Prime Technical Assistance (59.050)
Prime Technical Assistance (Assistance Listing 59.050) is run by the Small Business Administration. It awarded $25.4 million in 121 grants from fiscal 2021 to 2025, about $210,234 per award on average. No funding opportunity is open on Grants.gov right now.
The typical award was $200,000. Half of the 121 awards fell between $187,900 and $250,000, and they ranged from $45,546 to $400,000.
- Awarded, FY 2021 to 2025$25.4 million
- Grant awards121
- Typical award$200,000
- Awarded in FY 2025-$470,065
- Size rank1234 of 1824
- Type of assistanceProject grants
Key findings
- It is the 1234th largest of 1,824 federal grant programs by five-year awards.
- The 20 largest recipients received 59% of the money.
- Awards went to recipients in 31 states and territories.
What the program funds
To increase the number of microenterprises and to enhance the management capability of microentrepreneurs in starting, expanding and/or growing their business; to provide training and capacity building services to enhance existing Microenterprise Development Organizations (MDOs) and expand the universe of MDOs that provide microenterprise development training programs and services; and to fund research and development of best practices for training and technical assistance consistent with the PRIME Act.
Open opportunities
No opportunity under this program is open or forecast on Grants.gov right now. Programs often post once a year, so the funding history below shows what to expect.
Rules from the program listing
Who can apply
Grant recipients shall be non-profit microenterprise development organizations or programs (or a collaborative thereof) that have a demonstrated record of delivering microenterprise services to disadvantaged entrepreneurs, an intermediary, a microenterprise development organization or program that is accountable to a local community, working in conjunction with a State or local government or Indian tribe, or an Indian tribe acting on its' own, if the tribe can certify that no private organization or program referred to in this paragraph exists within its' jurisdiction.
What the money can and cannot pay for
The recipients of the services provided by the grantees are those persons/businesses who satisfy the eligibility criteria as defined in the Act.
Matching requirements
This program has no statutory formula. Grant recipients must meet matching funds requirement that is 50% of the Federal award amount.MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.
Deadlines
Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines
Award range and average, in the agency's words
No data available
Funding history and past recipients
From fiscal 2021 to 2025, Prime Technical Assistance (59.050) awarded$25.4 million across 121 grant awards, an average of $210,234 per award.
Who usually wins
Nonprofits received 98% of the money, colleges and universities 2.4%.
| Recipient type | Awards | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonprofits | 119 | $24.8 million | 98% |
| Colleges and universities | 2 | $600,000 | 2.4% |
By state
10 states have a page for this program: those that received at least $1 million or 10 awards.
| State | Awards | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 9 | $2.2 million |
| District of Columbia | 10 | $2.2 million |
| California | 9 | $2.1 million |
| Minnesota | 10 | $2.1 million |
| Nebraska | 8 | $2.0 million |
| New York | 9 | $1.9 million |
| Washington | 8 | $1.5 million |
| Ohio | 4 | $1.3 million |
| Wisconsin | 6 | $1.2 million |
| Missouri | 5 | $1.1 million |
| Massachusetts | 4 | $788,928 |
| New Mexico | 3 | $749,034 |
| Montana | 3 | $746,000 |
| Maryland | 2 | $600,000 |
| Arkansas | 3 | $577,288 |
| Tennessee | 3 | $478,147 |
| Oregon | 3 | $458,763 |
| Michigan | 2 | $400,000 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | $397,586 |
| Indiana | 2 | $321,478 |
| Kentucky | 2 | $311,000 |
| Hawaii | 1 | $300,000 |
| Arizona | 2 | $251,755 |
| Illinois | 1 | $241,000 |
| Idaho | 2 | $219,000 |
| Louisiana | 1 | $200,000 |
| Virginia | 1 | $200,000 |
| North Carolina | 2 | $187,586 |
| New Jersey | 1 | $165,000 |
| Florida | 1 | $136,474 |
| Georgia | 1 | $84,178 |