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MBDA-OBD-2021-2006874: Fiscal Year 2021 Broad Agency Announcement: Minority Colleges and Universities

Closed Closed August 16, 2021 Opportunity MBDA-OBD-2021-2006874 ☆ Save

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• Award ceiling$300,000
• Award floor$300,000
• Total funding$1.5 million
• Expected awards5
• Cost sharingNot required
• Funding typeGrant

Key dates

Who can apply

This opportunity was open to the applicants described in the notice.

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

Eligible applicants include the following institutions of higher education: Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)(as defined in 20 USC §1061), Hispanic Service Institutions (HSIs)(as defined in 20 USC § 1101a), Tribal Colleges and University (TCUs) (as defined in 20 USC 1059c), Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions (NHSIs)(as defined in 20 USC § 1059d(b)), and Alaska Native Serving Institutions (ANSIs)(as defined in 20 USC § 1059d(b)) of higher learning with existing minority entrepreneurship or related programs.

Is this a realistic fit?

• Past MBDA Specialty Center Program awards averaged $985,563; this notice allows up to $300,000 per award.
• Most of the program's money (50% over five years) went to nonprofits.
• No cost sharing or match is required.

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 (MBEs). This notice also provides the public with information and guidelines on how MBDA will select proposals and administer discretionary Federal assistance under this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA). Pre-Application Teleconference: MBDA will conduct a pre-application teleconference on August 3, 2021 Eastern Time. The time of the pre-application teleconference is 2:00pm – 3:00pm Eastern Daylight Time. Participants must register at least 24 hours in advance of the teleconference. Please visit the MBDA Internet Portal at www.mbda.gov for more information.

Category: Environment, Natural Resources, Science and Technology and other Research and Development.

Applying now

This notice no longer takes applications. Agencies often post the same opportunity again under a new number, so check the program's notices on Grants.gov and the similar open grants below.

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