Boots to Business Follow On Training 2022-002 | SB OVB2 22 002

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Boots to Business Follow On Training 2022-002 (Funding Opportunity Number: SB OVB2 22 002) is a Small Business Administration (SBA) discretionary funding opportunity designed to expand entrepreneurship support for the military-connected community through a cooperative agreement. The core goal is to fund one qualified organization to deliver live, synchronous online training that builds directly on what participants already learned in SBA's Boots to Business (B2B) and Boots to Business Reboot (B2BR) programs. In other words, this is not meant to replace the introductory B2B or B2BR curriculum, but to take graduates further by deepening their practical business knowledge and helping them move from interest and early planning into execution, growth, and long-term sustainability.

The funded program is expected to serve transitioning service members, veterans, and military spouses, while also supporting a broader set of military-affiliated entrepreneurs and small business owners. That includes active duty, Reserve, and National Guard members, as well as military spouse/survivor entrepreneurs. Beyond classroom-style instruction, the scope emphasizes hands-on, applied assistance: counseling, training, technical and financial skill development, comprehensive business assessments, and mentoring. The intent is to help participants either launch a new venture or strengthen an existing small business by expanding operations, diversifying products or services, or improving management and financial readiness. The announcement also signals openness to organizations that support socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs, encouraging them to apply if they meet the program's eligibility criteria.

Eligible applicants span a wide range of entity types, reflecting the SBA's interest in awarding to whichever organization can credibly deliver a high-quality national online follow-on program. Eligible applicants include public and private institutions of higher education, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, 501(c)(3) nonprofits (other than higher education institutions), for-profit organizations other than small businesses, and small businesses. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, which typically implies a more active federal role in project oversight and collaboration than a standard grant, often involving coordination with the agency on program implementation, performance expectations, and alignment with the existing B2B/B2BR pipeline.

From an administrative and timing standpoint, the opportunity was created on March 10, 2022, with an original closing date of April 11, 2022. Applications had to be submitted through grants.gov by 11:59:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the closing date, with no alternative submission methods permitted. The notice is explicit that late submissions would be rejected without review, making deadline compliance a strict requirement. The opportunity is also explicitly "subject to the availability of funding," meaning awards would depend on appropriations and SBA funding decisions at the time of selection.

Financially, the award ceiling is listed as $824,100, and the SBA anticipated making one award. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number associated with this opportunity is 59.044. The funding activity categories attached to the opportunity include Business and Commerce, Education, Employment, Labor and Training, and an additional "Other" category as further described in the full notice. Overall, the grant is geared toward building a structured, interactive online follow-on pathway that converts initial entrepreneurship exposure into real-world business readiness for veterans and military families, pairing instruction with individualized advising and mentorship to improve startup success and small business growth outcomes.

• The Small Business Administration in the business and commerce, education, employment, labor and training, other (see text field entitled explanation of other category of funding activity for clarification) sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Boots to Business Follow On Training 2022-002" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 59.044.
• This funding opportunity was created on Mar 10, 2022.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Apr 11, 2022 No Explanation. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $824,100.00 in funding.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized), Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, For profit organizations other than small businesses, Small businesses.

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