Federal Assistance To Provide Financial Counseling and Other Technical Assistance to Women

Résumé

The Small Business Administration (SBA) plans to issue program announcement No. OWBO-99-012 to invite applications from private, not- for-profit organizations to conduct Women's Business Center projects. The authorizing legislation is the Small Business Act, Section 29, 15 U.S.C. Section 656, as amended by Pubic Law 105-277, 111 Stat. 2592. SBA Headquarters must receive applications/proposals by the date and time that will be specified in the program announcement. SBA will select successful applicants by a competitive process. The successful applicants will receive an award to provide long term training and counseling to women who want to start or expand businesses. Service and assistance areas must include financial, management, marketing and government procurement/certification assistance. Applicants must include a plan to target women who are socially and economically disadvantaged. The applicant may propose specialized services that will assist women who are veterans, disabled, rural, home-based, etc. SBA will require award recipients to provide services locally and on the Internet via the SBA-funded Online Women's Business Center, www.onlinewbc,org. Each applicant must submit