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Account	Description	FY07 GAA	FY08 GAA
7007-0800	Small Business Development Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst For a grant for the state match for a small business development center; provided, that no funds shall be expended from this item until such time as the United States Small Business Administration has made a payment or has executed a contract to pay the University of Massachusetts at Amherst for the operation of the center; provided further, that the funds expended from this item shall not exceed 25 per cent of the gross operating cost of said center; provided further, that not more than $300,000 of the amount appropriated herein shall be expended for the purpose of operating federal procurement technical assistance services within said center; provided further, that the services shall include, but not be limited to, assisting businesses in securing federal contracts, obtaining contract financing, generating responses to requests-for-proposals, interpreting bid documents, providing educational workshops and seminars and for the electronic identification and tracking of federal bid opportunities; provided further, that the expenditure of said $300,000 shall be subject to the receipt of matching funds from federal or private sources, including the United States Department of Defense; and provided further, that quarterly expenditure reports shall be filed with the house and senate committees on ways and means	1,204,286	1,204,286

 
 

HISTORICAL SPENDING CATEGORIES ($000)

SPENDING CATEGORY	FY04 Spending	FY05 Spending	FY06 Spending	FY07 Spending	FY08 GAA
Aid to Cities & Towns	1,146	1,113	1,113	1,204	1,204
TOTAL	1,146	1,113	1,113	1,204	1,204

* FY07 Projected Spending includes the budget plus nearly $1 billion in spending from FY06 supplemental budgets.

 

 

Earmarks

EARMARK DESCRIPTION	FY08
Federal Procurement Technical Assistance for small businesses	300,000