Small Business Administration

UArizona may submit one application.

This opportunity will be Institutionally Coordinated by UA FORGE.

The purpose of this Notice of Funding Opportunity is to invite proposals for funding from eligible private and non-profit organizations, local and state government agencies, and institutions of higher education to provide synchronous online entrepreneurship training to transitioning service members, veterans, and military spouses. The entrepreneurship training shall be a continuation of the training participants receive as part of SBA’s Boots to Business (B2B) Training Program or the Boots to Business Reboot (B2BR) Training Program. Additionally, applicants will provide counseling, training, technical and financial skill development, comprehensive business assessments, and mentoring services to veteran, active duty, Reserve, National Guard, military spouse/survivor entrepreneurs, and small business owners interested in starting a new venture or expanding and diversifying established small businesses.

UArizona may submit one application.

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) plans to issue Notice of Funding Opportunity No. SBA-OIIFT-20-001 with estimated total program funding of $1,000,000. The award ceiling is $125,000 and the award floor is $0. The length of the project is a total of 36 months with three 12-month budget periods. Awards will be made for a base project period of 12 months, plus two continuation periods of 12 months each, if eligible. Applicants may request any amount up to the award ceiling. Funding will go to organizations to conduct proposal development training, outreach, mentoring, financial support, technical and business assistance to R&D focused small businesses interested in the SBIR/STTR Programs.

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