The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) invites proposals for funding from private, non-profit organizations that will provide entrepreneurial development services to women owned childcare small businesses, as well as to women owned childcare businesses and entrepreneurs in socially and economically disadvantaged in locations that are outside of the geographical areas of existing WBCs.
Donor Name: U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/07/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 5 Years
Details:
Priorities
OWBO leads Federal Government efforts to promote entrepreneurship among women, especially those in underserved and economically disadvantaged communities. Competitive proposals for this NOFO will outline how the project will increase the capacity of women entrepreneurs to access capital, create new enterprises, increase business survivability, create jobs, and promote economic prosperity for childcare entities.
Funding Information
- Award Ceiling: $150,000
- Award Floor: $75,000
Project Period
Awards will be made for up to a five (5)-year period of performance, consisting of a base period of twelve (12) months from the date of the award and four (4) option periods of twelve (12) months each.
Eligibility Criteria
- In order to be eligible for this NOFO, applicants must be a private non-profit organization certified under § 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and have experience providing technical services to women, with a special emphasis on socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs.
- To the extent that they satisfy all eligibility criteria the same as all other applicant organizations, Religious Organizations are entitled to compete for Federal financial assistance (grants and/or cooperative agreements) used to support government programs. Generally, such organizations are not required to alter their religious character to participate in a government program, nor to cease engaging in explicitly religious activities outside the program, nor effectively to relinquish their Federal statutory protections for religious hiring decisions.
Applicants must document as part of the narrative proposal that they:
- Will provide services to women owned childcare businesses, as well as other entrepreneurs who are both socially- and economically-disadvantaged that have or wish to start a childcare business.
- Continue to be organized and incorporated in the United States and remain in good standing in the state or territory of incorporation. A copy of the certificate of good standing or applicable document must be attached to the applicant’s technical proposal.
- Are a private not-for-profit or non-profit corporation with an active 501(c) Federal tax-exempt status certification from the United States Department of Treasury/Internal Revenue Service. A copy of the 501(c) designation letter must be attached to the applicant’s technical proposal.
- Will provide technical assistance to childcare small business concerns owned and controlled by women.
- Have an established organizational infrastructure with an internal financial management system that currently meets the requirements of 2 CFR 200.302.
- Are responsible for hiring, supervising, and employing staff enough to ensure that the WBC is open to the public a minimum of forty (40) hours a week including evening and weekend hours and to fully provide the services required under this NOFO, the NOA, and the applicant’s proposal. Staff must include a full-time (forty (40) hours per week) program director whose time is dedicated one hundred percent (100%) to managing the day-to-day operations of the WBC as well as overseeing its staff, volunteers, and all financial aspects.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.
