role in the project as a means of marketing their outside services to project clients).

Section 6 – Award Administration Information

6.1 Award Notification

All applicants selected for awards will receive written notification. If your organization is selected for an award, you will be given instructions on how to register with GrantSolutions to access and sign your award. Applicants not selected for awards will be notified, though they are not guaranteed a debriefing session.

6.2 Administrative and National Policy Requirements

All successful applicants will be required to comply with the requirements set forth in 15 U.S.C. § 657d; 2 C.F.R. Parts 200 and 2701, and OMB Circular A-133 (as applicable); and the terms and conditions set forth in their Notices of Award. In addition, SBA may, from time to time, advise applicants awarded under this Announcement of new legal requirements and/or policy initiatives with which they must agree to comply.

6.3 Reporting

All applicants are required to submit the reports identified below. SBA may withhold payment if reports are not received or are deemed inadequate. Failure to report in a timely manner will also be weighed against future applications for cooperative agreement or grant funding from the same organization and the exercise of any option periods. The reports provided by Recipients may be made public. In addition, SBA reserves the right to require Recipients to post these reports on their websites.

6.3.1 Financial Reports

Applicants will be required to submit quarterly financial reports to SBA using SF-425, Federal Financial Report (FFR), within 15 days after the completion of each quarter within each budget year of the award.

The annual FFR is due 30 days after the first budget year has ended within the period of performance of the award. The final FFR is due 120 days after the period of performance has ended as a part of closeout. Closeout reports are cumulative and should cover the two-year period of performance for this award.

6.3.2 Performance Reports

Applicants will be required to submit quarterly performance reports to SBA within 15 days after the completion of each quarter within each budget period of the award. An annual progress report is due within 30 days after the first budget year has ended within the period of performance of the award. The final performance report is due 120 days after the period of performance has ended as part of the closeout. Closeout reports are cumulative and should cover the two-year period of performance for this award. SBA will provide quarterly and annual reporting forms to successful applicants.

6.3.3 Report Submission

All reports must be submitted in electronic format in the Grants Management Module (GMM) via GrantSolutions.gov.

Section 7 – Agency Contacts

7.1 SCALE Program Point of Contact

Questions concerning general information contained in this Announcement should be directed to accelerators@sba.gov

7.2 Financial/Grants Management Point of Contact

Questions regarding budgetary matters related to this Announcement should be directed to accelerators@sba.gov https://home.grantsolutions.gov/home/

7.3 Grants.gov Technical Support

For technical support contact the Grants.gov Support Center at www.grants.gov/support.

http://www.grants.gov/support