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be found in every U.S. state, the District
of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico,
American Samoa and the U.S. Virgin
Islands. SBDCs provide professional
business counseling free of charge along
with low cost training.
To reach the millions of small
businesses across the U.S., SBDC
assistance is available virtually
anywhere: from rural circuit riders in
Alaska to marine services in the Outer
Banks of North Carolina. Many centers
are located within or are co-located
with: Local economic development
entities; chambers of commerce;
Department of Defense’s Procurement
Technical Assistance Centers; The
Department of Commerce’s
Manufacturing Extension Partnership
sites; and community colleges. Some
SBDCs also have International Trade
Centers and some are classified by a
special emphasis on Technology.
Lead Center SBDCs hosts include:
• 48 University-sponsored Lead
SBDCs
2 SBDC locations are located at
Historically Black Colleges and
Universities (Howard University in
Washington, DC and the University of
the Virgin Islands, U.S.V.I.).
• 8 Community college-sponsored
Lead SBDCs
Dallas-TX, UT, OR, NM, AZ, San
Diego-CA, Los Angeles, CA, and
American Samoa
• 7 State-sponsored Lead SBDCs (CO,
IL, IN, MN, MT, OH, & WV).
Program Objectives
The SBDC program uses Federal
funds to leverage the resources of states,
academic institutions and the private
sector to:
(a) Strengthen the nation’s small
business communities;
(b) increase local economic growth;
(c) ensure inclusiveness by
broadening the impact of SBDC
technical assistance to underserved
markets.
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SBDC Program Organization
Through a partnership between SBA
and institutions of higher education and
state government, a network of 63 lead
SBDCs are managed by the Office of
Small Business Development Centers
(OSBDC). The local District Offices have
a Project Officer to ensure each SBDC
provides quality services and is in
compliance with its negotiated
Cooperative Agreement with the SBA.
OSBDC has six Program Managers who
each have a portfolio of 10–12 SBDCs
for which they are responsible for SBDC
performance management. OSBDC also
has three Grants Managers along with a
finance staff who oversee the issuance
and budget aspects of the Cooperative
Agreement. SBDCs operate on the basis
of an annual proposed plan to provide
assistance within a state or geographic
area. The initial plan must have the
written approval of the Governor. NonFederal funds must match Federal funds
by 1:1.
SBDC Services
An SBDC must have a full range of
business development and technical
assistance services in its area of
operations, supporting local small
business needs, SBA priorities and
established SBDC program objectives.
Services include training and
professional business advising to
existing and prospective small business
owners in all areas of small firm
establishment and growth, including:
management; online and social media
and marketing; finance and access to
capital; exporting and international
trade; manufacturing; and business
operations, including disaster
mitigation.
The SBA district office and the SBDC
negotiate annually through this funding
announcement the specific mix of
services and best use of program funds
to meet mutually agreed upon annual
milestones, giving particular attention to
SBA’s annual priorities and special
emphasis groups, including veterans,
women, the disabled, and other
minorities.
SBDC Program Requirements
An SBDC must meet required
programmatic and financial
requirements established by statute,
regulations, other program directive and
its Cooperative Agreement. Following
these guidelines an SBDC must:
(a) Provide services that are accessible
to all persons, especially those who
identify as disabled;
(b) open all service centers during
normal business hours of the
community or during the normal
business hours of its state or academic
Host Organization, throughout the year;
(c) develop working relationships
with financial institutions, the
investment communities, professional
associations, private consultants and
local small business groups;
(d) establish a lead center which
operates and oversees a statewide or
regional network of SBDC service
centers;
(e) have a full-time Director; and
(f) expend at least 80 percent of the
Federal funds to provide direct client
services to small businesses.
Scott Henry,
Acting Associate Administrator, Office of
Small Business Development Centers.
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BILLING CODE 8025–01–P
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Actions Subject to Intergovernmental
Review
U.S. Small Business
Administration.
AGENCY:
Notice of action subject to
intergovernmental review under
Executive Order 12372.
ACTION:
The Small Business
Administration (SBA) is notifying the
public that it intends to fund grant
applications for 41 existing Small
Business Development Centers (SBDCs)
beginning January 1, 2016 subject to the
availability of funds. A description of
the SBDC program is contained in the
supplementary information.
