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Women's Business Ownership Assistance is sponsored by SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. Women's Business Centers (WBCs) are a part a national network of entrepreneurship centers throughout the United States and its territories, which are designed to assist women in starting and growing small businesses. This listing is currently active. Program number: 59.043. Last updated on 2026-01-21.
Application snapshot: target deadline rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows; published funding information Funding amounts vary by year and recipient.; eligibility guidance Applicants must be a private non-profit organization certified under § 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and have experience providing technical services to women, and other entrepreneurs.
To the extent that they satisfy all eligibility criteria the same as all other applicant organizations, Faith based Organizations are entitled to compete for Federal financial assistance (grants and/or cooperative agreements) used to support government programs. Generally, such organizations are not required to alter their religious character to participate in a government program, nor to cease engaging in explicitly religious activities outside the program, nor effectively to relinquish their Federal statutory protections for religious hiring decisions. Eligible applicant types include: Nonprofit Organization, Small Business Person.
Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Applicants must be a private non-profit organization certified under § 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and have experience providing technical services to women, and other entrepreneurs. To the extent that they satisfy all eligibility criteria the same as all other applicant organizations, Faith based Organizations are entitled to compete for Federal financial assistance (grants and/or cooperative agreements) used to support government programs. Generally, such organizations are not required to alter their religious character to participate in a government program, nor to cease engaging in explicitly religious activities outside the program, nor effectively to relinquish their Federal statutory protections for religious hiring decisions. Eligible applicant types include: Nonprofit Organization, Small Business Person. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Funding amounts vary by year and recipient. Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
Microloan Program is sponsored by SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. To assist entrepreneurs, business owners, and other individuals possessing the capability to operate successful business concerns and to assist small business concerns in those areas suffering from a lack of credit due to economic downturns. Under the Program, the Small Business Administration (SBA) makes loans or provide guaranties to private, non-profit, and quasi-governmental organizations (intermediary lenders) that utilizes the loan funds to make short-term, fixed interest rate microloans in amounts up to $50,000 to start-up, newly established, and growing small business concerns. The Microloan Program is to be used exclusively for working capital, inventory, supplies, furniture, fixtures, machinery, and/or equipment. In addition, the SBA will make grants to participating intermediary lenders to provide marketing, management, and technical assistance to prospective borrowers and borrowers receiving microloans. Under the Program, SBA will also provide training for intermediary lenders participating in the Microloan Program. This listing is currently active. Program number: 59.046. Last updated on 2026-01-21. Application snapshot: target deadline rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows; published funding information Funding amounts vary by year and recipient.; eligibility guidance An applicant is considered eligible to apply if it meets the definition of an intermediary lender as published in program materials, 13 CFR, and PL 102-140, and meets published minimum experience and capability requirements. Eligible applicant types include: Small Business Person. Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
8(a) Business Development Program is sponsored by SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. To foster business ownership by individuals who are both socially and economically disadvantaged; and to promote the competitive viability of such firms by providing business development and mentoring assistance including, but not limited to, management and technical assistance, access to capital and other forms of financial assistance, business training and counseling, and access to sole source and limited competition Federal contract opportunities, to help the firms to achieve competitive viability. This listing is currently active. Program number: 59.006. Last updated on 2026-01-20. Application snapshot: target deadline rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows; published funding information Funding amounts vary by year and recipient.; eligibility guidance Firms applying for 8(a) program participation must meet certain requirements which include, but are not limited to: (a) Status as a small business; (b) at least 51 percent unconditional ownership, control and management of the business by an American citizen(s) determined by SBA to be socially and economically disadvantaged, or by an economically disadvantaged Indian Tribe, Alaska Native Corporation, Native Hawaiian Organization or Community Development Corporations; and (c) demonstrated potential for success; and (d) possess good character. Eligible applicant types include: Small Business Person. Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying. Applicants should map project outcomes and evaluation metrics directly to sponsor priorities and confirm all compliance requirements in the current official notice. Applicants should map project outcomes and evaluation metrics directly to sponsor priorities and confirm all compliance requirements in the current official notice. Applicants should map project outcomes and evaluation metrics directly to sponsor priorities and confirm all compliance requirements in the current official notice. Applicants should map project outcomes and evaluation metrics directly to sponsor priorities and confirm all compliance requirements in the current official notice.
SBA Emerging Leaders initiative is sponsored by SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. Emerging Leaders is a free educational series that provides executives with the organizational framework and resources to build sustainable businesses and support economic development within underserved communities. This listing is currently active. Program number: 59.069. Last updated on 2026-01-21. Application snapshot: target deadline rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows; published funding information Funding amounts vary by year and recipient.; eligibility guidance Existing small business owners that meet criteria, this training is for established business owners and is not for start-ups or people who are thinking about starting a business. The Emerging Leaders Initiative advanced training series is open to small business owners and executives that have annual revenues of at least $400,000.00, have been in business for at least 3 years, and have at least one employee, other than self. Eligible applicant types include: Small Business Person. Use the official notice and source links for final requirements, attachment checklists, allowable costs, and submission instructions before applying.
