The U.S. Department of the Treasury, State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) is pleased to announce that it is seeking applications from eligible applicants for grant funding under the new SSBCI Investing in America Small Business Opportunity Program (SBOP). Treasury intends to award up to $75 million in federal grants through the program to eligible applicants to support programs that propose innovative and high-impact models for delivering technical assistance in the areas of legal, accounting, and financial advisory services to eligible very small and underserved businesses the SSBCI Investing in America SBOP Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Eligible applicants under this funding opportunity are any state, territory, the District of Columbia, and Tribal Government that has been approved as a participating jurisdiction in the SSBCI Capital Program, or has submitted a timely and complete Capital Program application.
The application portal for the Investing in America SBOP is now live and available for submission. Applications must be submitted by Monday, June 3, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. ET.
The application materials are available here. Please use this link to submit an application.