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Women’s Business Center Renewal Grant

Agency: Small Business Administration

Assistance Listings
  • 59.043 -- Women's Business Ownership Assistance

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

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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....

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

  • Other

Additional information

In order to be eligible for this funding opportunity, Applicants must – A. Be a private nonprofit organization certified under § 501(c)- of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; B. Currently be in the SBA’s WBC Program; C. Successfully complete a 5-year Initial WBC Project by September 29, 2018, or a 3-year Renewal WBC Project by September 29, 2018; D. Continue to meet the program criteria as provided in the Eligibility section of this Funding Opportunity Announcement.

Grantor contact information

Description

U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Women’s Business Ownership (OWBO) (202) 205-6673

Email

OWBO's General Mailbox

owbo@sba.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
Package_-_OWBO-2018-02.docx
Package - OWBO-2018-02
Aug 13, 2018 07:48 PM UTC
Instructions_-_OWBO-2018-02.doc
Instructions - OWBO-2018-02
Aug 13, 2018 07:51 PM UTC
Checklist_-_OWBO-2018-02.docx
Checklist - OWBO-2018-02
Aug 13, 2018 07:49 PM UTC
Funding_Opportunity_Announcement_-_OWBO-2018-02_For_New_Renewals.docx
FOA - OWBO-2018-02 (For New Renewals)
Aug 13, 2018 07:46 PM UTC

Link to additional information

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Archived: September 13, 2018

Application process

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Award

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Program Funding

27

Expected awards

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Award Minimum

$150,000

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

OWBO-2018-02

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Yes

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:

August 13, 2018

Archive date:

September 13, 2018

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