# MBDA Business Center Program

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/grants/mbda-obd-2021-2006809-mbda-business-center-program/  
Official notice: https://www.grants.gov/search-results-detail/331586

> Department of Commerce offered grants of up to $415,000 (at least $375,000) to the applicants described in the notice. It expected to make about 36 awards worth $14.3 million in total. Applications closed on March 17, 2021.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Opportunity number | MBDA-OBD-2021-2006809 |
| Agency | Department of Commerce |
| Status | Forecast |
| Deadline | March 17, 2021 |
| Award ceiling | $415,000 |
| Award floor | $375,000 |
| Expected awards | 36 |
| Total funding | $14.3 million |
| Cost sharing | required |
| Assistance Listings | 11.805 |

## Who can apply

- Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligible applicants include: For-profit entities (including but not limited to sole-proprietorships, partnerships, limited liability companies, and corporations), non-profit organizations, institutions of higher education, commercial organizations, state and local government entities, Tribal governmental entities, and quasi-government entities.

## What the grant funds

This notice requests applications for programs aligned with the Minority Business Development Agency’s (MBDA) strategic plans and mission goals to service minority business enterprises (MBE’s). This notice also provides the public with information and guidelines on how MBDA will select proposals and administer discretionary Federal assistance under this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).This notice requests applications for programs aligned with the Minority Business Development Agency’s (MBDA) strategic plans and mission goals to service minority business enterprises (MBE’s). This notice also provides the public with information and guidelines on how MBDA will select proposals and administer discretionary Federal assistance under this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).

## Questions people ask

### Is MBDA-OBD-2021-2006809 still open?

No. It closed on March 17, 2021.

### Who can apply for MBDA Business Center Program?

Department of Commerce accepted applications from the applicants described in the notice. The notice adds further conditions, so read its eligibility section.

### What is the deadline for MBDA Business Center Program?

Closed March 17, 2021. Applications are no longer accepted; the program's newer notices are on this page when there are any.

### How much funding is available?

Awards of up to $415,000 each. About $14.3 million in total across about 36 awards.

### Who has won MBDA Business Center Program grants before?

The largest recipients over five fiscal years were The Enterprise Center Community Development Corporation, Asian Inc, Business Outreach Center Network, Inc. The program made 122 awards worth $104 million in that time.