Assistance To Small And Disadvantaged Businesses (20.910)
Program
20.910 Assistance To Small And Disadvantaged Businesses
Federal Agency
Agency: Department of Transportation
Office: Office of the Secretary (OST) Administration Secretariate
Authorization
The Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, Title 49, Section 332, Public Law 95-507.
Program Number
20.910
Last Known Status
Active
Objectives
To enter into successful partnerships between OSDBU and chambers of commerce, community-based organizations, colleges and universities, community colleges, or trade associations, to establish regional Small Business Transportation Resource Centers (SBTRCs) to provide business assessment, technical assistance, technical assistance referrals, business training, and the dissemination of information regarding DOT and DOT funded contracting opportunities, as well as OSDBU services to the Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Small Business (SB) community in their regions.
Types of Assistance
Cooperative Agreements
Uses and Use Restrictions
The Regional SBTRCs work with OSDBU's Financial Assistance Division and STLP participating lenders to organize seminars and workshops on this accounts receivable financial access program that is available to eligible DBEs and small businesses. The seminars and workshops cover the entire STLP process, from completion of STLP loan application and preparation of the loan package to approval and loan management.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Established 501 C(6) tax-exempt Chambers of Commerce, Trade Associations and 501 C(3) nonprofit organization, community colleges, minority educational institutions, tribal colleges and universities that have the documented experience and capacity necessary to successfully operate and administer a coordinated, Small Business Transportation Resource Center (SBTRC) within their regions.
Beneficiary Eligibility
For the purpose of this program, the term small businesses refers to: 8 (a), small disadvantaged business (SDB), disadvantaged business enterprises (DBE), women-owned small business (WOB), HubZone, service- disabled veteran-owned business, and veteran owned small business.
Credentials/Documentation
Must be an established 501 C(3) or 501 C(6) tax exempt organization and provide documentation as verification. No application will be accepted without proof of tax exempt status. Have at least one year of documented and continuous experience prior to the date of application in providing advocacy, outreach, and technical assistance to small businesses within the region in which proposed services will be provided. Have an office physically located within the proposed city in the designated headquarters state in the region for which applicant is submitting the proposal, that is readily accessible to the public. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-87.
Application and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372.
Application Procedure
This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-102. OMB Circular No. A-110 applies to this program. Applicants must be registered by using http://www.grants.gov/. Applications must be submitted electronically to OSDBU through http://www.grants.gov/.
Award Procedure
Applications will be reviewed by a selection panel and selection will be made based upon the evaluation criteria included in the announcement. The Department of Transportation, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization will award the Cooperative Agreements.
Deadlines
Not Applicable.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Notification of awards will be made by April 16, 2007.
Appeals
Not Applicable.
Renewals
Optional.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
This program has no statutory formula.
This program has no matching requirements.
This program has MOE requirements, see funding agency for further details.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Awards are generally made for a minimum of 12 months. Extensions over a longer period are possible, contingent upon the needs of the OSDBU. This is a cost reimbursable agreement subsequent to expenses incurred, and disbursements are made on a monthly basis, subject to activities successfully performed and approved by OSDBU. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: quarterly.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Implementation Plan and Monthly Reports; Implementation Plans are due within 7 days of the effective date of the Cooperative Agreement. Monthly Reports are due on the 5th day of each subsequent month. Cash reports are not applicable. Progress reports are not applicable. Expenditure reports are not applicable. Performance monitoring is not applicable.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of OMB Circular No. A-133 (Revised, June 27, 2003), "Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations," nonfederal entities that expend financial assistance of $500,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Nonfederal entities that expend less than $500,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in Circular No. A-133. DOT's Inspector General and the Comptroller General of the United States may at all reasonable times investigate and conduct audits in the offices of the recipient, all documents, papers, books and records, relevant to the execution and implementation of the conditions of this agreement.
Records
Recipient is required to retain all documents, files, books, and records relevant to the execution and implementation of the conditions of this agreement for a period of not less than 3 years, except, if any litigation, dispute, exception, or audit is commenced, the records and other materials shall be retained until the litigation, dispute, exception, or audit is judicially or administratively made final.
Program Accomplishments
Fiscal Year 2008: Deliverables are as follows: Business Counseling – (20 hours per month, at a minimum); Business Analysis (within 1st 90 days); STLP workshops (5 per year); Implementation Plan (within 7 days at start of the Agreement); set up Planning Committee for each SBTRC and hold monthly/quarterly teleconferences and /or meetings. Fiscal Year 2009: No Current Data Available Fiscal Year 2010: No Current Data Available
Financial Information
Account Identification
69-0119-0-1-407.
Obligations
(Salaries) FY 08 $1,352,547; FY 09 est $1,352,547; FY 10 est $0
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
Average of $150,000.
Regulations, Guidelines and Literature
DOT Code of Federal Regulations Parts 26 and 23 as Disadvantaged Business Enterprises; Public Law 95-507; Section 8,15, and 31 of the Small Business Act as amended; OMB Circular A-110.
Related Programs
Not Applicable.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
None.
Headquarters Office
Arthur D. Jackson, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E., Washington, District of Columbia 20590 Phone: (202) 366-1930 Fax: (202) 366-7228.
Web Site Address
Examples of Funded Projects
Not Applicable.
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Proposals are rated on a numerical point scale using the following factors: Approach and Strategy; Linkages; Organizational Capability; Staff Capabilities and Experience; and Cost.
