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Program Synopsis – Small Business Development Centers

Program Announcement No. OSBDC-2016-04 For The State of Utah Only

General Information

Document Type: Grant Notice

Funding Opportunity Number: OSBDC-2016-04

Posted Date: September 10, 2015

Original Due Date for Applications: November 19, 2015

Archive Date:

Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement

Category of Funding Activity Business and Commerce

Explanation of “Other” Category of

Funding Activity:

Small Business Act

Expected Number of Awards: 1

Estimated Total Program Funding: $951,484

Award Floor: $199,999

Award Ceiling: $1,200,000

CDFA Number 59.037 – Small Business Development Center

Cost Sharing or Matching

Requirement:

Yes – 1:1

Eligible Applicants:

Only the following entities located within the state of Utah are eligible for this award. Eligible entities are an institution of higher education (including but not limited to any land-grant college or university, any college or school of business, engineering, commerce, or agriculture, community college or junior college) or a Women’s Business

Center currently funded by SBA and operating under § 29 of the Small Business Act located in the state of Utah. An application submitted by an entity that is not listed above will not be considered.

Description:

Program Announcement No. OSBDC-2016-04

U.S. Small Business Administration / Office of Small Business Development

Centers (OSBDC)

OPENING DATE: September 10, 2015

CLOSING DATE: November 19, 2015

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issues Program Announcement No.

OSBDC-2016-04 to invite applications from institutions of higher education (including but not limited to any land-grant college or university, any college or school of business, engineering, commerce, or agriculture, community college or junior college) or a

Women’s Business Center currently funded by SBA and operating under § 29 of the

Small Business Act located in the state of Utah only as authorized by Section 21(a) of the Small Business Act, (15 USC Section 648);

The SBDC national network program is the SBA’s largest matching grant, funding a service delivery network to provide high quality business and economic development assistance to small businesses and nascent entrepreneurs in order to promote growth, expansion, innovation, increased productivity and management improvement. These

SBDCs, in partnership with SBA’s Office of Small Business Development Centers

(OSBDC) and their local SBA District Office, develop programs and provide business management and other services that enhance the economic development goals and objectives of SBA and their other respective state and local funding partners located within the state of Utah. The SBDC program is a broad-based system of assistance for the small business community that links the resources of Federal, state, and local governments with those of the educational community and the private sector. Although

SBA is responsible for the general management and oversight of the SBDC program, a partnership exists between SBA and the recipient organization to effectuate the delivery of assistance to the small business community.

Questions about this program announcement should be directed to the Office of Small

Business Development Centers at the SBA, at (202) 205-6766.

Link to Full Announcement http://www.sba.gov/about-offices-content/1/700/resources/13279 http://www.sba.gov/about-offices-content/1/700/resources/13279