The SBA is publishing this notice at
least 90 days before the expected
funding date. The SBDCs mailing
addresses listed below are participating
in the intergovernmental review
process. A copy of this notice also is
being furnished to the respective State
single points of contact designated
under the Executive Order.
SUMMARY:
A State single point of contact
and other interested State or local
entities may submit written comments
regarding funding of an SBDC within 30
days from the date of publication of this
notice. Please address any comments to
the relevant SBDC State Director listed
below.
DATES:
ADDRESSES:
ADDRESSES OF RELEVANT SBDC STATE DIRECTORS
Mr. Sherman Wilkinson, SBDC State Director, Salt Lake Community
College, 9750 South 300 West, Sandy, UT 84070, (801) 957–5384.
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Mr. Herbert Thweatt, SBDC Director, American Samoa Community
College, P.O. Box 2609, Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799, (684)
699–4830
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ADDRESSES OF RELEVANT SBDC STATE DIRECTORS—Continued
Ms. Michele Abraham, SBDC State Director, University of South Carolina, 1705 College Street, Columbia, SC 29208, (803) 777–4555.
Ms. Diane R. Howerton, SBDC Regional Director, University of California, Merced, 550 East Shaw, Suite 100, Fresno, CA 93710, (559)
241–6590.
Mr. Marquise Jackson, Acting SBDC Regional Director, Southwestern
Community College, 880 National City Blvd., National City, CA
91950, (619) 216–6718.
Mr. Casey Jeszenka, SBDC Network Director, University of Guam,
P.O. Box 5014—U.O.G. Station, Mangilao, GU 96923, (671) 735–
2590.
Mr. Dan Ripke, SBDC Regional Director, California State University,
Chico, Building 35, CSU Chico, Chico, CA 95929, (530) 898–4598.
Ms. Katrina Smith, Acting SBDC Regional Director, Orange County/Inland Empire Network, 800 North State College Blvd., SGMH 5313,
Fullerton, CA 92831, (657) 278–3195.
Ms. Janet Rodrick, SBDC State Director, University of Arkansas, 2801
South University Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72204, (501) 683–7700.
Mr. Allan Adams, SBDC State Director, University of Georgia, Chicopee Complex, 1180 East Broad Street, Athens, GA 30602, (706)
542–6762.
Mr. Rich Grogan, SBDC State Director, University of New Hampshire,
10 Garrison Ave., Durham, NH 03824, (603) 862–1446.
Mr. Michael Myhre, SBDC State Director, University of West Florida,
11000 University Parkway, Bldg. 38, Pensacola, FL 32514, (850)
473–7802
Mr. Sam Males, SBDC State Director, University of Nevada Reno, College of Business Admin., Room 441, Reno, NV 89557–0100, (775)
784–1717.
Mr. Timothy Mittan, Acting SBDC Regional Director, Long Beach Community College, 4901 E Carson Street, MC 05, Long Beach, CA
90808, (562) 938–5020.
Ms. Kristin Johnson, SBDC Regional Director, Humboldt State University, Office of Economic & Community Dev., 1 Harpst Street, House
71, Room 110, Arcata, CA 95521, (707) 826–3920.
Ms. Janice Washington, SBDC State Director, Maricopa County
Comm. College, 2411 West 14th Street, Suite 132, Tempe, AZ
85281–6942, (480) 731–8722.
Mr. Darrell Brown, SBDC Executive Director, Howard University, 2600
6th Street NW., Washington, DC 20059, (202) 806–1550.
Mr. David Martin, SBDC State Director, University of North Dakota,
Bank of North Dakota Building, 1200 Memorial Highway, Bismarck,
ND 58504, (701) 715–2475.
Dr. Gerald Sonnenfeld, Interim SBDC State Director, University of
Rhode Island, 75 Lower College Road, Kingston, RI 02881, (401)
874–4576.
Mr. Keith Brophy, State Director, 1034 L. William Seidman Center, 50
Front Avenue SW., Grand Rapids, MI 49504, (616) 331–7371.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Vicky Mundt, Director of Financial
Oversight, Office of Small Business
Development Centers, U.S. Small
Business Administration, 409 Third
Street SW., Sixth Floor, Washington, DC
20416.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description of the SBDC Program
Small Business Development Centers
(SBDCs) provide a wide array of
technical assistance to small businesses
and aspiring entrepreneurs supporting
business performance and sustainability
and enhancing the creation of new
businesses entities. These small
businesses in turn foster local and
regional economic development through
job creation and retention as a result of
the extensive one-on-one long-term
counseling, training and specialized
services they receive from the SBDCs.
