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99 -- ASSISTANCE TO NON-PROFIT 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS ELIGIBLE UNDER THE WOMEN'S BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 1991 SOL SBAHQ-97-R-0006 DUE 031597 POC Agreement Officer, Sally S. Murrell, (202) 205-7093. The Small Business Administration (SBA) intends to issue program announcement No. OWBO-97-009 to invite applications from non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations to develop training and counseling centers for women business owners under the Women's Business Development Act of 1991. Program announcements will be mailed before the end of January 1997. Application proposals will be due at the SBA Office specified in the program announcement by approximately mid-March 1997. Also, applicants must have the capability to put information on the Internet and provide assistance through the Internet. The project is intended to assist SBA's Office of Women's Business Ownership in training and counseling women who want to start or expand businesses. Contact Harriet Fredman at (202) 205-6673 or Sally Murrell, Agreement Officer, at (202) 205-6621. This is a one-year award. However, each applicant must submit a three-year plan that describes proposed fund-raising and training activities. If funding becomes available,a center may receive financial assistance for a maximum of three years. Successful applicants must match SBA funding with one non-Federal dollar for each Federal dollar. Up to one-half of the non-Federal matching assistance may be in the form of in-kind contributions. The training activities must include: (1) assistance on access to capital; (2) procurement assistance; (3) management assistance; (4) marketing assistance; and (5) programs of specialized content, e.g., home-based businesses, technology, international trade, etc. Special consideration will be given to non-profit 501(c)(3) organizations in states that have not been funded through the SBA's Office of Women's Business Ownerhsip's financial and other management and technical assistance services to women. These states include: Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wyoming. Also included are Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands. (0007)

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