FY27 Small Business Development Center State of Kansas Network Rebid
Open Posted
- Opportunity number
- SB-OEDSB-27-001
- Applications due
- Award size
- $777,777 to $1,144,946
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
- Funding instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Category
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- Business and Commerce
- Eligible applicants
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- Higher Education Inst. (Public)
- Small Businesses
- Points of contact
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- Ram Basnet ram.basnet@sba.gov
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Small Business Administration is soliciting applications for a cooperative agreement to fund the Small Business Development Center Network in Kansas, with an application due November 19, 2026. One award is anticipated with an award floor of $777,777 and ceiling of approximately $1,144,946, requiring a mandatory 1:1 non-federal cost-share match with a minimum of 50 percent in cash.
Eligible applicants are public or private institutions of higher education, land-grant colleges or universities, colleges or schools of business, engineering, commerce, or agriculture, community or junior colleges, currently operating Women's Business Centers under Section 29 of the Small Business Act, or combinations of two or more of these entities. All applicants must conduct a majority of operations within and be physically headquartered in Kansas.
The SBDC Program delivers individualized business counseling and technical assistance to existing small businesses and pre-venture entrepreneurs in problem-solving areas including capital access, technology development and exchange, business planning, strategy, operations, financial management, personnel administration, marketing, export assistance, and innovation. Recipients must provide statutorily required services: one-on-one confidential counseling; technology transfer and research assistance; rural business development; export assistance with minimum certified counselor requirements; cybersecurity training; intellectual property protection; employee ownership and cooperatives promotion; and regulatory compliance guidance. SBDCs must also align services with SBA priorities including onshoring and manufacturing support, artificial intelligence tool assistance, skilled labor development, rural services, and disaster recovery assistance.
The period of performance is twelve months, January 1 through December 31, 2027. Applications must not exceed 35 pages (technical proposal) and must include a detailed cost proposal with budget justifications workbook, planned milestones worksheet, indirect cost rate agreements, and cost-sharing proposal (SBA Form 1224). Applications are evaluated on organizational experience and capacity, collaboration and resource leveraging, and risk assessment factors including financial stability and management systems quality. The funding instrument is Assistance Listing 59.037.
Synopsis
Eligible organizations, as defined in Section 3.2, may apply to SBA for an award of financial assistance under this Funding Opportunity to fund an SBDC Program. SBDC Programs deliver professional, high quality, individualized business advising and technical assistance to existing small businesses and pre- venture entrepreneurs. SBDCs shall provide problem solving assistance to help small businesses access capital, develop and exchange new technologies, and improve business planning, strategy, operations, financial management, personnel administration, marketing, export assistance, sales and other areas required for small business growth and expansion, management improvement, increased productivity, and innovation.
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