[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 33 (Thursday, February 19, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7725-7726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-3529]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Minority Business Development Agency

[Docket No. 000724217-4054-08]


Solicitation of Applications for the Minority Business 
Development Center (MBDC) Program

AGENCY: Minority Business Development Agency.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Minority Business Development Agency is revising the 
announcement soliciting competitive applications to operate its 
Minority Business Development Center (MBDC) Program published on 
Wednesday, February 11, 2004 (69 FR 6642). The original solicitation is 
amended to correct the funding level of the Illinois Statewide MBDC.

DATES: The closing date for applications for each MBDC project is March 
10, 2004.
    MBDA anticipates that awards for the MBDC program will be made with 
a start date of April 1, 2004. Completed applications for the MBDC 
program must be (1) mailed (USPS postmark) to the address below; or (2) 
received by MBDA no later than 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. 
Applications postmarked later than the closing date or received after 
the closing date and time will not be considered.

ADDRESSES: Applicants must submit one signed original plus two (2) 
copies of the application. Completed application packages must be 
submitted to: Office of Business Development, Minority Business 
Development Center Program Office, Office of Executive Secretariat, 
HCHB, Room 5063, Minority Business Development Agency, U.S. Department 
of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20230.
    If the application is hand-delivered by the applicant or his/her 
representative, one signed original plus two (2) copies of the 
application must be delivered to Room 1874, which is located at 
Entrance 10, 15th Street, NW., between Pennsylvania and 
Constitution Avenues.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information, contact the 
MBDA National Enterprise Center (NEC) for the geographic service area 
in which the project will be located or visit MBDA's Minority Business 
Internet Portal (MBDA Portal) at http://www.mbda.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Minority Business Development Agency 
revises its announcement soliciting competitive applications to operate 
its Minority Business Development Center (MBDC) Program published on 
Wednesday, February 11, 2004 (69 FR 6642) to amend the funding level 
for the Illinois Statewide MBDC.
    On page 6643, a typographical error appears under the heading 
``Geographic Service Area''. The notice incorrectly states that the 
cost of performance for each of the two remaining 12-month funding 
periods from January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2006, is estimated 
$283,058 and that the Federal amount is $240,599. The application must 
include a minimum cost share of 15% or $42,459 in non-Federal 
Contributions. This notice clarifies that the cost of performance for 
each of the two remaining 12-month funding periods from January 1, 2005 
to December 31, 2006, is estimated at $352,941 and that the Federal 
amount is $300,000 per each 12-month period. The application must 
include a minimum cost share of 15% or $52,941 in non-Federal 
contributions.
    On page 6643 of the Federal Register notice, the Geographic Service 
Area for the MBDC Program has been amended to reflect the following 
changes for the Illinois Statewide MBDC:
    Contingent upon the availability of Federal funds, the cost of 
performance for the first funding period from April 1, 2004 to December 
31, 2004 is estimated at $212,293. The total Federal amount is 
$180,449. The application must include a minimum cost share of 15% or 
$31,844 in non-Federal contributions. Contingent upon the availability 
of Federal funds, the cost of performance for each of two (2) remaining 
12-month funding periods from January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2006, is 
estimated at $352,941. The total Federal amount is $300,000. The 
application must include a minimum

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cost share of 15% or $52,941 in non-Federal contributions.
    All other provisions in the original solicitation published on 
Wednesday, February 11, 2004 (69 FR 6642) remain the same.

    Dated: February 12, 2004.
Juanita E. Berry,
Federal Register Liaison, Minority Business Development Agency.
[FR Doc. 04-3529 Filed 2-18-04; 8:45 am]
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