Business & Economic Development · Active
Global Connect Initiative · DOC · Active NOFO · mid band
Global Connect Initiative (CFDA 11.303) - federal assistance administered by U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC), catalogued in the SAM.gov Assistance Listings.
- $50K–$500K
- Typical award range
- 8
- Indexed opportunities
- 0
- Open now
- DOC
- Administering agency
The verdict
According to indexed Grants.gov opportunity volume among active SAM.gov programs on PlainGrants, Global Connect Initiative ranks #52 of 504, #3 of 19 within DOC, and #35 of 42 among Business & Economic Development programs by listed funding ceiling. Across 504 active programs, 47.041 leads by opportunity count (319, funding-ceiling rank #249) ≠ 66.054 leads by funding ceiling ($7.0 billion, opportunity rank #326). CFDA 11.303 is an active Business & Economic Development program with 8 indexed Grants.gov opportunities. Of the 17 most recent listings shown here, 0 are open for application.
- $50K–$500K
- typical award range (SAM.gov)
- -
- next application deadline
- $335,000
- largest award ceiling indexed
- 8%
- of the catalog is Business & Economic Development
Global Connect Initiative · lower-band active desk (#456/502 by ceiling)
Global Connect Initiative sits below most listed ceilings (9th percentile among 502 active programs), a floor-band Assistance Listing card, not a mega solicitation.
Global Connect Initiative vs programs with listed funding ceilings
Where this CFDA's SAM.gov award ceiling sits among active Assistance Listings with a reported ceiling
$500,000 Top 91% higher than 9% of 502 programs
Programs, banded by listed funding ceiling
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Source SAM.gov Assistance Listings · 2023-07-05
SAM.gov Assistance Listing plate
CFDA 11.303 · DOC VOL-STEADY · #52/504
VOL-STEADY · UPPER-Q · PHOTO-FINISH · NOFO-CLOSED · CEIL-MID · ELIG-MIX · BOOK-FULL · LISTING-LIVE
- VOL-STEADY 8 indexed
- UPPER-Q #52/504
- PHOTO-FINISH Aeronautics Research · 43.008
- NOFO-CLOSED 0 open of 17 listed
- CEIL-MID $50K–$500K
- ELIG-MIX 2 eligible desks
- BOOK-FULL 17 listed / 8 indexed
- LISTING-LIVE Active SAM.gov listing
Nearest Grants.gov-volume peer outside Business & Economic Development: Aeronautics Research (CFDA 43.008) (±0 indexed rows)
Opportunity-volume neighbourhood · CFDA 11.303
VOL-STEADY · #52/504: quiet/busy corpus poles and ±0 row peers, not a SAM.gov catalog reprint.
Engineering Grants · busiestAeronautics Research · nearGlobal Connect Init… · this listingHealth Care Facilit… · nearExploration Systems… · nearTechnology Transfer… · nearPlant and Animal Di… · quiet pole
Funding posture
Steady solicitations at mid-scale funding
Mid-range ceiling ($50,000 to $500,000) plus an active Grants.gov book (8 indexed rows) for Global Connect Initiative. Open share on the recent slice: 0% (0/17). This is a working competition desk, not a dormant catalog stub.
Assistance Listing text · DOC
Technical assistance and grants to help U.S. businesses expand globally and access international markets.
Market-open applicant set · 2 printed doors
The Assistance Listing for Global Connect Initiative includes a for-profit small-business door among 2 printed types (Small Business (For-Profit), Nonprofit Organization). Competitive traffic can include commercial applicants alongside other listed classes.
Predominantly grants (G) · CFDA 11.303
94% of the 17 indexed listings under CFDA 11.303 are grants (G), the SAM.gov-coded mechanism Global Connect Initiative typically uses to move money. Every indexed listing requires applicant cost-sharing.
- Estimated funding, indexed listings with a reported figure
- $26.3 million across 10 listings (avg $2.6 million)
- Expected awards, indexed listings with a reported count
- 121 across 10 listings
Figures are computed from the full indexed Grants.gov book for CFDA 11.303, not the 10 listings shown below; a listing missing a field is excluded from that field's total, not counted as zero.
Archived NOFO book · CFDA 11.303
None of the 17 indexed Grants.gov listings under CFDA 11.303 are open on the current extract. Reported award ceilings stay in a tight band ($200,000–$335,000; 1.7×). 100% of listings carry the Other (O) funding-activity code.
- Open vs archived (indexed book)
- 0 open · 17 archived
- Median reported award ceiling
- $200,000 (17 listings with a ceiling)
- Dominant Grants.gov funding-activity code
- Other (O)
Open counts use the same posted+close_date rule as the rest of PlainGrants; funding-activity codes are the Grants.gov category_of_funding field (first code when several are joined). Ceiling median is over positive reported ceilings only.
DOC · administering agency
U.S. Department of Commerce
Economic development, trade, broadband, and technology programs for communities and businesses.
Grants.gov opportunities · CFDA 11.303
FY 2023 EDA University Center Competition - AURO
FY 2023 EDA University Center Competition - DRO
FY 2022 EDA University Center Competition - SRO
FY 2022 EDA University Center Competition - ATRO
FY 2021 EDA University Center Competition - PRO
FY 2021 EDA University Center Competition - CRO
Austin University Center Program 2018
Denver University Center Program 2018
Seattle University Center Program 2017
Atlanta University Center Program 2017
Showing 10 of the 17 most recent listings (8 indexed).
What to do next
CFDA 11.303: 8 indexed opportunities · 0 open on the recent slice.
- No open Grants.gov rows on the recent slice, watch this CFDA for the next NOFO drop. How to apply
- U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) administers 19 Assistance Listings in this extract. Agency catalog
- Nearest peer by listed ceiling: Rural Business Development Grants (10.886). Compare program
SAM.gov ceilings are catalog maximums, not guaranteed awards; verify every deadline on Grants.gov before submitting.
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