# 2025 VBOC Directed Announcement - Renewal

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/sb-ovvb-25-001-2025-vboc-directed-announcement-renewal/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/358629

> Small Business Administration offered grants of up to $585,000 (at least $340,000) to nonprofits. It expected to make about 31 awards worth $12.6 million in total. Applications closed on April 11, 2025.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | SB-OVVB-25-001 |
| Agency | Small Business Administration |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | April 11, 2025 |
| Award ceiling | $585,000 |
| Award floor | $340,000 |
| Expected awards | 31 |
| Total funding | $12.6 million |
| Cost sharing | not required |
| Assistance Listings | 59.044 |

## Who can apply

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

## What the grant funds

The Small Business Act provides for entrepreneurial training, business development assistance, counseling, and management assistance to small business owned and controlled by eligible veterans, as well as the authority to make grants to, and enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with education institutions, private businesses, veterans’ nonprofit community-based organizations, and federal, state, local, and tribal government agencies for the establishment of and implementation of outreach programs for veterans and service-disabled veterans.

## Questions people ask

### Is SB-OVVB-25-001 still open?

No. It closed on April 11, 2025.

### Who can apply for 2025 VBOC Directed Announcement - Renewal?

Small Business Administration accepted applications from nonprofits.

### What is the deadline for 2025 VBOC Directed Announcement - Renewal?

Closed April 11, 2025. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $585,000 each. About $12.6 million in total across about 31 awards.

### Who has won Veterans Outreach Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were Mississippi State University, Syracuse University, Business Impact NW. The program made 186 awards worth $62.3 million in that time.