Program for Investment In Microentrepreneurs Act ("PRIME")
The U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has issued Program Announcement No.PRIME-2010-01 to provide training and capacity building grant programs to microenterprise development organizations ("MDOs").
Additionally, the Act authorizes research and development of best practices for microenterprise development and technical assistance programs for disadvantaged entrepreneurs and other activities as the administrator of SBA determines are consistent with the Act.PRIME has several purposes for which SBA will issue separate program announcements soliciting applications geared toward a particular legislative purpose.
Program Announcements called for under the Act solicit, from eligible organizations, applications for grant funding to be used to carry out the purposes of the Act.
See Program Announcement for complete details.Questions about this program announcement should be directed to the Office of Financial Assistance at prime@sba.gov.
Additionally, the Act authorizes research and development of best practices for microenterprise development and technical assistance programs for disadvantaged entrepreneurs and other activities as the administrator of SBA determines are consistent with the Act.PRIME has several purposes for which SBA will issue separate program announcements soliciting applications geared toward a particular legislative purpose.
Program Announcements called for under the Act solicit, from eligible organizations, applications for grant funding to be used to carry out the purposes of the Act.
See Program Announcement for complete details.Questions about this program announcement should be directed to the Office of Financial Assistance at prime@sba.gov.
Obtain Full Opportunity Text:
http://www.sba.gov/financialassistance/prospectivelenders/prime/index.html
Additional Information of Eligibility:
A microenterprise development organization or program (or group or Collaborative thereof) that has a demonstrated record of delivering microenterprise services to disadvantaged entrepreneurs with specific emphasis on women; A private, nonprofit entity serving or seeking to serve microenterprise development organizations; A mircroenterprise development organization or program that is accountable to a local community, working with a State or local government or Indian Tribe; or An Indian tribe acting on its own, if the Indian tribe can certify that no private organization or program referred to in paragraph in paragraphs (1) exists within its jurisdiction.
Full Opportunity Web Address:
http://www.sba.gov/financialassistance/prospectivelenders/prime/index.html
Contact:
Office of Financial Assistance
Agency Email Description:
prime@sba.gov
Agency Email:
prime@sba.gov
Date Posted:
2010-06-15
Application Due Date:
2010-07-30
Archive Date:
2010-07-31
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