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Document Type: Grants Notice
Funding Number: USDOT-OST-OSDBU-SBTRC2010-3
Close Date: 2010-06-02 00:00:00
Agency: DOT/Office of Small & Disadvantaged Utilization
Opportunity Category: Discretionary
Posted Date: 5/4/2010
Creation Date: May 4, 2010
Original Closing Date for Applications: Jun 2, 2010
Archive Date: Jul 2, 2010
Funding Instrument Type: Cooperative Agreement
Category of Funding Activity: Transportation
Expected Number of Awards: 3
Estimated Total Program Funding: $383,000
Award Ceiling: $150,000
Award Floor: $110,000
CFDA Number(s): 20.910 -- Assistance to small and disadvantaged businesses
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement: Yes
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 5) chambers of commerce, registered with the Internal Revenue Service as 501 C(6) or 501 C(3) tax exempt organizations.
Description: DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONOffice of the Secretary of TransportationNotice of Funding Availability for the Small Business Transportation Resource Center ProgramAGENCY: Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), Department of Transportation (DOT)ACTION: Notice of Funding Availability SUMMARY: 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 Central Region, the Southeast Region, and the West Central Region. The Southwest, South Atlantic, and Mid-South Atlantic Regions have previously been competed in Fiscal Year 2010. The Great Lakes, Gulf, Mid Atlantic, Northeast, and Northwest Regions will be competed at a later date as their cooperative agreements expire. 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), disadvantaged business enterprises (DBE), women owned small business (WOB), HubZone, service disabled veteran owned business (SDVOB), and veteran owned small business (VOSB). Throughout this notice, transportation-related is defined as the maintenance, rehabilitation, restructuring, improvement, or revitalization of any of the nations modes of transportation.Program 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 June 2, 2010, 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 June 30, 2010. The Full Announcement is posted in the Federal Registered dated May 3, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 84) (Page 23319-23325), or you can download the Full Announcement from Federal Registered link below. 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://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-10239.pdf
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 VersionIf you are unable to download the Full Announcement from the Link, please go to http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-10239.pdf to download the full Announcement. May 4, 2010Version #5If you are unable to download the Full Announcement from the Link, please go to http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-10239.pdf to download the full Announcement. May 4, 2010Version #4May 4, 2010Version #3Update Federal Register LinkMay 4, 2010Version #2To update Federal Register LinkMay 4, 2010Version #1To add a linkMay 4, 2010Original VersionMay 4, 2010

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