Opportunity Information: Apply for OSBDC 2020 01
The Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number OSBDC 2020 01) is a discretionary funding program administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to support the nationwide network of Small Business Development Centers. The funding is offered through a cooperative agreement, which typically means the SBA expects to remain substantially involved in the work after an award is made, such as through coordination, oversight, program guidance, and performance management. The overall purpose of the program falls under the Business and Commerce activity category and is associated with CFDA (now often referenced as Assistance Listing) 59.037.
This opportunity was posted with a creation date of August 2, 2019, and an original closing date of September 3, 2019, reflecting a defined application window for entities seeking to operate or continue operating SBDC services during the relevant program period. The SBA anticipated making about 50 awards under this announcement, indicating the funding would likely be distributed across multiple service areas, regions, or host institutions rather than concentrated in a small number of recipients. The maximum award amount (award ceiling) listed is $5,846,957, which suggests that at least some awards can be relatively large and may correspond to major statewide or multi-region SBDC lead organizations responsible for administering networks of local centers and service delivery sites.
Eligibility is listed broadly as "Others," with the note that applicants should consult the additional eligibility information in the full announcement for clarification. In practice, SBDC cooperative agreements are commonly aligned with established SBDC host organizations and networks (often institutions such as universities or state-level entities), but this listing signals that eligibility rules are specific to the program structure and must be verified in the official notice rather than assumed from the short summary fields alone.
Because the provided description field states only "See above," the detailed program objectives, required activities, cost-sharing or matching requirements, performance metrics, reporting expectations, and allowable/unallowable costs are not included in the excerpt. Even so, based on the nature of SBDC cooperative agreements and the SBA program’s standard model, the funded work generally centers on delivering counseling, training, and technical assistance to small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs, strengthening local and regional small business ecosystems, and tracking outcomes such as business starts, jobs supported, sales growth, and access to capital. Applicants typically need to demonstrate operational capability to manage a service network, maintain quality control, collect client and program performance data, and coordinate with SBA priorities and reporting systems as directed under the cooperative agreement framework.
In short, OSBDC 2020 01 is an SBA discretionary cooperative agreement opportunity intended to fund and guide SBDC program operations at scale, with up to roughly $5.85 million available per award at the top end and an expected total of around 50 awards, based on the 2019 application cycle dates included in the notice.Apply for OSBDC 2020 01
- The Small Business Administration in the business and commerce sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Small Business Development Centers" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 59.037.
- This funding opportunity was created on Aug 02, 2019.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 03, 2019. (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 $5,846,957.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 50 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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