Technical Assistance Program 2022 Special Grant Project

Details

Purpose:

A grant program for small business technical assistance centers in the California Technical Assistance Program Network .

Description:

The Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA) at the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) is charged with administering and providing oversight for the Technical Assistance Program (TAP) 2022 Special Grant Project.  This is a one-time Special Projects Announcement for the disbursement of a total of $543,000.00 in additional TAP funding. This announcement details four separate projects; applicants may apply for more than one funding category. This opportunity is open only to current TAP 2024-2025 grantees who also received an award during the TAP 2022-2023 award cycle.

For this opportunity, CalOSBA is seeking proposals that will provide recommendations to CalOSBA for future implementations of technical assistance programming. These recommendations will address any of the following: gaps in service in the State of California, including gaps for underserved communities, programming designed to reduce known disparities, new approaches to accessing markets and capital, and new approaches to increasing utilization of existing technical assistance and capital readiness programs 

This Announcement details four funding categories: Zero Emissions Vehicles (ZEV) and ZEV Infrastructure, Creative Economy, Underserved business groups who have experienced difficulties in obtaining capital, and Neurodivergent youth (18-28) and adults 

See program announcement for full details.

Eligibility Requirements

Eligible Applicants:

  • Nonprofit
  • Other Legal Entity
  • Public Agency

See program announcement for full eligibility criteria.

Eligible Geographies:

State of California

Important Dates

The date (and time, where applicable) by which all applications must be submitted to the grantmaker. Time listed as “00:00” equates to midnight.
The date on which the grantor expects to announce the recipient(s) of the grant.
6/6/2025
The length of time during which the grant money must be utilized.
7/1/2025-12/31/2026

Funding Details

The total projected dollar amount of the grant.
$543,000
A single grant opportunity may represent one or many awards. Some grantors may know in advance the exact number of awards to be given. Others may indicate a range. Some may wish to and wait until the application period closes before determining how many awards to offer; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
1 – 5
Grant opportunities representing multiple awards may offer awards in the same amount or in varied amounts. Some may wish to wait until the application period closes before determining per-award amounts; in this case, a value of “Dependent” will display.
$50,000 – $543,000
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) provide a letter of intent.
Yes ( see Description for details )
Certain grants require that the recipient(s) be able to fully or partially match the grant award amount with another funding source.
100%
The funding source allocated to fund the grant. It may be either State or Federal (or a combination of both), and be tied to a specific piece of legislation, a proposition, or a bond number.
  • State
The manner in which the grant funding will be delivered to the awardee. Funding methods include reimbursements (where the recipient spends out-of-pocket and is reimbursed by the grantor) and advances (where the recipient spends received grant funds directly).
  • Reimbursement(s)

How to Apply

State agencies/departments recommend you read the full grant guidelines before applying.

Resources

For questions about this grant, contact:
CalOSBA Programs, 1-877-345-4633, sbtaep@gobiz.ca.gov