[StBernard] GOSDAA offers assistance to Local Companies affected by the BP Oil Spill

[Westley Annis]

GOSDAA offers assistance to 

Local Companies affected by the BP Oil Spill

 

Gulf Spill Disaster Adjustment Assistance Center (GOSDAA) was established to
provide assistance to small businesses located within 60 geographic miles
from the coast/marshes of Louisiana and Texas that have been affected by the
British Petroleum 2010 oil spill. Service companies, manufacturers,
retailers and wholesalers are eligible to apply.

 

If your company has experienced a decline in sales or employment levels due
to the adverse effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, you may qualify
for technical assistance in marketing, manufacturing, engineering, employee
training, information management or new product development from the Gulf
Oil Spill Disaster Adjustment Assistance (GOSDAA) program. This program
provides management and technical assistance to U.S. Gulf Coast firms that
qualify for adjustment assistance as a result of the oil spill disaster that
took place in 2010.

 

Adverse consequences include 5% or greater loss of sales or employment
levels from April to December 2010 compared to 2009 during that same period
of time. Qualifying companies will need to have been operating at least
since January 1, 2008.

 

Assistance consists of a maximum grant of up to $30,000 which requires a
dollar-to-dollar match by the company.

 

GOSDAA could pay for consulting services in the following areas:

*	Marketing (Web Site Development, Trade Show Booth, Brochure and
Catalog Designs, Strategic Plan, Industrial and Market Research) 
*	Quality Systems (ISO 9000, ISO 14000, API, AES, Six Sigma) 
*	Software Customization (MIS,CNC,CRM) 
*	Supply Chain Solutions Lean Manufacturing Engineering (Product,
Finite Element, Analysis/Design,Research and Development) 
*	Training (Safety, Sales and Communication, Software, Trade Specific,
Skill Development

The GOSDAA program is operated by the University of Texas at San Antonio
Institute for Economic Development and is funded by the U.S. Department of
Commerce Economic Development Administration. Please contact GOSDAA Project
Managers or go to www.gosdaa.org
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Ruperto Chavarri, GOSDAA Project Manager

Ph: 985-851-2900, Ext. 4010

Email: ruperto.chavarri at utsa.edu <mailto:ruperto.chavarri at utsa.edu> 

 

Carolyn Smith, GOSDAA Project Manager

Ph: 985-851-2900, Ext. 4002

Email: carolyn.smith at utsa.edu

 

 

 

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