Women’s Business Center - Initial Phase Grant
Agency: Small Business Administration
Assistance Listings: 59.043 -- Women's Business Ownership Assistance
Last Updated: May 13, 2026
Description
The Women’s Business Center (WBC) Program was established by the Women’s Business Ownership Act of 1988 (Public Law No. 100-533) as the Women’s Business Demonstration Pilot, providing grants to private non-profit organizations to aid and encourage the development and growth of small women-owned businesses through long-term training and counseling. The program was expanded and made permanent in 2007 when the WBC Sustainability Grant Program, established in 1999, was replaced with the WBC Renewal Grant Program.
The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to provide funding for up to...
seven existing private non-profit organizations (host organizations) of a Women’s Business Center (WBC) that have met their performance goals for the past 2 years and is in good standing with both performance and compliances to start a new, community-based WBC.
The WBC must be located in an area that is not being served or adequately served. The host organizations must have sufficient match to meet the match requirements of any existing grants along with any new grants.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
Additional information
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Grantor contact information
Description
U.S. SBA
Office of Women’s Business Ownership
E-mail: OWBO@sba.gov
Phone: (202) 205-6673
Documents
| File name | Description | Last updated |
|---|---|---|
| Checklist_of_Required_Submissions_for_FOA_No._OWBO-2017-01-2.pdf | Checklist of Required Submissions for FOA | Dec 28, 2017 09:46 PM UTC |
| Instructions_for_FOA_No._OWBO-2017-01-2.pdf | Instructions for FOA | Dec 28, 2017 09:45 PM UTC |
| Package_for_FOA_No._OWBO-2017-01-2.pdf | Package for FOA | Dec 28, 2017 09:54 PM UTC |
| Funding_Opportunity_Announcement_No._OWBO-2017-01-2.pdf | Funding Opportunity Announcement | Dec 28, 2017 09:44 PM UTC |
| Synopsis_for_FOA_No._OWBO-2017-01-2.pdf | Synopsis for FOA | Dec 28, 2017 09:45 PM UTC |
Link to additional information
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Archived: March 14, 2018
Award
$525,000
Program Funding
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Expected awards
$75,000
Award Minimum
$75,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
OWBO-2017-01-2
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
No
Funding instrument type:
Cooperative agreement
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Business and commerce
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
1
Posted date:
December 29, 2017
Archive date:
March 14, 2018
