CY 2025 Small Business Development Center Program
Agency: Small Business Administration
Assistance Listings: 59.037 -- Small Business Development Centers
Last Updated: April 21, 2026
Description
The Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Program is the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) largest matching grant-funded program providing quality service to the small business community. The SBDC Program has 63 Recipient Organizations - one in each state (with the exception of four regional SBDC networks in Texas and five regional networks in California), the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. The Recipient Organization is responsible for establishing a Lead Center and a network of partner Service Centers...
to cover its designated area of service. The SBDC Program links the resources of Federal, state, and local governments with the resources of the educational community and the private sector to provide assistance to the small business community. In partnership with SBA’s Office of Small Business
Development Centers (OSBDC) and District Offices, SBDCs develop business counseling and training programs, informational tools, and other services that enhance the economic development goals and objectives of SBA, in their respective service areas, and their local funding partners.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants
Education
- Public and state institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
Miscellaneous
- Other
Nonprofit
- Nonprofits non-higher education with 501(c)(3)
Government
- State governments
Additional information
To be eligible for this Funding Opportunity an Applicant must meet the requirements of Title 13 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 130.200.
Grantor contact information
Description
help@GrantSolutions.gov
1.866.577.0771
SBDCGrantsq@sba.gov
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Documents
No documents are currently available.
Link to additional information
Closing: April 22, 2026
No Explanation
Award
$140,000,000
Program Funding
62
Expected awards
$200,000
Award Minimum
$8,393,834
Award Maximum
Funding opportunity number:
SB-OEDSB-25-001
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:
April 21, 2026
Archive date:
May 22, 2026