The SBDCs are made up of a unique
collaboration of SBA, state and local
governments, and private sector funding
resources.
SBDCs provide clients with
professional business assistance
regarding business plans, market
research, financial preparation
packages, cash flow, and procurement
contracts. Special emphasis areas
include: Manufacturing; international
trade and export assistance; ecommerce; technology transfer;
assistance for veterans, both active duty
and personnel returning from
deployment; disaster recovery
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assistance; IRS, EPA, and OSHA
regulatory compliance; as well as
research and development. Based on
client needs, business trends and
individual business requirements,
SBDCs modify their services to meet the
evolving needs through more than 900
local service delivery points across the
nation and all U.S. Territories.
SBDCs deliver these services to small
business concerns using an effective
education network of 63 Lead Centers
reaching out to both rural and urban
areas, serving entrepreneurs of all types
throughout a state or region. SBDCs can
be found in every U.S. state, the District
of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico,
American Samoa and the U.S. Virgin
Islands. SBDCs provide professional
business counseling free of charge along
with low cost training.
To reach the millions of small
businesses across the U.S., SBDC
assistance is available virtually
anywhere: From rural circuit riders in
Alaska to marine services in the Outer
Banks of North Carolina. Many centers
are located within or are co-located
with: Local economic development
entities; chambers of commerce;
Department of Defense’s Procurement
Technical Assistance Centers; The
Department of Commerce’s
Manufacturing Extension Partnership
sites; and community colleges. Some
SBDCs also have International Trade
Centers and some are classified by a
special emphasis on Technology.
Lead Center SBDCs hosts include:
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• 48 University-sponsored Lead
SBDCs, 2 SBDC locations are located at
Historically Black Colleges and
Universities (Howard University in
Washington, DC and the University of
the Virgin Islands, U.S.V.I.).
• 8 Community college-sponsored
Lead SBDCs, Dallas-TX, UT, OR, NM,
AZ, San Diego-CA, Los Angeles, CA,
and American Samoa.
• 7 State-sponsored Lead SBDCs (CO,
IL, IN, MN, MT, OH, & WV).
Program Objectives
The SBDC program uses Federal
funds to leverage the resources of states,
academic institutions and the private
sector to:
(a) Strengthen the nation’s small
business communities;
(b) increase local economic growth;
(c) ensure inclusiveness by
broadening the impact of SBDC
technical assistance to underserved
markets.
SBDC Program Organization
Through a partnership between SBA
and institutions of higher education and
state government, a network of 63 lead
SBDCs are managed by the Office of
Small Business Development Centers
(OSBDC). The local District Offices have
a Project Officer to ensure each SBDC
provides quality services and is in
compliance with its negotiated
Cooperative Agreement with the SBA.
OSBDC has six Program Managers who
each have a portfolio of 10–12 SBDCs
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for which they are responsible for SBDC
performance management. OSBDC also
has three Grants Managers along with a
finance staff who oversee the issuance
and budget aspects of the Cooperative
Agreement. SBDCs operate on the basis
of an annual proposed plan to provide
assistance within a state or geographic
area. The initial plan must have the
written approval of the Governor. NonFederal funds must match Federal funds
by 1:1.
SBDC Services
An SBDC must have a full range of
business development and technical
assistance services in its area of
operations, supporting local small
business needs, SBA priorities and
established SBDC program objectives.
Services include training and
professional business advising to
existing and prospective small business
owners in all areas of small firm
establishment and growth, including:
Management; online and social media
and marketing; finance and access to
capital; exporting and international
trade; manufacturing; and business
operations, including disaster
mitigation.
The SBA district office and the SBDC
negotiate annually through this funding
announcement the specific mix of
services and best use of program funds
to meet mutually agreed upon annual
milestones, giving particular attention to
SBA’s annual priorities and special
emphasis groups, including veterans,
women, the disabled, and other
minorities.
