Small Business Administration
Small Business Development Centers
Key facts
- Open now
- 1 grant
- Type of help
- Project grant, specialized services, advice and counseling, technical information
- Deadlines
- Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines
Open now
- FY27 Small Business Development Center State of Kansas Network Rebid · Due Nov 19, 2026 · 30 days left
What it pays for
To provide management counseling, training, and technical assistance to the small business community through a network of Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs).
Who can apply
The Administration is authorized to make grants (including contracts and cooperative agreements) to any State government or any agency thereof, any regional entity, any State-chartered development, credit or finance corporation, any women�s business center operating pursuant to section 29, any public or private institution of higher education, including but not limited to any land-grant college or university, any college or school of business, engineering, commerce, or agriculture, community college or junior college, or to any entity formed by two or more of the above entities (herein referred to as �applicants�) .
How applications are judged
(1) Ability to match funds and (2) Ability to provide technical assistance, training, counseling, and specialized services to the small business community.
Match
Statutory Formula: Title 13, Part 130, Subpart 100,Public Law 96-302.15 U.S.C. � 648(a)(4)(C)Additional information available on SBA's website at www.sba.gov.
Who in Tennessee has won this program
3 awards to Tennessee groups since 2023. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro, Rutherford County | $2.7M | 2024 |
| Middle Tennessee State University | Murfreesboro, Rutherford County | $2.7M | 2023 |
| State of Tennessee | Nashville | $2.7M spent that year | 2025 |
Source: USAspending.gov, Federal Audit Clearinghouse.
Tennessee groups that got this money through a state agency or another organization
This federal money also reaches local groups as pass-through grants. 15 pass-through grants on file. Largest shown:
| Past winner | Where | Through | Amount | Fiscal year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pellissippi State Community College | Knoxville, Knox County | Middle Tennessee State University | $230K | 2023 |
| Southwest TN Community College | Memphis, Shelby County | Middle Tennessee State University | $225K | 2023 |
| East Tennessee State University | Johnson City, Washington County | Middle Tennessee State University | $214K | 2023 |
| Chattanooga State Community College | Chattanooga, Hamilton County | Middle Tennessee State University | $205K | 2023 |
| Upper Cumberland Development District | Cookeville, Putnam County | Tennessee Technological University | $165K spent that year | 2025 |
| Tennessee State University | Nashville, Davidson County | Middle Tennessee State University | $163K | 2023 |
| Tennessee Tech University | Cookeville, Putnam County | Middle Tennessee State University | $162K | 2023 |
| Upper Cumberland Development District | Cookeville, Putnam County | Tennessee Technological University | $158K spent that year | 2023 |
| Cleveland State Community College | Cleveland, Bradley County | Middle Tennessee State University | $146K | 2023 |
| Austin Peay State University | Clarksville, Montgomery County | Middle Tennessee State University | $97K | 2024 |
| Austin Peay State University | Clarksville, Montgomery County | Middle Tennessee State University | $97K | 2023 |
| Volunteer State Community College | Gallatin, Sumner County | Middle Tennessee State University | $94K | 2023 |
Source: USAspending.gov pass-through reports (the first recipient reports each one of $30,000 or more).