Opportunity Information: Apply for ONAA 7J 2017 01
The Office of Native American Affairs for Native American Micro Enterprise Business Services grant opportunity (Funding Opportunity Number ONAA 7J 2017 01) is a continuation grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) designed specifically for organizations that are already receiving funding through SBA's Office of Native American Affairs for this service line. The central aim is to support innovative project proposals that help Native American-owned or Native American-serving firms strengthen their business performance and improve their chances of long-term survival. The projects funded under this opportunity are meant to directly promote the development and sustained success of Native American firms that are eligible for assistance under the SBA's 7(j) Management and Technical Assistance Program, with a particular focus on firms operating in geographic areas with high Native American populations. In practice, this frames the program as both a business development and capacity-building initiative rather than a general economic development grant.
Because this is a continuation opportunity, eligibility is narrower than a typical open competition. Applicants must be entities that are currently funded by the Office of Native American Affairs for Native American Micro Enterprise Business Services. Within that group, the applicant may be either for-profit or not-for-profit and can include a range of organizational types such as small businesses, entities that are not small businesses, trade and professional associations, and educational institutions. Beyond being a current ONAA-funded provider, the applicant must have been in continuous existence for at least the past three years, must show substantive experience working on small business-related issues, and must demonstrate the organizational capacity to provide meaningful assistance to small business concerns. The announcement points applicants to Section 3.2 (Eligibility Information) for additional clarification, which signals that SBA expects applicants to carefully document and substantiate these qualifications rather than simply assert them.
The funding is structured as a grant under the Business and Commerce activity category and is associated with CFDA number 59.007 (SBA business development-related assistance). The award ceiling is listed at $200,000 per award, and SBA anticipated making approximately six awards under this opportunity. This suggests a relatively targeted, programmatic investment: enough funding to support discrete, well-defined technical assistance and management support projects, but not intended for large infrastructure efforts or broad, multi-year economic development campaigns.
Key timing details in the source information indicate the opportunity was created on May 1, 2017, with an original closing date of May 30, 2017. This short application window is consistent with continuation funding competitions, where eligible applicants are already known to the agency and are expected to be prepared to propose next-phase or improved services quickly.
Overall, this opportunity is best understood as SBA support for existing Native American micro enterprise business service providers to pilot or expand innovative technical assistance strategies. The goal is to translate that innovation into measurable improvements in business stability, growth, and survivability for eligible Native American firms participating in or aligned with SBA's 7(j) management and technical assistance framework, especially in communities with significant Native American populations.Apply for ONAA 7J 2017 01
- The Small Business Administration in the business and commerce sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Native American Affairs for Native American Micro Enterprise Business Services" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 59.007.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 01, 2017.
- Applicants must submit their applications by May 30, 2017. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $200,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 6 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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