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SB-OEDNA-26-001: ONAA 7J-TCU Manufacturing NOFO FY2026

Closed Closed August 24, 2026 Opportunity SB-OEDNA-26-001 ☆ 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 2026.

• Award ceiling$5.0 million
• Award floor$1
• Total funding$10.0 million
• Expected awards5
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to colleges and universities.

• Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

a) A Tribal College or University (TCU) as defined in the Higher Education Act, Page 12 Section 316 (20 U.S.C. §1059c); b) A community college located on or near tribal lands or Indian lands as defined under 25 U.S.C. §2; c) A trade or vocational school that primarily serves federally recognized Indian Tribes, Alaska Native villages or organizations (as defined under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, 43 U.S.C. §1601 et seq.), or Native Hawaiian communities; or d) A tribal-serving institution with established manufacturing or skilled labor training programs. • Have been in existence continually for at least the past three years; • Have experience providing hands-on, in-person technical assistance, tools, or training relating to manufacturing or skilled labor to small businesses on a regional or national basis; and • Demonstrate that it has the capacity to provide manufacturing-related training and technical assistance to small business concerns

More grants for colleges and universities.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past 7(j) Technical Assistance awards averaged $392,177; this notice allows up to $5.0 million 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 Funding Opportunity Announcement is to invite proposals for funding from Tribal Colleges and Universities, Tribal Serving Institutions, Community Colleges on or near Tribal Lands, and other Trade Schools on or near Tribal Lands interested in providing innovative hands-on, in-person manufacturing training and technical assistance through rapid reskilling of employees for 8(a) and HUBZone eligible small businesses , under the U.S. Small Business Administration's Empower to Grow Program (formerly known as 7(j) Management and Technical Assistance Program).

Category: 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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