Opportunity Information: Apply for GCBD 7J 2018 01
The 7(j) Management and Technical Assistance Services grant opportunity is a Small Business Administration (SBA) funding program designed to expand practical management and technical assistance for eligible small businesses, especially those connected to the SBA's 8(a) Business Development Program and other disadvantaged or underserved communities. It sits within SBA's Office of Government Contracting and Business Development (GCBD), whose broader purpose is to help small firms compete for federal prime contracting opportunities and win subcontracting work with large companies. Inside GCBD, the Office of Business Development focuses on activities authorized by Sections 8(a) and 7(j) of the Small Business Act, with 8(a) centered on business development support for firms owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and 7(j) authorizing SBA to provide management and technical assistance to eligible individuals and businesses.
In practical terms, the 7(j) authority allows SBA (through the Office of Management and Technical Assistance, or OMTA) to award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements to private organizations so they can cover all or part of the cost of delivering training, counseling, and other hands-on support services. The program is national in scope and, according to the notice, reaches thousands of eligible businesses each year across the United States and its territories. The policy and operational framework for how 7(j) connects with 8(a) is further spelled out in SBA regulations, particularly 13 CFR Section 124, which clarifies the purpose of the 7(j) program, who can receive assistance, and how 8(a) eligibility, certification, servicing, and contracting rules work.
The eligibility described in the announcement focuses on who can be served by the 7(j) services (the "clients"), not just who can apply for the grant. A client can qualify in several ways: a socially and economically disadvantaged individual whose firm participates in the 8(a) Business Development Program; a business eligible to receive 8(a) contracts; or a business that meets SBA small business size standards under 13 CFR Part 121 and is located in an urban or rural area with high unemployment or a high proportion of low-income individuals, or is owned by low-income individuals. The notice defines "high proportion of unemployed" using a specific threshold: the county unemployment rate must be at least 140 percent of the average unemployment rate for the United States or for the state where the county is located (whichever benchmark is lower), using the most recent annual Local Area Unemployment Statistics data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It also defines "low-income individual" as someone whose family's taxable income for the preceding year did not exceed 150 percent of the federal poverty level set by the U.S. Census Bureau for poverty status determination.
From a grantmaking standpoint, the opportunity is categorized as discretionary funding, using a grant instrument, and is listed under the Business and Commerce funding activity category with CFDA number 59.007. The eligible applicants are listed as small businesses. The funding opportunity number is GCBD 7J 2018 01, created on February 5, 2018, with an original closing date of February 20, 2018. The expected number of awards is 10, and the award ceiling is $350,000, which indicates SBA anticipated making multiple competitive awards rather than a single large nationwide award.
Strategically, the announcement ties the program to SBA leadership goals around strengthening entrepreneurial education, counseling, and training resources for existing businesses, with an emphasis on aligning those resources to the needs of high-growth small businesses. In the same vein, the Office of Business Development highlights a coordinating role, aiming to bring internal and external resources together so training services and products are more available, more effective, and better matched to real business development needs, particularly for firms pursuing government contracting and broader market growth.Apply for GCBD 7J 2018 01
- The Small Business Administration in the business and commerce sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "7(j) Management and Technical Assistance 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 Feb 05, 2018.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Feb 20, 2018. (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 $350,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 10 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Small businesses.
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