Scout | SBA FY26 WBC Modernization Initiative: Lead Center grants for women’s business support networks

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SBA FY26 WBC Modernization Initiative: Lead Center grants for women’s business support networks

The SBA is inviting proposals to modernize and align Women’s Business Centers by creating a Lead Center model supported by Service Centers. Awardees will design and deliver coordinated statewide or territory-wide business services for local entrepreneurs, with responsibilities tied to the state where they will serve as Lead Center. Funding is limited to eligible applicants in Florida, Louisian…

Source

Agency: Small Business Administration

Award

Award Ceiling: $2.1M

Award Floor: $250,000

Dates

Open Date: July 10, 2026

Close Date: August 10, 2026

Eligibility

location:florida

location:louisiana

location:pennsylvania

location:tennessee

location:texas

location:wyoming

nonprofit

small_business

Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education

Keywords

women business centers

sba grants

lead center model

business services

statewide programs

small business support

economic development

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