Notice of Funding Availability for the Small Business Transportation Resource Center Program

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The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the Secretary (OST), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) announces the opportunity for; (1) Business centered community- based organizations; (2) transportation-related trade associations; (3) colleges and universities; (4) community colleges or; (5) chambers of commerce, registered with the Internal Revenue Service as 501 C(6) or 501 C(3) tax-exempt organizations, to compete for participation in OSDBU's Small Business Transportation Resource Center (SBTRC) program in the Central Region, the Southeast Region, and the West Central Region. The Southwest, South Atlantic, and Mid-South Atlantic Regions have previously been competed in Fiscal Year 2010. The Great Lakes, Gulf, Mid Atlantic, Northeast, and Northwest Regions will be competed at a later date as their cooperative agreements expire. OSDBU will enter into Cooperative Agreements with these organizations to outreach to the small business community in their designated region and provide financial and technical assistance, business training programs, such as, business assessment, management training, counseling, technical assistance, marketing and outreac