OpportunityTitle: Veterans Business Outreach Center Program
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: An eligible applicant for the VBOC program is a responsible educational institution, private business, veteran&#146;s nonprofit community-based organization, and Federal, State and local departments and agencies for the establishment and implementation of outreach business assistance programs for discharging service members and reserve component members and their families, veterans and service disabled veterans.
Description: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued Program Announcement No.VBOC-2008-003 andwill issue Federal cooperative agreement awards to eligible nonprofit organizations to conduct Veteran&#146;s Business Outreach Center (VBOC) projects. The projects are to provide outreach, assessment, long and short-term business training, counseling, directed referring, electronic or on-line assistance and other technical assistance services to veteran, service disabled veteran and US Military Reserve Component business owners and entrepreneurs, including discharging service members eligible for participation in the DOD/DOL Transition Assistance Program. Under this program announcement, the project period is five (5) years. The initial budget period is for 12 months, with the possibility of four additional (option) years.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Email for VBOC-2008-003
GrantorContactText: Ramona Peyton &lt;br/&gt;Phone 202-619-1690
CloseDateExplanation: Closing date has been extended to July 15, 2008 at 11:59 pm EST.