Closed · SB-OEDWB-23-003 · CFDA 59.043 · Discretionary

OWBO 2023 Minority Serving Institutions Wave II

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

$75K-$150K
Award range
Closed
Status
August 24, 2023
Close date
15
Expected awards

The verdict

OWBO 2023 Minority Serving Institutions Wave II is a closed discretionary listing from Small Business Administration that offered $75,000 -- $150,000 across 15 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 249 other opportunities from Small Business Administration.

$75K-$150K
award range
Closed
application status
15
expected awards
59.043
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

OWBO 2023 Minority Serving Institutions Wave… is closed (last close August 24, 2023). The parent program page for CFDA 59.043 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 August 24, 2023

Posted Jul 5 Closes Aug 24

Expected Awards

15

Instrument

Grant

Cost Sharing

Required

Description

The purpose of this FOA is to provide funding for up to fifteen (15) private, non-profit organizations that will provide entrepreneurial development services to women, with an emphasis on socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in locations that are outside of the geographical areas of existing WBCs. Eligible applicants must be private, non-profit organizations with 501(c) tax exempt status from the U.S. Treasury’s Internal Revenue Service and must or be affiliated with a Minority Serving Institution. Eligible applicants include the following institutions of higher education or their affiliates: Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)(as defined in 20 USC §1061), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs)(as defined in 20 USC § 1101a), Tribal Colleges and University (TCUs) (as defined in 20 USC 1059c), Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions (NHSIs)(as defined in 20 USC § 1059d(b)), and Alaska Native Serving Institutions (ANSIs)(as defined in 20 USC § 1059d(b)) of higher learning with existing minority entrepreneurship or related programs. Additionally, those 501c organizations that serve designated Hubzones are eligible to apply.

Campus–civic applicant bridge · 2 doors

OWBO 2023 Minority Serving Institutions Wave… bridges educational institutions with civic applicant types (2 doors: Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs); Private institutions of higher education). Expect campus and public/nonprofit operators in the same printed set. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Business and Commerce · Community Development · Regional Development (BC;CD;RD). Only 1 other Small Business Administration listing share this exact eligibility-code string (0% of 250).

Code 12
Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
Code 20
Private institutions of higher education

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 59.043

Women's Business Center Grants

U.S. Small Business Administration

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Agency Contact

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What to do next

OWBO 2023 Minority Serving Institutions Wave… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

  • Parent CFDA 59.043 may publish future NOFOs under the same assistance listing. Open program
  • Women's Business Center Grants indexes 1 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