MBDA Rural Business Center Program
- Posted
- January 15, 2025
- Closed
- February 3, 2025
- Expected awards
- 50
- Cost sharing
- No
- Instrument
- Cooperative Agreement
- Assistance listing
- 11.805
- Archives
- March 5, 2025
Program funding history
Awards made under Assistance Listing 11.805 across FY2025–FY2027, from public federal spending records.
- FY2025 obligated
- $2.6M
- FY2026 obligated
- $6.1M
- FY2027 (to date) obligated
- $0
- Awards in window
- 43
Top recipients: Prairie View A&m University, Southern University and a & M College, Fayetteville State University, Business Outreach Center Network, Inc., New England Business Growth Collective, Inc.
Source: USAspending.gov · refreshed October 2026 · Program page: awards, recipients and the opportunities under this listing →
Synopsis
The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), a bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce, through the Rural MBDA Business Center Program, will provide awards to support technical assistance, capacity building, and entrepreneurial development services to rural Minority Business Enterprises (RMBEs) at all stages, from ideation to maturity.
Who can apply
- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Under the MBDA Act (15 USC 9551), eligible applicants are limited to: (1) a “minority-serving institution” (as defined by 15 U.S.C. 9551(5)), or(2) a “consortium of higher education institutions that is led by a minority-serving institution.” Under 15 U.S.C. 9551(5), the term “minority-serving institution” is defined as an institution described in any of paragraphs (1) through (7) of section 371(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1067q(a)) (detailed below). Note: In a consortium application, there must be a designated lead applicant; the lead applicant would enter into the award agreement with MBDA and assume primary operational and financial responsibility for completing the project should an award be made. The lead applicant must be a “minority-serving institution” as defined by 15 U.S.C. 9551(5). Requests from individuals will not be considered for funding. See Section III.A, below.
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