Synopsis for Louisiana SBDC Re Bid OSBDC-2018-03.pdf

Program Synopsis

General Information

Document Type: Grant Notice

Funding Opportunity Number: OSBDC-2018-03

Posted Date: June 5, 2017

Original Due Date for Applications: July 7, 2017

Archive Date:

Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement

Category of Funding Activity Business and Commerce

Explanation of “Other” Category of Funding Activity:

Expected Number of Awards: 1

Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,491,788

Award Ceiling: NA

Award Floor: NA

CDFA Number

59.037 – Small Business Development Centers

Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:

Yes (1:1)

Eligible Applicants

An eligible candidate is a public or private institution of higher education; a land-grant college or university; a college or school of business, engineering, commerce, or agriculture; a community or junior college; a currently operating Women’s Business Center under § 29 of the Small Business Act; or a combination of two or more of these entities and must conduct a majority of its operations within, and be physically headquartered in, the State of Louisiana.

For profit businesses are not eligible for this award. Entities not headquarted and operating in Louisiana are not eligible for this award.

Description:

Program Announcement No. OSBDC-2018-03

U.S. Small Business Administration / Office of Small Business Development Centers (OSBDC)

OPENING DATE: June 5, 2017

CLOSING DATE: July 7, 2017

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issues Program Announcement No. OSBDC-2018-03 to invite applications from public or private institution of higher education; a land-grant college or university; a college or school of business, engineering, commerce, or agriculture; a community or junior college;

a currently operating Women’s Business Center under § 29 of the Small Business Act; or a combination of two or more of these entities and must conduct a majority of its operations within, and be physically headquartered in, the State of Louisiana.

The SBDC program is the SBA’s largest matching grant-funded service delivery network providing 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.

The SBDCs, in partnership with SBA’s Office of Small Business Development Centers (OSBDC) and SBA District Offices, 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. 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 or osbdc@sba.gov.

Link to Full Announcement https://www.sba.gov/offices/headquarters/osbdc/resources/20351