Closed · OSBDC-2018-06 · CFDA 59.037 · Discretionary

Portable Assistance Program

Federal grant opportunity posted by Small Business Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$75K-$100K
Award range
Closed
Status
June 8, 2018
Close date
10
Expected awards

The verdict

Portable Assistance Program is a closed discretionary listing from Small Business Administration that offered $75,000 -- $100,000 across 10 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 249 other opportunities from Small Business Administration.

$75K-$100K
award range
Closed
application status
10
expected awards
59.037
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Portable Assistance Program is closed (last close June 8, 2018). The parent program page for CFDA 59.037 is the reliable place to catch re-announcements. 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, 2018

Posted Apr 25 Closes Jun 8

Est. Total Funding

$1,000,000

Expected Awards

10

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) plans to issue Funding Opportunity No. OSBDC-2018-06 to invite application from existing SBDC recipient organization currently funded under the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) program as authorized by Section 21(n) of the Small Business Act, (15 USC Section 648); Public Law 110-186, Section 107. Applicants will develop portable assistance programs to support the start up and sustainability of small business concerns in communities that are economically challenged as a result of a business or government facility downsizing or closing, resulting in the loss of jobs or small business instability.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · OSBDC-2018-06

Grants.gov marks Portable Assistance Program 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

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Parent Grant Program

CFDA 59.037

Small Business Development Center Grants

U.S. Small Business Administration

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Agency Contact

OSBDC Phone 202-205-6766

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What to do next

Portable Assistance Program is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 59.037 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Small Business Development Center Grants indexes 0 Grants.gov listings in this extract. Program profile
  • Small Business Administration lists 249 other indexed opportunities on PlainGrants. Agency catalog

Opportunity deadlines and eligibility change on Grants.gov; PlainGrants mirrors the extract and is not the submission system.

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from Grants.gov and SAM.gov and is for informational purposes only. Opportunity details, deadlines, and eligibility requirements change frequently. Always verify current information directly on Grants.gov before applying. PlainGrants is not affiliated with any federal agency.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainGrants