technical assistance, or provide a special level of effort or service in the delivery of access to capital and other forms of financial assistance, and business training and counseling, to socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses in order to provide opportunity for successful and full participation in the free enterprise system. Types of management and technical assistance may include accounting, marketing, proposal preparation workshops and industry specific technical assistance, or access to capital and other forms of financial assistance and business training and counseling. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Applicant Eligibility: State and local governments, educational institutions, public or private organizations and businesses, lending and financial institutions and sureties, Indian tribes and individuals that have the capability to provide the necessary assistance, as described in each program solicitation announcement. Beneficiary Eligibility: Socially and economically disadvantaged persons and businesses owned and operated by participants in the 8(a) program, (59.006) businesses operating in areas of low-income or high- unemployment, and firms owned by low-income individuals. Credentials/Documentation: As specified in the individual "Request for Application Proposals." Costs will be determined in accordance with OMB Circular No. A-87 for State and local governments and OMB circular No. A-21 for educational institutions. 203
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