The US Small Business Administration (SBA) plans to issue federal cooperative agreement awards to eligible nonprofit organizations to conduct Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) projects. The projects are to provide outreach, assessment, long and short-term business training, counseling, directed referring, electronic or online 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 Department of Defense/Department of Labor (DOD/DOL) Transition Assistance Program. The project period is a 5 year term consisting of one base year funding with four option years.

Veterans Business Outreach Center Program: The Small Business Administration announces funds to provide outreach, assessment, long and short-term business training, counseling, directed referring, electronic or online 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.

DC Agency:	UDC, OVA
Deadline:	June 17, 2008
Funds:	$150,000
No. of Awards:	1
Range:	N/A
Match:	N/A
Contact:	Ramona Peyton at (202) 619-1690
SPOC:	N/A
Website:	Veterans Business Outreach Program
Grant ID:	GD2840