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MBDA Business Center Program

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
Not published

MBDA funds a national network of Business Centers through cooperative agreements. Centres provide free or low-cost consulting on access to capital, contracts and markets to minority-owned businesses; the business itself does not receive a cash award.

Funder

U.S. Minority Business Development Agency, Department of Commerce

public · national

Deadline: Open all year — Centre services are available year-round. MBDA competes new centre cooperative agreements periodically via Grants.gov.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

Services target minority business enterprises, statutorily defined to include businesses owned by socially or economically disadvantaged individuals. Centres generally prioritise firms with revenue above $500,000 seeking contracts or capital.

How to apply

  1. Find your nearest MBDA Business Center on mbda.gov
  2. Register as a client and request advisory services

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · UEI and SAM.gov registration, explained

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.mbda.gov/financial-resources/grants · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.mbda.gov

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