Program for investment in microentrepreneurs (prime) FY 2026
Closed Posted
- Opportunity number
- SB-OCAPR-26-001
- Applications due
- Award size
- $75,000 to $400,000
Opportunity facts
- Assistance listings
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- 59.050 Prime Technical Assistance
- Funding instrument
- Grant
- Category
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- Business and Commerce
- Eligible applicants
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- Tribal Governments (Federally Recognized)
- 501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Non-501(c)(3) Nonprofits
- Points of contact
- Full announcement
Opportunity details come from Grants.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Small Business Administration is soliciting applications for the Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs (PRIME) FY 2026 with an application due date of August 12, 2026. The SBA expects to award approximately $10.8 million across roughly 27 grants. A 50 percent non-federal match is required, though the SBA may waive this requirement for organizations with severe funding constraints.
Eligible applicants include private nonprofit microenterprise development organizations, state and local government microenterprise programs, Indian tribes, tribal governments, and 501(c)(3) and non-501(c)(3) nonprofits with demonstrated experience serving disadvantaged entrepreneurs or microenterprise development organizations (MDOs).
The program operates on two tracks: Track I (Training and Technical Assistance for Disadvantaged Entrepreneurs) awards range from $75,000 to $300,000 with a minimum of 75 percent of total funding allocated to this track; Track II (Training and Capacity Building Services to Microenterprise Development Organizations) awards range from $75,000 to $400,000 with a minimum of 15 percent and maximum of 25 percent of funding allocated. The remaining funds may support research and development or discretionary grants at SBA discretion.
The project period is 12 months, running October 1, 2026, through September 29, 2027. Applicants must submit a maximum 15-page technical proposal addressing organizational experience, project design, client targeting, marketing strategies, partnerships, implementation timelines, and personnel qualifications. Applications are evaluated on organizational capacity and experience (30–35 points depending on track), project design (30–35 points), project management (30 points), and collaboration and leveraging of resources (10 points for Track I only), with up to 10 bonus points available for projects serving disadvantaged entrepreneurs in rural areas. The minimum acceptable score is 70 points out of 115.
The funding opportunity number is SB-OCAPR-26-001 under Assistance Listing 59.050.
Synopsis
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Update #2 · Latest ·
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity is to invite proposals for funding from private, non- profit microenterprise development organizations; microenterprise development programs run by State/Local/Tribal Governments; or Indian tribes interested in providing assistance and guidance to disadvantaged microentrepreneurs and/or microenterprise development organizations for the purposes stated in this Announcement.
Update #1 ·
The PRIME Act authorizes the SBA Administrator to establish a program for the purposes of: (i) providing training and technical assistance to disadvantaged entrepreneurs; (ii) providing training and capacity building assistance to microenterprise development organizations (MDOs) and programs; (iii) aiding in Research and development of best practices for microenterprise and technical assistance programs for disadvantaged entrepreneurs; and (iv) for other activities as the SBA Administrator determines.
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