Transition Assistance – Entrepreneurship Track (Boots to Business)
Active
- Assistance listing
- 59.066
- Grant awards
- 2 $1,626,995 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Also known as
- Boots to Business (B2B)
- Assistance type
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- Project Grant
- Treasury account
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- 73-0400-2-3-376
- More information
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Small Business Administration's Office of VA Business Development funds Boots to Business entrepreneurship training delivery through CFDA 59.066, with the most recent grant award dated June 1, 2021—over five years ago—signaling this program is dormant or in transition.
The program funds follow-on online entrepreneurship training and delivery of the Boots to Business two-day Introduction to Entrepreneurship classroom course, including curriculum updates and program management support services. Recent awards show a focus on global delivery mechanisms, including both in-person overseas instruction at military installations and online training modalities. Funding is entirely distributed through Project Grants. The SBA's Office of VA Business Development has been the sole funding source, obligating $1.6 million across two awards in 2021. Award magnitudes in the recent portfolio averaged approximately $813 thousand: one award of $806 thousand (March 2021) and one of $820 thousand (June 2021).
A cooperative agreement opportunity was posted in February 2022 (SB-OVB2-22-001, due March 28, 2022) soliciting proposals for outside-the-continental-U.S. delivery of B2B training at overseas military installations and online globally. That solicitation is now closed. No active grant opportunities appear in the current source material. The most recent award documentation indicates it was the "fourth (and final) year" of the grant cycle, suggesting the program may have concluded its funding cycle in fiscal 2021.
Eligible applicants include nonprofits, state and local government agencies, tribal governments, institutions of higher learning, and for-profit organizations, both individually and through collaborations. Applicants must submit via grants.gov and undergo panel review of technical and cost proposals, with evaluation weighted across project approach, programmatic capability, development outcomes and measures, resource leverage, and risk management.
Objective and description
- Objective
Boots to Business (B2B) grant/cooperative agreement funding enables eligible organizations to provide follow-on online entrepreneurship training, information and resources, and domestic and global delivery of the B2B two-day "Introduction to Entrepr
Eligibility
- Applicant eligibility
Eligible applicants may be a non-profit organization, a state, local, or tribal government agency, an institution of higher learning, a for-profit organization, or collaboration between such entities.
- Beneficiary eligibility
First beneficiaries are eligible transitioning service members, spouses and family members, and veterans, as defined by DOD policy
- Uses of assistance
To fund eligible organizations in providing online follow-on entrepreneurship training to B2B graduates and to deliver the two-day B2B "Introduction to Entrepreneurship" course at state-side overseas installations.
- Length and time phasing of assistance
Usually not to exceed 12 months for the basic effort and four option periods of 12 months each. Funds are made available on a cost reimbursement basis. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded on SBA's website at www.sba.gov/ovbd.
How to apply
- Application procedure
Applicants submit using standard agency process administered via grants.gov
- Criteria for selecting proposals
The technical proposal will consist of five weighted sections: (1) Project Summary and Approach; (2) ,Programmatic Capability; (3) Entrepreneurial Development or Economic Results - Outputs, Outcomes and Measures; (4) Leveraging of Resources; and (5) Risk Management and Budget. The cost proposal will be evaluated based on reasonableness of cost and compliance with OMB Circulars A-110 or A-112.
- Award procedure
Funding opportunity released to public via grants.gov. Proposals submitted and Proposals evaluated by independent panel review. The elements of the panel review include a review of the technical and cost proposals.
- Time to approval or disapproval
Usually From 30 to 960 days after closing date of RFP
- Renewals
Subject to the exercise of option years
Grant opportunities
| Opportunity | Status | Posted | Applications due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boots to Business Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) B2B-2022-01 | Closed |
Grant awards
| Award | Recipient | Federal obligations | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| This is the fourth (and final) year for the boots to business grant program to provide entrepreneurship training… | Mississippi State University | $820,716 | |
| FY 2020 B2B | Mississippi State University | $806,279 |
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi State University | $1,626,995 | 100% |
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2026 | -$23,005 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 59.066?
Assistance Listing 59.066 is Transition Assistance – Entrepreneurship Track (Boots to Business), a federal grant program run by Small Business Administration.
What is the CFDA number for Transition Assistance – Entrepreneurship Track (Boots to Business)?
Its CFDA number is 59.066: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 59.066 awarded?
2 grant awards under 59.066 have obligated $1,626,995 in federal funds to 1 recipient.
Who receives the most funding from 59.066?
The recipients obligated the most under Transition Assistance – Entrepreneurship Track (Boots to Business) are Mississippi State University ($1,626,995).
Are there open grant opportunities under 59.066?
No opportunity listed under 59.066 is open now. The latest, Boots to Business Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) B2B-2022-01, was posted on February 24, 2022.
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