SBDC Program Requirements
An SBDC must meet required
programmatic and financial
requirements established by statute,
regulations, other program directive and
its Cooperative Agreement. Following
these guidelines an SBDC must:
(a) Provide services that are as
accessible to all persons, especially
those who identify as disabled;
(b) open all service centers during
normal business hours of the
community or during the normal
business hours of its state or academic
Host Organization, throughout the year;
(c) develop working relationships
with financial institutions, the
investment communities, professional
associations, private consultants and
local small business groups;
(d) establish a lead center which
operates and oversees a statewide or
regional network of SBDC service
centers;
(e) have a full-time Director; and
(f) expend at least 80 percent of the
Federal funds to provide direct client
services to small businesses.
Scott Henry,
Acting Associate Administrator, Office of
Small Business Development Centers.
[FR Doc. 2015–16149 Filed 6–30–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8025–01–P
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA–2015–0041]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Request and
Comment Request
The Social Security Administration
(SSA) publishes a list of information
collection packages requiring clearance
by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) in compliance with
Public Law 104–13, the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, effective October
1, 1995. This notice includes revisions
and one extension of OMB-approved
information collections, as well as one
collection in use without an OMB
number.
SSA is soliciting comments on the
accuracy of the agency’s burden
estimate; the need for the information;
its practical utility; ways to enhance its
quality, utility, and clarity; and ways to
minimize burden on respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. Mail, email, or
fax your comments and
recommendations on the information
collection(s) to the OMB Desk Officer
and SSA Reports Clearance Officer at
the following addresses or fax numbers.
(OMB), Office of Management and
Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA,
Fax: 202–395–6974, Email address:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov,
(SSA), Social Security Administration,
OLCA, Attn: Reports Clearance
Director, 3100 West High Rise, 6401
Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235,
Fax: 410–966–2830, Email address:
OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov.
Or you may submit your comments
online through www.regulations.gov,
referencing Docket ID Number [SSA–
2015–0041].
I. The information collections below
are pending at SSA. SSA will submit
them to OMB within 60 days from the
date of this notice. To be sure we
consider your comments, we must
receive them no later than August 31,
2015. Individuals can obtain copies of
the collection instruments by writing to
the above email address.
1. Representative Payee Report of
Benefits and Dedicated Account—20
CFR 416.546, 416.635, 416.640, and
416.665—0960–0576. SSA requires
representative payees (RPs) to submit a
written report accounting for the use of
money paid to Social Security or
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
recipients, and to establish and
maintain a dedicated account for these
payments. SSA uses Form SSA–6233 to:
(1) Ensure the RPs use the payments for
the recipient’s current maintenance and
personal needs; and (2) confirm the
expenditures of funds from the
dedicated account remain in
compliance with the law. Respondents
are RPs for SSI and Social Security
recipients.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of respondents
Frequency of
response
Average burden per response
(minutes)
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
SSA–6233 ........................................................................................................
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Modality of completion
30,000
1
20
10,000
2. Certification of Prisoner Identity
Information—20 CFR 422.107—0960–
0688. Inmates of Federal, State, or local
prisons may need a Social Security card
as verification of their Social Security
number for school or work programs, or
as proof of employment eligibility upon
release from incarceration. Before SSA
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can issue a replacement Social Security
card, applicants must show SSA proof
of their identity. People who are in
prison for an extended period typically
do not have current identity documents.
Therefore, under formal written
agreement with the correctional
institution, SSA allows prison officials
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to verify the identity of certain
incarcerated U.S. citizens who need
replacement Social Security cards.
Information prison officials provide
comes from the official prison files, sent
on correctional facility letterhead. SSA
uses this information to establish the
applicant’s identity in the replacement
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[Pages 37706-37708]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-16149]
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Actions Subject to Intergovernmental Review
AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration.
ACTION: Notice of action subject to intergovernmental review under
Executive Order 12372.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Small Business Administration (SBA) is notifying the
public that it intends to fund grant applications for 41 existing Small
Business Development Centers (SBDCs) beginning January 1, 2016 subject
to the availability of funds. A description of the SBDC program is
contained in the supplementary information.
The SBA is publishing this notice at least 90 days before the
expected funding date. The SBDCs mailing addresses listed below are
participating in the intergovernmental review process. A copy of this
notice also is being furnished to the respective State single points of
contact designated under the Executive Order.
