Opportunity Information: Apply for OWBO 2017 01 1
The Women's Business Center (WBC) - Initial Phase Grant is a Small Business Administration (SBA) funding opportunity designed to expand access to high-quality business counseling and training for women entrepreneurs. Through this program, SBA supports organizations that deliver hands-on, practical technical assistance that helps small businesses start up, stabilize, and grow. While SBA is widely known for loan programs, this opportunity highlights another core part of its role: funding community-based providers that can deliver structured, outcome-oriented support that leads to measurable results like business launches, job creation and retention, and increased revenue.
This particular grant focuses on starting a new, community-based Women’s Business Center in a location that is not currently served or is not being adequately served. Rather than funding brand-new applicants, the program targets up to seven existing private nonprofit "host organizations" that already operate a WBC and have demonstrated strong performance for the previous two years. To be considered, host organizations must be in good standing for both performance and compliance and must be able to meet cost-sharing (match) requirements not only for the new award but also for any existing WBC grants they already hold. The intention is to leverage proven operators to expand the WBC footprint into underserved areas, using organizations with a track record of meeting goals and managing federal grant responsibilities.
A Women’s Business Center funded under this opportunity is expected to provide substantive business development services to women entrepreneurs at different stages, from nascent entrepreneurs who are still validating an idea to established owners aiming to expand. The services emphasized include counseling and training in finance, management, and marketing, along with other business topics outlined in the announcement. A key requirement is that a representative share of the clients served must be socially and economically disadvantaged, reinforcing the program’s focus on expanding opportunity and addressing gaps in access to business support. In practical terms, the funded center should be positioned to deliver direct assistance that improves business capability, strengthens management practices, and supports sustainable growth in the local community.
Administratively, the opportunity is a discretionary award using a cooperative agreement, which typically means SBA expects to have substantial involvement in the project beyond simply issuing funds, such as ongoing coordination, oversight, and alignment with program goals. The funding activity category is Business and Commerce and the CFDA number is 59.043. The award ceiling listed is $75,000, with an anticipated total of about six awards. The opportunity number is OWBO 2017 01 1, issued by the Small Business Administration, with a creation date of December 29, 2017 and an original closing date of February 12, 2018. Overall, the grant is best understood as a targeted expansion tool: it aims to seed new WBC locations in underserved areas by backing experienced nonprofit operators that can immediately deliver measurable, community-level economic impact for women entrepreneurs.Apply for OWBO 2017 01 1
- The Small Business Administration in the business and commerce sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Women’s Business Center - Initial Phase Grant" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 59.043.
- This funding opportunity was created on Dec 29, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 12, 2018. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $75,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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