# Assistance to Small and Disadvantaged Businesses (20.910)

Source: https://welltoldgrants.com/programs/20-910-assistance-to-small-and-disadvantaged-businesses/  
Publisher: Well Told Grants. Data: USAspending.gov and Grants.gov, updated November 7, 2026.

Assistance to Small and Disadvantaged Businesses is run by Department of Transportation. From fiscal 2021 to 2025 it awarded $10.3 million in 22 grants, about $470,309 per award.

## Objectives

The Small Business Transportation Resource Centers (SBTRCs) are administered under the Minority Resource Center (MRC) Program codified at 49 U.S.C. § 332(b) (4), (5) & (7). This statute directs the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT), through its Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), to provide assistance, advocacy, and outreach to small businesses in the transportation industry. The MRC fulfills this mandate through business training, technical assistance, access to capital, and opportunities for participation in transportation-related projects and contracts.
Funding to carry out the MRC Program and its related initiatives, including the SBTRCs, is provided through annual appropriations by Congress to the USDOT Office of the Secretary (OST) under the budget heading: “Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), Minority Resource Center (MRC).

## Funding by fiscal year

| Year | Amount | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $2.5 million | 10 |
| 2022 | $2.5 million | 13 |
| 2023 | $1.2 million | 10 |
| 2024 | $4.2 million | 13 |
| 2025 | -$30,478 | 7 |

## Largest recipients

| Recipient | State | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Research Foundation of the City University of New York | New York | $1.4 million |
| Hoya Foundation | Colorado | $1.2 million |
| National Institute of Minority Economic Development | North Carolina | $1.1 million |
| The Enterprise Center Community Development Corporation | Pennsylvania | $1.0 million |
| Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce | Texas | $995,283 |
| The Mexican American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois, Inc. | Illinois | $950,456 |
| Greater Atlanta Economic Alliance, Inc. | Georgia | $785,767 |
| California Asian Pacific Chamber of Commerce | California | $726,003 |
| Florida Business Development Council Inc. | Florida | $459,072 |
| Center for Business Employment Development | Washington | $451,010 |
| Women's Business Development Center, Inc. | Illinois | $450,650 |
| Wow Women of Wisdom Tricities | Washington | $435,625 |
| Miami Dade College | Florida | $301,451 |
| Helping Hand Community Development Corporation, Inc. | Arkansas | $116,478 |