Opportunity Information: Apply for USDOT OST OSDBU SBTRCGULF 2023 1
The Gulf Region Small Business Transportation Resource Center (SBTRC) grant opportunity is a discretionary funding competition run by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), specifically through the Office of the Secretary (OST) and the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU). The overall purpose is to select one organization to participate in and deliver services under OSDBU's SBTRC program for the Gulf Region, covering Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. In practical terms, this opportunity supports an entity that can serve as a regional hub for helping small businesses engage with transportation-related markets and opportunities connected to DOT and the broader transportation industry.
Funding is provided through a cooperative agreement, which typically means DOT expects to have an active role in the project beyond simply issuing a check. This can involve collaboration, oversight, and coordination with OSDBU to ensure the selected organization is delivering the intended small-business support services and meeting program goals. The program sits within the business and commerce activity category (CFDA 20.910), reinforcing that the focus is economic participation and capacity-building for small businesses rather than construction or infrastructure delivery itself.
The eligible lead applicants described in the opportunity are business-centered community-based organizations, transportation-related trade associations, colleges and universities, community colleges, and chambers of commerce, provided they are registered with the IRS as either 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(6) tax-exempt organizations. The solicitation text frames eligibility around these nonprofit or membership-based community and industry institutions that already have local credibility and networks, and that can provide technical assistance, education, and connections to small firms that want to do business in the transportation sector. The source data also lists "Individuals" under eligible applicants, but the narrative eligibility language centers on established organizations with 501(c)(3)/(6) status, which is typically the controlling eligibility description in these notices.
Financially, the opportunity had an award ceiling of $209,000 and DOT expected to make a single award. The funding opportunity number is USDOT OST OSDBU SBTRCGULF 2023 1, and it was posted on May 31, 2023, with an original closing date of July 30, 2023. Because only one award was anticipated for the entire four-state Gulf Region footprint, the competition likely emphasized an applicant's ability to serve a broad geography, maintain strong partnerships across multiple states, and demonstrate the operational capacity to run a regional resource center-style program rather than a narrowly local effort.
In summary, this grant was designed to select one qualified, tax-exempt, business-serving organization to operate DOT OSDBU's SBTRC presence in the Gulf Region, using a cooperative agreement structure and up to $209,000 in federal support to help small businesses better access transportation-related contracting, procurement, and related business development opportunities.Apply for USDOT OST OSDBU SBTRCGULF 2023 1
- The Department of Transportation, 69A350 OSDBU in the business and commerce sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Gulf Region Small Business Transportation Resource Center (SBTRC)" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 20.910.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 31, 2023.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jul 30, 2023. (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 $209,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Individuals.
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