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2026-11-05
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FY27 Small Business Development Center State of Kansas Network Rebid

SB-OEDSB-27-001 · Small Business Administration

economic development education workforce Business and Commerce

Closes
2026-11-19 · 14 d
Award ceiling
$1,144,946
Award floor
$777,777
Program funding
—
Expected awards
1
Cost sharing
No
Posted
2026-10-20
Instrument
Cooperative Agreement
Characterization · gpt-5.4-mini · 2026-10-21

Cooperative agreement funding for an eligible organization to operate the Kansas Small Business Development Center network providing advising and technical assistance to small businesses and pre-venture entrepreneurs.

Funds
technical assistance
University
direct
social behavioral
minor
engineering
minor
computational data
minor

⚑ State network rebid for Kansas SBDC Program · Award funds business advising and technical assistance service delivery, not research · Eligibility is limited to organizations meeting Section 3.2; specific eligibility details were not included in the notice excerpt

Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules

IPPRA 39 weak outside portfolio topics; signature methods: community engaged, policy analysis; social/behavioral work is minor; funds technical assistance, not research (capped)
Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) 25 weak technical depth: minor; funds technical assistance (capped)
Tom Love Innovation Hub 5 none no commercialization signal

Description

Eligible organizations, as defined in Section 3.2, may apply to SBA for an award of financial assistance under this Funding Opportunity to fund an SBDC Program. SBDC Programs deliver professional, high quality, individualized business advising and technical assistance to existing small businesses and pre- venture entrepreneurs. SBDCs shall provide problem solving assistance to help small businesses access capital, develop and exchange new technologies, and improve business planning, strategy, operations, financial management, personnel administration, marketing, export assistance, sales and other areas required for small business growth and expansion, management improvement, increased productivity, and innovation.

Apply

View on Grants.gov → CONTACT: Benee Edwards Grantor <Ram.Basnet@sba.gov>

Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →

A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.

ONE LLM CALL (~1¢) · CACHED · REQUIRES STAFF KEY

Proposal shell · Federal (generic) conventions SEE A FEDERAL EXAMPLE →

Funder-faithful document skeletons — Federal (generic)'s document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.

ONE LLM CALL (~2-3¢) · CACHED · SCAFFOLDING, NOT GHOSTWRITING