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SB-OEDWB-23-003: OWBO 2023 Minority Serving Institutions Wave II

Closed Closed August 24, 2023 Opportunity SB-OEDWB-23-003 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$150,000
• Award floor$75,000
• Expected awards15
• Cost sharingRequired
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to nonprofits and colleges and universities.

• Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
• Private institutions of higher education

An applicant organization selected to receive Federal funding to deliver WBC services under a grant agreement. By statute, only private, nonprofit organizations certified under § 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 can be recipient organizations.

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Is this a realistic fit?

• Past Women's Business Ownership Assistance awards averaged $162,846; this notice allows up to $150,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (92% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• The notice requires cost sharing or matching funds, so you must contribute part of the project cost.

What the grant funds

The purpose of this FOA is to provide funding for up to fifteen (15) private, non-profit organizations that will provide entrepreneurial development services to women, with an emphasis on socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in locations that are outside of the geographical areas of existing WBCs. Eligible applicants must be private, non-profit organizations with 501(c) tax exempt status from the U.S. Treasury’s Internal Revenue Service and must or be affiliated with a Minority Serving Institution. Eligible applicants include the following institutions of higher education or their affiliates: Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)(as defined in 20 USC §1061), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs)(as defined in 20 USC § 1101a), Tribal Colleges and University (TCUs) (as defined in 20 USC 1059c), Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions (NHSIs)(as defined in 20 USC § 1059d(b)), and Alaska Native Serving Institutions (ANSIs)(as defined in 20 USC § 1059d(b)) of higher learning with existing minority entrepreneurship or related programs. Additionally, those 501c organizations that serve designated Hubzones are eligible to apply.

Category: Business and Commerce, Community Development, Regional Development.

Applying now

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