[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 71 (Thursday, April 12, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18993-18994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9066]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


New Markets Venture Capital Program; Extension of Application 
Deadline

AGENCY: U. S. Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Notice of extension of application deadline.

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SUMMARY: SBA invites applications for designation as a New Markets 
Venture Capital (NMVC) Company and for grant awards available both to 
participants in the NMVC Program and to Specialized Small Business 
Investment Companies. SBA extends its deadline for accepting 
applications from 6:00 p.m. on April 19, 2001 to 4:00 p.m. on May 21, 
2001. Refer to Notice of Funds Availability published in the Federal 
Register, 66 FR 7247 (January 22, 2001) for further information about 
this funding opportunity.

DATES: Applications may be submitted to SBA immediately. The deadline 
for receipt of an application has been extended to 4:00 p.m. EST on May 
21, 2001. Applications received in SBA's offices after that date and 
time will be rejected and returned to the sender.

ADDRESSES: Applications must be sent to Austin Belton, Director, Office 
of New Markets Venture Capital,

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Investment Division, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd 
Street, SW, Washington, DC 20416. Applications sent electronically or 
by facsimile will not be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have any questions about the 
requirements for this program or application procedures, or wish to 
request an application package, contact Austin Belton, Director, Office 
of New Markets Venture Capital, 202-205-7027. Applications and other 
information regarding SBA and its programs may be downloaded from SBA's 
web site at http://www.sba.gov/inv.

    Dated: April 6, 2001.
Harry Haskins,
Acting Associate Administrator for Investment.
[FR Doc. 01-9066 Filed 4-11-01; 8:45 am]
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