Notice of Funding Availability for the Small Business Transportation Resource Center Program

AGENCY:

Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the Secretary of Transportation (OST), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU).

ACTION:

Notice of Funding Availability; Extension of closing and award dates.

SUMMARY:

This action extends the closing and award dates for a Notice of Funding Availability for the Small Business Transportation Resource Center that was published on June 15, 2012, 77 FR 36034. USDOT OSDBU is extending the closing date to allow eligible entities time to adequately submit a proposal.

DATES:

The submission period for the Notice of Funding Availability published on June 15, 2012 closing on July 16, 2012 is extended until July 31, 2012, 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Also, the notice of award for the competed region on or before August 13, 2012 is extended until August 16, 2012.

ADDRESSES:

Proposals must be electronically submitted to OSDBU via email at SBTRC@dot.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

For further information concerning this notice, contact Ms. Patricia Martin, U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., W56-462, Washington, DC, 20590. Telephone: 1-800-532-1169. Email: patricia.martin@dot.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

In the June 15, 2012 document (Notice No. USDOT-OST-OSDBU-SBTRC2012-10; Docket Number: DOT-OST-2009-0092), the Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the Secretary (OST), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) announces the opportunity for; (1) Business centered community-based organizations; (2) transportation-related trade associations; (3) colleges and universities; (4) community colleges or; (5) chambers of commerce, registered with the Internal Revenue Service as 501 C(6) or 501 C(3) tax-exempt organizations, to compete for participation in OSDBU's Small Business Transportation Resource Center (SBTRC) program in the Central Region.