The performance period varies based upon the accepted proposals. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Additional information available on SBA's website at www.sba.gov. Reports: Information available at www.sba.gov. See information at www.sba.gov. Information available at www.sba.gov. See information at www.sba.gov. Additional information available at www.sba.gov. Audits: In accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR 200, Subpart F - Audit Requirements, non-Federal entities that expend financial assistance of $750,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Non-Federal entities that expend less than $750,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in 2 CFR 200.503. See information at www.sba.gov. Records: The awardee shall maintain and submit detailed, complete and accurate client activity records to reflect clearly the nature and variety of services provided. Financial records must be kept until 3 years after the completion and submission of the final report. regulatory compliance and enforcement involving Federal Agencies or Agency employees; to ease undue compliance burdens for small business by: (a) facilitating independent, high-level Agency reviews of compliance or enforcement activities against small businesses and (b) promoting access to compliance assistance resources available from Federal Agencies. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Received comments are confidential and when authorized may be discussed with appropriate Federal Agency personnel to seek a timely response to an excessive and/or unfair Federal regulatory issue. Public Regulatory Fairness Hearings are held throughout the U.S. to receive testimony and commentary from small entities about unfair and/or excessive Federal regulatory enforcement actions. Cases are also filed online, by fax, mail or personal delivery. Applicant Eligibility: Small businesses, small nonprofit organizations or small government entities (representing less than 50,000 people). Beneficiary Eligibility: The Ombudsman's actions assist those who individually seek assistance as well as other similarly-situated small entities. Credentials/Documentation: No Credentials or documentation are required. This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles. Preapplication Coordination: Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Application Procedures: This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. Submit SBA Form 1993. Award Procedure: Not applicable. Deadlines: Not Applicable. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Not Applicable. Appeals: As needed. Renewals: Not Applicable. Formula and Matching Requirements: Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Not applicable. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: This program does not issue funds. Reports: Additional information available on SBA's website at sba.gov. Cash reports are not applicable. Progress reports are not applicable. Expenditure reports are not applicable. Performance monitoring is not applicable. Audits: In accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR 200, Subpart F - Audit Requirements, non-Federal entities that expend financial assistance of $750,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Non-Federal entities that expend less than $750,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in 2 CFR 200.503. Standard audit procedures. Records: business concerns; 3) Technology deployment and diffusion benefiting small business concerns; 4) The technological capabilities of small business concerns through the establishment or operation of consortia comprised of entities, organizations, or individuals including: (i) State and local development agencies and entities; (ii) Representatives of technology-based small business concerns; (iii) Industries and emerging companies; (iv) Universities; and (v) Small business development centers; 5) Outreach, financial support and technical assistance to technology-based small business concerns participating in or interested in participating in an SBIR program, including initiatives: (i) To make grants or loans to companies to pay a portion or all of the cost of developing SBIR proposals; (ii) To establish or operate a mentoring network within the FAST Program to provide business advice and counseling that will assist small business concerns that have been identified by FAST Program participants, program managers of participating SBIR agencies, the Administration, other entities that are knowledgeable about the SBIR and STTR programs as good candidates for the SBIR and STTR Programs, and that would benefit from mentoring, in accordance with section 35 of the Small Business Act (15 USC 657c); (iii) To create or participate in a training program for individuals providing SBIR outreach and assistance at the state and local levels; and (iv) To encourage the commercialization of technology developed through SBIR program funding. Not more than one proposal may be submitted for inclusion in the FAST program to provide services in any one State in any one fiscal year, proposals and applications for assistance shall be in such form and subject to such procedures as the Administrator shall establish, awards and cooperative agreements shall be made or entered into, as applicable, on a competitive basis, the awardees have a one year period of performance, there is a matching non-Federal share of the cost of the activity. Applicant Eligibility: Not applicable. Beneficiary Eligibility: Not applicable. Credentials/Documentation: Not more than one proposal may be submitted for inclusion in the FAST program to provide services in any one State in any one fiscal year, proposals and applications for assistance shall be in such form and subject to such procedures as the Administrator shall establish, awards and cooperative agreements shall be made or entered into, as applicable, on a competitive basis, the awardees have a one year period of performance, there is a matching non-Federal share of the cost of the activity. 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles applies to this program. Preapplication Coordination: Preapplication coordination is required. