Opportunity Information: Apply for OWBO 2018 01 1
The OWBO Funding Opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number: OWBO 2018 01 1) is a discretionary federal grant competition administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) through its Office of Women s Business Ownership (OWBO). The program is aligned with the Business and Commerce funding activity category and is listed under CFDA 59.043. It is structured as a cooperative agreement, which generally means the SBA expects to have substantial involvement in the project beyond simply issuing funds. In practical terms, applicants should be prepared for ongoing collaboration, coordination, and federal oversight throughout the performance period, including regular reporting and adherence to SBA program direction.
Funding is limited to a single award, with the agency expecting to make 1 award under this announcement. The award ceiling is $150,000, so proposals should be designed to fit within that maximum federal funding amount. Because only one award is anticipated, the opportunity is likely relatively competitive, and applicants typically need to present a clear plan, strong organizational capacity, and a compelling case for the public benefit and program outcomes their project would deliver within the OWBO mission space.
Eligible applicants are restricted to nonprofit organizations that have 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, and the eligibility language specifically excludes institutions of higher education. That points to a target applicant pool of mission driven community based organizations, technical assistance providers, and similar nonprofits that can deliver business related services, programming, or support infrastructure consistent with women s business development priorities. While the short posting text does not spell out the precise project scope, the OWBO context usually involves efforts that expand and strengthen women owned businesses through training, counseling, access to resources, entrepreneurial development, and related small business support initiatives.
The opportunity was created on April 27, 2018, and the original application deadline was June 11, 2018. The public synopsis referenced in the announcement (not included in the provided text) would normally contain the detailed program requirements, expected deliverables, performance measures, budget rules, period of performance, reporting expectations, and the specific activities the SBA wants funded. In a typical federal cooperative agreement like this, applicants should expect standard compliance obligations as well, such as financial management standards, documentation of costs, and programmatic reporting tied to milestones and outcomes.
In summary, this is an SBA OWBO administered cooperative agreement opportunity focused on business and commerce related programming, capped at $150,000, with one expected award, open only to qualifying 501(c)(3) nonprofits (excluding colleges and universities), and originally due in mid June 2018. The key missing piece is the attached synopsis, which would define exactly what OWBO sought to fund and how proposals would be evaluated, but the basic structure signals a tightly scoped, single award project with active SBA involvement and an emphasis on measurable small business support outcomes.Apply for OWBO 2018 01 1
- The Small Business Administration in the business and commerce sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "OWBO Funding Opportunity" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 59.043.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 27, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 11, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $150,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education.
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