Notice of Funding Availability for the Small Business Transportation Resource Center

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Notice of Funding Availability for the Small Business Transportation Resource Center - Mid Atlantic Region

Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Number: USDOT-OST-OSDBU-SBTRC2012-11
Close Date: 2012-09-17 00:00:00
Agency: DOT/Office of Small & Disadvantaged Utilization
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: 7/23/2012
Creation Date: Aug 27, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications: Sep 3, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications: Sep 17, 2012
Archive Date: Oct 31, 2012
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Transportation
Expected Number of Awards: 1
Estimated Total Program Funding: $183,000
Award Ceiling: $183,000
Award Floor: $140,000
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Eligible Applicants: Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: 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'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 small business 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, transportation-related is defined as the maintenance, rehabilitation, restructuring, improvement, or revitalization of any of the nations 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. 332 (b) (4), (5) & (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.
Link to Additional Information: https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-17767
Contact Info: patricia Martin Program Analyst Phone 202-366-5337 patricia.martin@dot.gov
Synopsis Modification History: The following files represent the modifications to this synopsis with the changes noted within the documents. The list of files is arranged from newest to oldest with the newest file representing the current synopsis. Changed sections from the previous document are shown in a light grey background. Synopsis Version NameModification DescriptionDate ModifiedCurrent Version The purpose of the modification is to extend the closing date for the Notice of Funding Availability for the Small Business Transportation Resource Center for the Mid-Atlantic Region until September 17, 2012, 5pm. Eastern Standard Time. Also to extend the the Notice of award for the competed region is extended until October 1, 2012.Aug 27, 2012Original VersionJul 23, 2012

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