Small Business and Entrepreneurship Assistance Center Funding Opportunities
In 2018/19, GO-Biz was allocated $23 million in General Fund funding to support three grant programs for small business technical assistance centers throughout California. The Small Business Technical Assistance Expansion Program (SB TAEP) provides $17 million each year through 2022-23 to expand small business services, such as free or low-cost one-on-one consulting and low-cost training. The program’s funding is focused on services to underserved business groups, including women, people of color, veterans and low-wealth, rural, and disaster impacted communities. The program allocates funding through a competitive grant process each year.
The 2018/19 budget also included the continuation of $3 million in annual funding through 2022-23 for the Capital Infusion Program (CIP), which supports one-on-one business consulting provided by the Small Business Development Network to assist small businesses in accessing capital. The 2018/19 budget also allocated $3 million in one-time local cash match grants for the Technical Assistance Program (TAP) which supports other federal small business technical assistance centers. This one-time local cash match grant sunsets September 30, 2019.
Grant Announcements (Current)
Awardees
Archived
- Technical Assistance Program (TAP) 2023 Pre-Bid Webinar – June 28, 2023
- Technical Assistance Program (TAP) 2023 Pre-Bid Webinar – July 11, 2023
- TAP 2023 Frequently Asked Questions (07/13/2023)
- TAP 2023 Informational Webinar Presentation Deck
- TAP 2023-24 Program Announcement (Revised 06/30/2023)
- CalOSBA Low-Wealth Areas (2023-24)
- CIP 2023-24 Program Announcement (Revised 06/30/2023)
- SBTAEP2020 Special Project RFP
- iHubs2 Request for Proposals 2021
- TAP 2022-2023 Pre-Bid Webinar Session One and Two Combined Q&A
- Tap 2022-23 Letter of Intent template
- 2022-23 TAP Program Announcement
- 2022-23 CIP Program Announcement
- Low-Wealth Areas for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Applications
- TAP 2022-23 Pre-Bid Webinar Recording
- Notice of Intent to Award Lendistry 21GOB024
- Dream Fund TA Applicant Questions (click will download a .docx)
- Dream Fund Program Announcement – Rev 12.15
- Dream Fund Program Announcement
- Dream Fund Grantmaking Entity Q & A
- 2021-22 Pre-Bid Webinar Slides
- 2021-22 CIP Program Announcement
- 2021-22 TAEP Program Announcement
- Request for Endorsement by GO-Biz for Fast Program – Apr. 26, 2021
- SBTAEP2018-Special Projects RFP
- 2020-21 CIP Program Announcement
- 2020-21 TAEP Program Announcement
- 2020-21 TAEP Pre-Bid Webinar Recording
- 2020-21 TAEP Pre-Bid Webinar Presentation + FAQ
- 2019-20 TAEP Program Announcement
- 2019-20 TAEP Program Announcement : Attachment A: Intake Sheet
- 2019-20 TAEP Program Announcement: Attachment B: Budget Justification
- SB TAEP Pre-Bid Webinar PowerPoint
- SB TAEP Pre-Bid Webinar Questions and Answers
- 2018-19 SB TAEP Program Announcement
- 2018-19 CIP Grant Announcement
- 2018-19 SB TAP Grant Announcement
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