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Application Procedures: This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. Award Procedure: Complete proposals are submitted, reviewed and evaluated from a cost and technical perspective, based on the rating of these proposals by a panel of technical experts awards are granted. Deadlines: Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: From 120 to 180 days. Not Applicable. Not Applicable. Renewals: Not Applicable. Formula and Matching Requirements: This program has no statutory formula. Program Descriptions program announcement. Applicant Eligibility: States, defined as the 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands. Beneficiary Eligibility: None. Credentials/Documentation: Documentation must include designation by the State Governor or his/her designee that the applicant is the sole entity responsible for conducting the state's export activities. 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles applies to this program. Preapplication Coordination: Preapplication coordination is required. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Application Procedures: This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Uniform SBA Headquarters executes cooperative agreements to approved state Refer to STEP Program Announcement. Deadlines: Contact the headquarters or regional office, as appropriate, for application deadlines. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Prior to the end of the Federal fiscal year (i.e., September 30th). Discretionary awards; no appeal opportunity. Renewals: Eligible applicants may apply each year of the program. Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program. MOE requirements are not applicable to this program. Length and Time Phasing of Assistance: Cooperative agreements are limited to 1 year. Payments are made by cost reimbursement or in advance as specified in the Notice of Award. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: Reference STEP Program Announcement; STEP Merit-based Review Process. Reports: Reference STEP Program Announcement and notice of award document. Cash reports are not applicable. Progress reports are not applicable. Expenditure reports are not applicable. Performance monitoring is not applicable. Audits: In accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR 200, Subpart F - Audit Requirements, non-Federal entities that expend financial assistance of $750,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Non-Federal entities that expend less than $750,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that 11 111-240. OBJECTIVES: Three year pilot program in which SBA made direct loans of up to $1 million at an interest rate of 1 percent to up to 20 nonprofit lending intermediaries each year, subject to the availability of funds. Term of ILP loans is for a maximum period of 20 years with deferred payments for the first two years. Intermediaries use the ILP loan funds to make loans of up to $200,000 to startup, newly established, or growing small business concerns. No small business (including affiliates) may have more than $200,000 outstanding under this program at one time. TYPES OF ASSISTANCE: Direct Loans USES AND USE RESTRICTIONS: Loans shall be made for startup, newly established, and growing small business concerns for working capital, real estate, and the acquisition of materials, supplies, furniture, fixtures, and equipment. $20 million was set aside for this program each in FY 2011 and FY 2012. Three year pilot program in which SBA made direct loans of up to $1 million at an interest rate of 1 percent of up to 20 nonprofit lending intermediaries each year, subject to the availability of funds. Term of loans is for a maximum period of 20 years with deferred payments for the first two years. No ILP loan was made to an eligible intermediary if the total amount of outstanding and committed to the eligible intermediary would, as a result of the loan, exceed $1 million during the participation of the eligible intermediary in the program. $20 million was set aside for this program each in FY 2011 and FY 2012. Three year pilot program in which SBA will make direct loans of up to $1 million at an interest rate of 1 percent of up to 20 nonprofit lending intermediaries each year, subject to the availability of funds. Term of loans will be for a maximum period of 20 years with deferred payments for the first two years. No ILP loan may be made to an eligible intermediary if the total amount of outstanding and committed to the eligible intermediary would, as a result of the loan, exceed $1 million during the participation of the eligible intermediary in the program. Applicant Eligibility: Applicants to the pilot program were required to be a private nonprofit entity with not less than one year of experience of making loans to startups, newly established or growing small businesses. The applicant must have directly funded the loans and not simply provided referrals to loans made by another entity. If an applicant is made up of a consortium of organizations, each member of the consortium must be individually eligible. Intermediaries that participate in SBA's microloan program were not eligible to become ILP intermediaries. However, affiliates of microloan intermediaries may have applied. Refer to Federal Register Notice Vol. 76, No. 63, dated Friday, April 1, 2011 starting on page 18007 for additional information. Beneficiary Eligibility: Not necessary. Credentials/Documentation: Generally applicants submitted an application which included financial statements, certificate of good standing, resumes of individuals associated with the organization, business plan, at least one year experience of making small business loans $50,000 to $200,000, documentation supporting non-profit status, and plan for distributing loan funds within two years. This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles. This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles. Preapplication Coordination: Preapplication coordination is not applicable. Environmental impact information is not required for this program. This program is excluded from coverage under E.O. 12372. Application Procedures: This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-110. Award Procedure: Refer to Federal Register Notice Vol. 76, No. 63, dated Friday, April 1, 2011 starting on page 18007. Deadlines: Not Applicable. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Refer to Federal Register Notice Vol. 76, No. 63, dated Friday, April 1, 2011 starting on page 18007. Appeals: Not applicable. Program Descriptions |