OSDBU's Small Business Transportation Resource Center (SBTRC) under the Minority Resource Center (MRC) program

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Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Number: USDOT-OST-OSDBU-SBTRC2011-1
Close Date: 2011-01-31 00:00:00
Agency: DOT/Office of Small & Disadvantaged Utilization
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: 12/20/2010
Creation Date: Jan 4, 2011
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jan 14, 2011
Archive Date: Mar 11, 2011
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Transportation
Expected Number of Awards: 2
Estimated Total Program Funding: $351,000
Award Ceiling: $224,000
Award Floor: $127,000
CFDA Number(s): 20.910 -- Assistance to small and disadvantaged businesses
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: No
Eligible Applicants: Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher educationNative American tribal governments (Federally recognized)Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Nonprofits having 501(c)(6) and 501(c)(3) status as Trade Association and Chambers of Commerce
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 Northeast and Northwest Regions. The Mid Atlantic, South Atlantic, Mid South Atlantic, Southeast, Great Lakes, Central, West Central, Gulf, and Southwest Regions have been previously competed in Fiscal Year 2010. OSDBU will enter into Cooperative Agreements with these organizations to outreach to the small business community in their designated region and provide financial and technical assistance, business training programs, such as, business assessment, management training, counseling, technical assistance, 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.Funding Opportunity Number: USDOT-OST-OSDBU-SBTRC2011-1Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 20.910 Assistance to small and disadvantaged businessesType of Award: Cooperative Agreement GrantAward Ceiling: $224,000Award Floor: $127,000Program 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 January 31, 2011, 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 turn on request delivery receipt notification for email submissions. DOT plans to give notice of awards for the competed regions on or before February 23, 2011.ADDRESSES: Applications must be electronically submitted to OSDBU via email at SBTRC@dot.gov.FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: For further information concerning this notice, contact Mr. Arthur D. Jackson, U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. W56-462, Washington, D.C., 20590. Telephone: 1-800 532 1169. Email: art.jackson@dot.gov.
Link to Additional Information: http://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2010/12/17/2010-31719/notice-of-funding-availability-for-the-small-business-transportation-resource-center-program
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 VersionThis Modification is to change the closing date for Applications from January 14, 2011 to January 31, 2011. Jan 4, 2011Version #2The modification is to change the Funding Opportunity closing date from January 14, 2011 to Janauary 31,2011. Jan 4, 2011Version #1Revised Funding Opportunity NumberDec 21, 2010Original VersionDec 20, 2010

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