Simpler Grants.gov #SB-OEDSB-27-001

SBA cooperative agreement to operate Kansas’s Small Business Development Center network

The U.S. Small Business Administration is seeking an organization to operate Kansas’s Small Business Development Center network for Program Year 2027. - Government buyer: U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), Office of Small Business Development Centers (OSBDC), Small Business Development Center Office (SBDCO); statewide Kansas program. - Opportunity: Cooperative agreement, funding opportunity SB-OEDSB-27-001; SBA anticipates one award, with an expected award range of $777,777 to $1,144,946. - Services requested: Operate a statewide SBDC network providing individualized, confidential business advising, counseling, training, and technical assistance to existing small businesses and prospective entrepreneurs. Support may include business planning and operations, financial management, access to capital, technology transfer and innovation, rural business, exporting, procurement, cybersecurity, and intellectual-property training. - Performance focus: Applicants select one measure from one of seven areas—onshoring and manufacturing, rural businesses, exporting and international trade, innovation and investment, disaster preparedness and resilience, contracting and procurement, or specialty services—and propose a target with annual results reporting. - Eligibility and match: Applicants must be qualifying higher-education institutions, eligible Women’s Business Centers, or combinations of eligible entities, headquartered in Kansas and conducting most operations there. A 1:1 cost share is required, with at least 50% of the match in cash. - Products and OEMs: No products, product quantities, part-numbered goods, or required OEMs or commercial vendors are identified.

Description

The U.S. Small Business Administration is seeking applications for a cooperative agreement to fund the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) network in Kansas for program year 2027. The network will provide individualized business advising and technical assistance to existing small businesses and pre-venture entrepreneurs, covering areas such as access to capital, business planning, operations, financial management, marketing, and export assistance. One award is expected, with an award range of $777,777 to approximately $1,144,946. Applicants are subject to a 1:1 cost-sharing requirement, and applications are due November 19, 2026.

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