Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center (Region 4)

The Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center Region 4 opportunity is a federal discretionary funding opportunity administered by the United States Department of Transportation through the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization. The opportunity is identified as OST-OSDBU-2026-SBTTAC-REGION4-FY2026-1 and is associated with Assistance Listing 20.910, Assistance to Small and Disadvantaged Businesses. The funding instrument is a cooperative agreement, and the listed category of funding activity is Business and Commerce. The Department expects to make one award under this Region 4 opportunity. The purpose of the cooperative agreement is to support an eligible organization in providing outreach to the small business community within its designated region. The selected organization is expected to provide financial and technical assistance, business training programs, business assessment, management training, counseling, marketing and outreach, and dissemination of information. These activities are intended to encourage and assist small businesses in becoming better prepared to compete for, obtain, and manage transportation related contracts and subcontracts funded by the Department of Transportation at the federal, state, and local levels. For purposes of the opportunity, transportation related activities are defined as the maintenance, rehabilitation, restructuring, improvement, or revitalization of any of the nations modes of transportation. The estimated total program funding is 300172, with an award ceiling of 300172 and an award floor of 300172. Because the expected number of awards is one and the floor and ceiling are identical to the estimated total program funding, the listed funding information indicates a single cooperative agreement of 300172. Cost sharing or matching is explicitly required. The provided Grants.gov synopsis does not state the amount, percentage, ratio, or other terms of the required match, so the matching amount must be verified against the full funding announcement before application. Eligible applicants are nonprofits having 501c3 status with the Internal Revenue Service, other than institutions of higher education. The Grants.gov eligibility information repeats this nonprofit eligibility condition and does not identify additional eligible applicant organization types. The opportunity is specifically designated for Region 4, rather than being presented as an unrestricted nationwide opportunity. However, the supplied synopsis does not enumerate the states, territories, or other jurisdictions constituting Region 4, so those jurisdictions should not be inferred from the supplied information. The opportunity was posted on July 31, 2026 and was last updated on August 6, 2026. The original and current closing date for applications is August 30, 2026, and the archive date is September 29, 2026. Applications are submitted through the Grants.gov Apply workspace linked from the opportunity page. No letter of intent, concept paper, preproposal, notice of intent, or other preapplication gating requirement is identified in the supplied synopsis. The source also does not provide application questions, required uploads, evaluation criteria, award notification timing, or a period of performance. No recurring or annually repeating application cycle is stated. The Department also provided an informational session with questions and answers on August 3, 2026, and the supplied opportunity page provides access to a recording of that session. The session is informational rather than a required application gate. Applicants needing assistance accessing the full announcement electronically may contact Steronica Mattocks at steronica.mattocks@dot.gov. No grantor telephone number is provided in the supplied material. As of August 24, 2026, the August 30, 2026 closing date has not passed, so the opportunity is accepting applications and is classified as active.

Align proposed activities with the stated objective of preparing small businesses to compete for, obtain, and manage DOT funded transportation related contracts and subcontracts. Address the stated forms of support, including financial and technical assistance, business training, business assessment, management training, counseling, marketing and outreach, and dissemination of information.