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MBDA Women’s Entrepreneurship Program

Agency: Minority Business Development Agency

Assistance Listings: 11.802 -- Minority Business Resource Development

Last Updated: February 3, 2025

Funding opportunity

Summary

The MBDA Women’s Entrepreneurship Program (Program or WEP) is designed to improve the entrepreneurial outcomes of MBEs, including entrepreneurs at all stages of business development, from ideation to established businesses. While MBDA encourages applicants to include in their proposal services that address barriers traditionally experienced by women entrepreneurs, all MBEs are eligible to receive services under this Program. This notice requests applications from qualified organizations that have the expertise to provide a range of services including counseling, training, and technical assistance to launch, sustain, obtain capital for, and scale their ventures.  

Eligibility

Eligible applicants

Other

Additional information

The organization must be a private nonprofit organization as described in paragraph (3), (4), (5), or (6) of section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a); andThe organization must provide – as a primary activity of the organization – services to minority business enterprises, whether through education, making grants or loans, or other similar activities.

Grantor contact information

Description

Nakita Chambers Grantor nchambers2@mbda.gov

Email

Agency Contact

nchambers2@mbda.gov

Documents

File nameDescriptionLast updated
MBDA_Womens_Entrepreneurship_Program.pdf
MBDA-OBC-2025-1002156 NOFO
Jan 15, 2025 02:20 PM UTC

Link to additional information

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Archived: March 5, 2025

Application process

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Award

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Program Funding

10

Expected awards

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Award Ceiling

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Award Floor

Funding opportunity number:

MBDA-OBC-2025-1002156

Cost sharing or matching requirement:

No

Funding instrument type:

Cooperative agreement

Opportunity Category:

Discretionary

Opportunity Category Explanation:

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Category of Funding Activity:

Science technology and other research and development

Category Explanation:

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History

Version:

5

Posted date:

January 15, 2025

Archive date:

March 5, 2025

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