OpportunityTitle: Notice of Funding Availability for the Small Business Transportation Resource Center - Mid Atlantic Region
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: 1) business centered community-based organizations; 2) transportation-related trade associations; 3) colleges and universities; 4) community colleges or; 5) chambers of commerce, registered with the Internal Revenue Service as 501 C(6) or 501 C(3) tax exempt organizations
Description: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the Secretary (OST), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) announces the opportunity for; 1) business centered community-based organizations; 2) transportation-related trade associations; 3) colleges and universities; 4) community colleges or; 5) chambers of commerce, registered with the Internal Revenue Service as 501 C(6) or 501 C(3) tax exempt organizations, to compete for participation in OSDBU&apos;s Small Business Transportation Resource Center (SBTRC) program in the Mid-Atlantic Region.OSDBU will enter into a Cooperative Agreement with an organization to provide outreach to the small business community in a designated region and provide financial and technical assistance, business training programs, business assessment, management training, counseling, marketing and outreach, and the dissemination of information, to encourage and assist small businesses to become better prepared to compete for, obtain, and manage DOT funded transportation-related contracts and subcontracts at the federal, state and local levels. Throughout this notice, the term &#147;small business&#148; will refer to: 8(a), small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), disadvantaged business enterprises (DBE), women owned small businesses (WOSB), HubZone, service disabled veteran owned businesses (SDVOB), and veteran owned small businesses (VOSB). Throughout this notice, &#147;transportation-related&#148; is defined as the maintenance, rehabilitation, restructuring, improvement, or revitalization of any of the nation&#146;s modes of transportation.Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 20.910 Assistance to small and disadvantaged businessesType of Award: Cooperative Agreement GrantProgram Authority: DOT is authorized under 49 U.S.C. &#167; 332 (b) (4), (5) &amp; (7) to design and carry out programs to assist small disadvantaged businesses in getting transportation-related contracts and subcontracts; develop support mechanisms, including management and technical services, that will enable small disadvantaged businesses to take advantage of those business opportunities; and to make arrangements to carry out the above purposes. DATES: Complete Proposals must be electronically submitted to OSDBU via email on or before September 3, 2012, 5:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. Proposals received after the deadline will be considered non responsive and will not be reviewed. The applicant is advised to request delivery receipt notification for email submissions. DOT plans to give notice of award for the competed region on or before September 17, 2012.ADDRESSES: Applications must be electronically submitted to OSDBU via email at SBTRC@dot.gov.For Further Information concerning this notice, contact Patricia Martin, US Department of Transportation, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, 1200 New Jersey Avenue S.E. W56-462, Washington DC 20590, telephone: 1-1800-532-1169. Note: The full annoucement is posted in Federal Federal Register at https://federalregister.gov/a/2012/2012-17767 The link for the Notice is also posted below.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: patricia.martin@dot.gov
GrantorContactText: patricia  Martin &lt;br/&gt;Program Analyst &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-366-5337