Funding-Limited Submission: U.S. Small Business Administration - Entrepreneurship Bootcamp For Veterans (EBV) With Disabilities Program; November 8, 2012

 

Purpose: to fund an administrative project that further builds the Institution’s capacity to market and promote the EBV Program to post 9/11 service-disabled veterans as potential candidates, and recruit renowned 4-year Institutions of Higher Learning that provide world-class entrepreneurship and business management training programs to service-disabled veteran small business owners and entrepreneurs, with the intent of starting new or expanding/diversifying existing small businesses, or starting nonprofit organizations.    

 

Request for Proposals: http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=204474 (Click on “full announcement at top)   

 

Amount: A total of $450,000 in funding is available for this program in FY 2013. SBA expects to make one (1) or more awards in the range of $25,000 to $150,000. There is no matching funds requirement. However, the availability of additional funds or in-kind resources should be noted in the technical proposal. 

 

Internal Competition: Because U.S. Small Business Administration limits an institution to one submission, the University of Kentucky has established an internal selection process. Researchers interested in applying are to submit the following material electronically to the Office of the Vice President for Research at limitedsubmissions@uky.edu and to their Associate Dean for Research by Thursday, November 8, 2012:

 

A committee will be convened to review the material and make recommendations as to the University’s submission. Questions about the submission process may be sent to Ms. Annette Evans in the Office of the Vice President for Research (alevan4@email.uky.edu or 257-1663.)

 

The Federal deadline is November 22, 2012