DATES: A State single point of contact and other interested State or
local entities may submit written comments regarding funding of an SBDC
within 30 days from the date of publication of this notice. Please
address any comments to the relevant SBDC State Director listed below.
ADDRESSES:
Addresses of Relevant SBDC State Directors
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Mr. Sherman Wilkinson, SBDC State Mr. Herbert Thweatt, SBDC
Director, Salt Lake Community College, Director, American Samoa
9750 South 300 West, Sandy, UT 84070, Community College, P.O. Box
(801) 957-5384. 2609, Pago Pago, American
Samoa 96799, (684) 699-4830
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Ms. Michele Abraham, SBDC State Mr. Michael Myhre, SBDC State
Director, University of South Director, University of West
Carolina, 1705 College Street, Florida, 11000 University
Columbia, SC 29208, (803) 777-4555. Parkway, Bldg. 38, Pensacola,
FL 32514, (850) 473-7802
Ms. Diane R. Howerton, SBDC Regional Mr. Sam Males, SBDC State
Director, University of California, Director, University of Nevada
Merced, 550 East Shaw, Suite 100, Reno, College of Business
Fresno, CA 93710, (559) 241-6590. Admin., Room 441, Reno, NV
89557-0100, (775) 784-1717.
Mr. Marquise Jackson, Acting SBDC ...............................
Regional Director, Southwestern
Community College, 880 National City
Blvd., National City, CA 91950, (619)
216-6718.
Mr. Casey Jeszenka, SBDC Network Mr. Timothy Mittan, Acting SBDC
Director, University of Guam, P.O. Box Regional Director, Long Beach
5014--U.O.G. Station, Mangilao, GU Community College, 4901 E
96923, (671) 735-2590. Carson Street, MC 05, Long
Beach, CA 90808, (562) 938-
5020.
Mr. Dan Ripke, SBDC Regional Director, Ms. Kristin Johnson, SBDC
California State University, Chico, Regional Director, Humboldt
Building 35, CSU Chico, Chico, CA State University, Office of
95929, (530) 898-4598. Economic & Community Dev., 1
Harpst Street, House 71, Room
110, Arcata, CA 95521, (707)
826-3920.
Ms. Katrina Smith, Acting SBDC Regional Ms. Janice Washington, SBDC
Director, Orange County/Inland Empire State Director, Maricopa
Network, 800 North State College County Comm. College, 2411
Blvd., SGMH 5313, Fullerton, CA 92831, West 14th Street, Suite 132,
(657) 278-3195. Tempe, AZ 85281-6942, (480)
731-8722.
Ms. Janet Rodrick, SBDC State Director, Mr. Darrell Brown, SBDC
University of Arkansas, 2801 South Executive Director, Howard
University Avenue, Little Rock, AR University, 2600 6th Street
72204, (501) 683-7700. NW., Washington, DC 20059,
(202) 806-1550.
Mr. Allan Adams, SBDC State Director, Mr. David Martin, SBDC State
University of Georgia, Chicopee Director, University of North
Complex, 1180 East Broad Street, Dakota, Bank of North Dakota
Athens, GA 30602, (706) 542-6762. Building, 1200 Memorial
Highway, Bismarck, ND 58504,
(701) 715-2475.
Mr. Rich Grogan, SBDC State Director, Dr. Gerald Sonnenfeld, Interim
University of New Hampshire, 10 SBDC State Director,
Garrison Ave., Durham, NH 03824, (603) University of Rhode Island, 75
862-1446. Lower College Road, Kingston,
RI 02881, (401) 874-4576.
Mr. Keith Brophy, State Director, 1034 ...............................
L. William Seidman Center, 50 Front
Avenue SW., Grand Rapids, MI 49504,
(616) 331-7371.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vicky Mundt, Director of Financial
Oversight, Office of Small Business Development Centers, U.S. Small
Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW., Sixth Floor, Washington,
DC 20416.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Description of the SBDC Program
Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) provide a wide array of
technical assistance to small businesses and aspiring entrepreneurs
supporting business performance and sustainability and enhancing the
creation of new businesses entities. These small businesses in turn
foster local and regional economic development through job creation and
retention as a result of the extensive one-on-one long-term counseling,
training and specialized services they receive from the SBDCs. The
SBDCs are made up of a unique collaboration of SBA, state and local
governments, and private sector funding resources.
