OWBO 2023 Minority Serving Institutions Wave II
Agency: Small Business Administration
Assistance Listings
- 59.043 -- Women's Business Ownership Assistance
Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026
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Description
The purpose of this FOA is to provide funding for up to fifteen (15) private, non-profit organizations that will provide entrepreneurial development services to women, with an emphasis on socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in locations that are outside of the geographical areas of existing WBCs. Eligible applicants must be private, non-profit organizations with 501(c) tax exempt status from the U.S. Treasury’s Internal Revenue Service and must or be affiliated with a Minority Serving Institution.
Eligible applicants include the following institutions of higher education or their...
affiliates: Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)(as defined in 20 USC §1061), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs)(as defined in 20 USC § 1101a), Tribal Colleges and University (TCUs) (as defined in 20 USC 1059c), Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions (NHSIs)(as defined in 20 USC § 1059d(b)), and Alaska Native Serving Institutions (ANSIs)(as defined in 20 USC § 1059d(b)) of higher learning with existing minority entrepreneurship or related programs. Additionally, those 501c organizations that serve designated Hubzones are eligible to apply.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
Education
- Private institutions of higher education
Additional information
An applicant organization selected to receive Federal funding to deliver WBC services under a grant agreement. By statute, only private, nonprofit organizations certified under § 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 can be recipient organizations.
Grantor contact information
Description
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Documents
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Link to additional information
Archived: September 23, 2023
Award
$--
Program Funding
15
Expected awards
$75,000
Award Minimum
$150,000
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
SB-OEDWB-23-003
Cost sharing or matching requirement:
Yes
Funding instrument type:
Grant
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation:
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Category of Funding Activity:
Business and commerce
Community development
Regional development
Category Explanation:
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History
Version:
2
Posted date:
July 5, 2023
Archive date:
September 23, 2023
