Closed · VFPETP-2017-01 · CFDA 59.044 · Discretionary
Veteran Federal Procurement Entrepreneurship Training Program (VFPETP)
Federal grant opportunity posted by Small Business Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $500K-$500K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- June 8, 2017
- Close date
- 1
- Expected awards
The verdict
Veteran Federal Procurement Entrepreneurship Training Program (VFPETP) is a closed discretionary listing from Small Business Administration that offered $500,000 -- $500,000 across 1 expected award. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 249 other opportunities from Small Business Administration.
- $500K-$500K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 1
- expected award
- 59.044
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Veteran Federal Procurement Entrepreneurship… is closed (last close June 8, 2017). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Small Business Administration still indexes 249 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed June 8, 2017
Est. Total Funding
$2,000,000
Expected Awards
1
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Description
To provide procurement training and management support services including curriculum development, graduate mentoring and counseling, logistical preparation for course, to include participant registration, marketing and promoting the VFPETP program to potential veteran and service-disabled veteran candidates seeking training for government contracting opportunities.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · VFPETP-2017-01
Grants.gov marks Veteran Federal Procurement Entrepreneurship… with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Business and Commerce (BC). This eligibility-code string dominates the Small Business Administration book (151 peers, 60% of 250).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
Shirley Neal Office of Veterans Business Development Phone 202-619-1660
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What to do next
Veteran Federal Procurement Entrepreneurship… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Browse open federal opportunities in the same category when this listing is closed. Open opportunities
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