Submission Deadline 06/18/2026
Fiscal Capacity $50,000,000
SBA Grant — Key Facts
Opportunity Number SB-GC7J-26-001
Agency SBA
Application Deadline 06/18/2026
Award Amount $50,000,000
Status Posted
Sector Default
Award Floor $5,000,000
Cost Sharing Not Required

Fiscal Parameters & Taxonomy

Authority SBA
Status Posted

Who Can Apply

Private institutions of higher education For profit organizations other than small businesses Small businesses Public and State controlled institutions of higher education Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligibility Intelligence

To be eligible for this funding opportunity, an applicant must: •Be a for-profit or not-for-profit entity (including, but not limited to small businesses, other-than small businesses, trade and professional associations, and educational institutions); •Have been in existence continually for at least the past three years; •Have experience providing hands-on, in-person technical assistance, tools, or training relating to small manufacturing businesses on a regional or national basis; and •Demonstrate that it has the capacity to provide manufacturing-related training and technical assistance to small business concerns

Program Description

The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to invite proposals for funding from established organizations interested in providing innovative hands-on, in-person manufacturing training and technical assistance to eligible small manufacturing business concerns, under the U.S. Small Business Administration's Empower to Grow Program (formerly known as 7(j) Management and Technical Assistance Program).

CFDA Programs

59.007 7(j) Technical Assistance

Agency Contact

Grants.gov Contact Center Phone Number: 1-800-518-4726 Hours of operation are 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The contact center is closed on federal holidays. support@grants.gov

✉ support@grants.gov

📞 202 619 0603

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