SBDCs provide clients with professional business assistance
regarding business plans, market research, financial preparation
packages, cash flow, and procurement contracts. Special emphasis areas
include: Manufacturing; international trade and export assistance; e-
commerce; technology transfer; assistance for veterans, both active
duty and personnel returning from deployment; disaster recovery
assistance; IRS, EPA, and OSHA regulatory compliance; as well as
research and development. Based on client needs, business trends and
individual business requirements, SBDCs modify their services to meet
the evolving needs through more than 900 local service delivery points
across the nation and all U.S. Territories.
SBDCs deliver these services to small business concerns using an
effective education network of 63 Lead Centers reaching out to both
rural and urban areas, serving entrepreneurs of all types throughout a
state or region. SBDCs can be found in every U.S. state, the District
of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa and the U.S. Virgin
Islands. SBDCs provide professional business counseling free of charge
along with low cost training.
To reach the millions of small businesses across the U.S., SBDC
assistance is available virtually anywhere: From rural circuit riders
in Alaska to marine services in the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Many
centers are located within or are co-located with: Local economic
development entities; chambers of commerce; Department of Defense's
Procurement Technical Assistance Centers; The Department of Commerce's
Manufacturing Extension Partnership sites; and community colleges. Some
SBDCs also have International Trade Centers and some are classified by
a special emphasis on Technology.
Lead Center SBDCs hosts include:
48 University-sponsored Lead SBDCs, 2 SBDC locations are
located at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (Howard
University in Washington, DC and the University of the Virgin Islands,
U.S.V.I.).
8 Community college-sponsored Lead SBDCs, Dallas-TX, UT,
OR, NM, AZ, San Diego-CA, Los Angeles, CA, and American Samoa.
7 State-sponsored Lead SBDCs (CO, IL, IN, MN, MT, OH, &
WV).
Program Objectives
The SBDC program uses Federal funds to leverage the resources of
states, academic institutions and the private sector to:
(a) Strengthen the nation's small business communities;
(b) increase local economic growth;
(c) ensure inclusiveness by broadening the impact of SBDC technical
assistance to underserved markets.
SBDC Program Organization
Through a partnership between SBA and institutions of higher
education and state government, a network of 63 lead SBDCs are managed
by the Office of Small Business Development Centers (OSBDC). The local
District Offices have a Project Officer to ensure each SBDC provides
quality services and is in compliance with its negotiated Cooperative
Agreement with the SBA. OSBDC has six Program Managers who each have a
portfolio of 10-12 SBDCs
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for which they are responsible for SBDC performance management. OSBDC
also has three Grants Managers along with a finance staff who oversee
the issuance and budget aspects of the Cooperative Agreement. SBDCs
operate on the basis of an annual proposed plan to provide assistance
within a state or geographic area. The initial plan must have the
written approval of the Governor. Non-Federal funds must match Federal
funds by 1:1.
SBDC Services
An SBDC must have a full range of business development and
technical assistance services in its area of operations, supporting
local small business needs, SBA priorities and established SBDC program
objectives. Services include training and professional business
advising to existing and prospective small business owners in all areas
of small firm establishment and growth, including: Management; online
and social media and marketing; finance and access to capital;
exporting and international trade; manufacturing; and business
operations, including disaster mitigation.
The SBA district office and the SBDC negotiate annually through
this funding announcement the specific mix of services and best use of
program funds to meet mutually agreed upon annual milestones, giving
particular attention to SBA's annual priorities and special emphasis
groups, including veterans, women, the disabled, and other minorities.
SBDC Program Requirements
An SBDC must meet required programmatic and financial requirements
established by statute, regulations, other program directive and its
Cooperative Agreement. Following these guidelines an SBDC must:
(a) Provide services that are as accessible to all persons,
especially those who identify as disabled;
(b) open all service centers during normal business hours of the
community or during the normal business hours of its state or academic
Host Organization, throughout the year;
(c) develop working relationships with financial institutions, the
investment communities, professional associations, private consultants
and local small business groups;
(d) establish a lead center which operates and oversees a statewide
or regional network of SBDC service centers;
(e) have a full-time Director; and
(f) expend at least 80 percent of the Federal funds to provide
direct client services to small businesses.
Scott Henry,
Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Small Business Development
Centers.
[FR Doc. 2015-16149 Filed 6-30-15; 8:45 am]
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