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SB-GC7J-23-002: Tribal College Small Business Achievement Grant Program

Closed Closed August 12, 2023 Opportunity SB-GC7J-23-002 ☆ Save

This grant is closed. Who won this program's grants before is below, and similar open grants are at the end of the page. It is in our archive of Small Business Administration notices from 2023.

• Award ceiling$250,000
• Total funding$1.0 million
• Expected awards4
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to tribes.

• Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

In order to be eligible for this FOA, applicants must be a Native American Tribal Colleges and Universities as defined in the Higher Education Act HEA 316 (U.S.C. 1059c) and have experience providing technical services to Native American communities, with a special emphasis on socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs.

More grants for tribes.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past 7(j) Technical Assistance awards averaged $392,177; this notice allows up to $250,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (40% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

What the grant funds

The purpose of this FOA is to provide funding for up to four (4) Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) that will provide entrepreneurial development services to Native American communities, focusing on supplying services to socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in locations that are outside of the geographical areas of existing SBA resources. Eligible applicants must be Tribal Colleges and Universities as defined in the Higher Education Act HEA 316 (U.S.C. 1059c).

Category: Business and Commerce, Education.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

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