[Federal Register: April 23, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 78)]
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

 
Federal Assistance To Provide Financial Counseling, Technical 
Assistance and Long-Term Training to Women

AGENCY: Small Business Administration.


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ACTION: Program announcement No. OWBO-95-007, as amended by OWBO-98-
011.

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SUMMARY: The Small Business Administration (SBA) plans to issue program 
announcement No. OWBO-95-007, as amended by OWBO-98-011, to invite 
applications of private, not-for-profit organizations to conduct 
Women's Business Center projects in the Mid-Delta Region of 
Mississippi. The authorizing legislation is the Small Business Act, 
Section 29, 15 U.S.C., Section 656, as amended by Pub. L. 105-277,111 
Stat. 2592. SBA Headquarters must receive applications/proposals by May 
31, 1999. SBA will select successful applicants competitively. The 
successful applicant(s) will receive an award to provide long-term 
training, counseling and technical assistance to women who want to 
start or expand businesses. The women's business center project of the 
successful applicant(s) will replace a previous project in the 4th year 
and complete the 5th year of the previous project's 5-year term. 
Service and assistance areas must include financial, management, 
marketing and government procurement/certification assistance. The 
applicant must also target women who are socially and economically 
disadvantaged . The applicant must plan to provide services locally and 
on the Internet via the SBA-funded Online Women's Business Center, 
www.onlinewbc,org.
    The applicant must submit a two-year plan that describes proposed 
fund-raising, training and technical assistance activities. A twelve-
month award will be issued for each project year, without re-
competition. Award recipients must provide non-Federal matching funds 
as follows: one non-Federal dollar for each Federal dollar for both 
project years. Up to one-half of the non-Federal matching funds may be 
in the form of in-kind contributions.

DATES: SBA will mail program announcements to interested parties 
immediately, upon request. The opening date will be May 3, 1999 and the 
closing date will be May 31, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sally Murrell, (202) 205-6673 or Mina 
Wales (202) 205-6621.
Sherrye P. Henry,
Assistant Administrator, SBA/Office of Women's Business Ownership.
[FR Doc. 99-10157 Filed 4-22-99; 8:45 am]
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