U.S. Small Business Administration FAST Grant for Technology Outreach and Assistance

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The U.S. Small Business Administration is offering the Federal and State Technology Partnership Program (FAST) grant to organizations across the U.S. to provide outreach and technical assistance services to technology-based small businesses. Up to $100,000 in funding will be awarded for programs running a 12-month period. Eligible applicants include state and local Economic Development Agencies, colleges, universities, and Small Businesses Development Centers. There is a one-proposal limit per state, requiring an original, signed Letter of Endorsement from the State Governor. Applications must be submitted online through grants.gov by July 9, 2012. For more details, visit http://www.sba.gov/sbir or contact FAST@sba.gov.

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Opportunity ID: 174316

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General Information

Document Type:: Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:: FAST-2012-R-0006
Funding Opportunity Title:: US Small Business Administration Federal and State Technology Partnership Program (FAST)
Opportunity Category:: Discretionary
Opportunity Category Explanation::
Funding Instrument Type::
Category of Funding Activity:: Business and Commerce
Category Explanation::
Expected Number of Awards:: 20
Assistance Listings Number(s):: 59.058 — Federal and State Technology Partnership Program
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:: Yes
Version:: Synopsis 2
Posted Date:: Jun 05, 2012
Last Updated Date:: Jun 12, 2012
Original Closing Date for Applications:: Jul 09, 2012
Current Closing Date for Applications:: Jul 09, 2012
Archive Date:: Jul 10, 2012
Estimated Total Program Funding:: $ 2,000,000
Award Ceiling:: $100,000
Award Floor:: $50,000

Eligibility

Eligible Applicants:: Others (see text field entitled “Additional Information on Eligibility” for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility:: Eligible Applicants:

Be a public or private entity, organization, or individual that intends to use funding awarded under this Announcement to enhance technological development by small business concerns within a single or multiple states and provide outreach, financial support, and/or technical assistance to technology based small business concerns participating in, or interested in participating in, the Small Business Innovation and Research (SBIR) program; and

Be endorsed by the appropriate state governor or his/her authorized designee as the only approved applicant from that state.

Additional Information

Agency Name:: Small Business Administration
Description:: Program Announcement No. FAST -12-R-0006
U.S. Small Business Administration Federal and State Technology Partnership Program (FAST)
OPENING DATE: June 5, 2012
CLOSING DATE: July 9, 2012

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SB) plans to issue Program Announcement No. FAST-12-R-0006 and make twenty awards of up to $100,000 to organizations to conduct outreach and provide technical assistance services to technology-based small business owners. Applications will be considered from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Marianas Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and American Samoa. This program is authorized by Public Law (P.L.) 111-117 and 15 U.S.C. 657d©. There is a one proposal per state limitation on this competition. Only one proposal from each state may be submitted to the SBA for consideration and this application must have an original, signed Letter of Endorsement from the State Governor (Mayor for the District of Columbia). Please note that all Technical Proposals must be 25 pages or less double spaced. Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, state and local Economic Development Agencies, colleges and universities and Small Businesses Development Centers.

Funds will be provided to conduct programs for a 12-month performance period. Applications/proposals must be submitted via the internet at http://www.grants.gov/ and must be validated and accepted by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (July 9, 2012). by the Division of Procurement and Grants Management. Applicants’ technical proposal must contain information about their current status and a plan describing how the effort will be sustained one the grant expires. The program announcement will be
available at http://www.sba.gov/sbir.

DATES: The application period will be from June 5, 2012 thru July 9, 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FAST@sba.gov

Link to Additional Information::
Grantor Contact Information:: If you have difficulty accessing the full announcement electronically, please contact:

Version History

Version Modification Description Updated Date
Synopsis 2 The Program Announcement closing date has been amended to reflect July 9, 2012 at 11:59 pm EST. Jun 12, 2012
Synopsis 1

Package Status

Below are CLOSED Opportunity Package(s) no longer available for this Funding Opportunity:

Package No: 1

Assistance Listings:
Competition ID:
Competition Title:
Opportunity Package ID: PKG00125070
Opening Date: Jun 05, 2012
Closing Date: Jul 09, 2012
Agency Contact Information:: FAST@sba.gov
Who Can Apply:: Organization and Individual Applicants
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Packages

Assistance Listings Competition ID Competition Title Opportunity Package ID Opening Date Closing Date Actions Who Can Apply:
PKG00125070 Jun 05, 2012 Jul 09, 2012 View FAST@sba.gov Organization and Individual Applicants

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