Closed · SB-OEDWB-24-003 · CFDA 59.043 · Discretionary
Women's Business Center Application Readiness and Procurement Assistance
Federal grant opportunity posted by Small Business Administration, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $75K-$150K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 7, 2024
- Close date
- 8
- Expected awards
The verdict
Women's Business Center Application Readiness and Procurement Assistance is a closed discretionary listing from Small Business Administration that offered $75,000 -- $150,000 across 8 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
- 8
- expected awards
- 59.043
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Women's Business Center Application Readiness… is closed (last close August 7, 2024). 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 7, 2024
Expected Awards
8
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Cost Sharing
Required
Description
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to provide grant funding for organizations to establish Women’s Business Centers (WBCs) to assist women entrepreneurs with application readiness for certification in the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) Programs, procurement assistance, and entrepreneurial development.
Nonprofit-only applicant desk · Business and Commerce
The printed eligibility set for Women's Business Center Application Readiness… is nonprofit-only (Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)). Government, campus, and for-profit doors are absent from this NOFO row. Applicant cost-sharing is required on the Grants.gov extract. Instrument: Cooperative Agreement. Funding-activity code maps to Business and Commerce (BC). 22 other Small Business Administration listings share this eligibility-code string (9% of 250).
- Code 12
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (other than IHEs)
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.
Parent Grant Program
Women's Business Center Grants
U.S. Small Business Administration
Agency Contact
Grants.gov Contact Center Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726 Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays. support@grants.gov
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What to do next
Women's Business Center Application Readiness… 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.
| Publisher | PlainGrants |
| Sources | the SAM.gov Assistance Listings and Grants.gov |