Minority Colleges and Universities

Agency: Department of Commerce

11.802 -- Minority Business Resource Development

Archived opportunityLast Updated: May 13, 2026

Description

This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) requests applications from eligible institutions of higher educations for proposals to develop and implement programs for the education and training of undergraduate students in subjects directly relating to successful entrepreneurship. The proposals must align with the Minority Business Development Agency’s strategic mission goals to support minority business enterprises (MBEs), including building a diverse entrepreneurial pipeline to grow the number of MBEs, and the Administration’s strategic priority to advance racial equity and support for underserved communities through the Federal government.

Pre-Application Teleconference: MBDA will conduct a series of pre-application teleconferences at 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on May 5th, 12th, and 19th, 2022. Participants must register at least 24 hours in advance of the teleconference. Please visit the MBDA website at www.mbda.gov to register and additional information.

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Miscellaneous

Other

Additional information

Eligible applicants include the following institutions of higher education: • Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) (otherwise known as Part B Institutions as defined in 20 USC § 1061) • Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) (as defined in 20 U.S.C. § 1101a) • Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) (as defined in 20 U.S.C. § 1059c) • Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions (NHSIs) (as defined in 20 U.S.C. § 1059d(b)) • Alaska Native Serving Institutions (ANSIs) (as defined in 20 USC § 1059d(b)) Note: Projects must be located in the U.S. or any U.S. territory, including Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. MBDA is not authorized to provide awards to individuals under this BAA, and applications from individuals will not be considered under this request. Award funds cannot be used to make investments in individual businesses.

Grantor contact information

Description

Nakita Chambers MBDA Program Manager U.S. Department of Commerce 202-482-0065

Email

Work

nchambers@mbda.gov

Documents

File name	Description	Last updated
MBDA-OBD-2022-2007301_Explanatory_Rev.pdf	Explanatory Statement	Jun 1, 2022 10:18 PM UTC
MSI_MBDA-OBD-2022-2007301_6_1_22.pdf	Full Announcement	Jun 2, 2022 05:03 AM UTC

Link to additional information

Archived: June 24, 2022

Application process

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Award

$1,804,266

Program Funding

Expected awards

$300,711

Award Minimum

$300,711

Award Maximum

Funding opportunity number:

MBDA-OBD-2022-2007301

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

Category of Funding Activity:

Science technology and other research and development

Natural resources

Environment

Category Explanation:

History

Version:

Posted date:

April 25, 2022

Archive date:

June 24, 2022