Description
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), Office of the Secretary (OST), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), announces the availability of funding under Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) Number OST/OSDBU-2026-SBTTAC-Region 1-FY2026-1 to establish and operate the Region 1 Small Business Transportation Technical Assistance Center (SBTTAC) to provide technical support to small businesses in the designated states. The cooperative agreement is for one award for a 12-month base year with two option years, based on performance. The total funding to be awarded across the six regions is $2.3 million, with Region 1 being awarded $452,420.
• The SBTTAC Program is designed to strengthen the capacity, competitiveness, and readiness of small businesses to compete for and perform on Federal, state, local, and private transportation contracts.
• The program objectives are to ensure consistent, high-quality service delivery, accurate and timely data reporting, compliance with Federal requirements, achievement of program goals and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), and expansion of small business access to capital and financing opportunities needed to compete for and perform on transportation-related contracts.
• The recipient is responsible for a cost-sharing contribution totaling 15% of the Federal Award.
• The program deliverables include capital infusion assistance, individualized business counseling and technical assistance, structured training workshops and transportation-focused educational programming, outreach and stakeholder engagement across the regional transportation ecosystem, and referrals to USDOT programs.