MBDA Specialty Center Program
Funds specialty centers supporting minority entrepreneurs in advanced manufacturing, exports, procurement, and reintegration pathways.
The MBDA Specialty Center Program (CFDA 11.802) is a federal cooperative agreement program administered by the U.S. Minority Business Development Agency under the Department of Commerce, authorized by the Minority Business Development Act of 2021 (15 USC 9521, Public Law 117-58). The program awards five-year cooperative agreements to intermediary organizations to operate industry-specific Specialt…
Funds intermediary organizations to operate MBDA industry-specific specialty centers focused on advanced manufacturing, export assistance, federal procurement, women of color entrepreneurship, and returning citizen entrepreneurship.
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