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Multiple Interest Groups
Several opportunities exist within the federal government that span across minority, women, and other entrepreneurships. The following listings are organized by topic or supporting federal agency.
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Department Of Justice Opportunities |
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The Department of Justice has numerous business opportunities that it specifically awards to small, small disadvantaged, small women-owned, and veteran-owned businesses as contractors and subcontractors. |
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Department Of Transportation: General Opportunities |
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General information and a listing of services, programs, and transportation-related contracting opportunities provided to small businesses (including veteran-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, HUBZone, disadvantaged, and women-owned). |
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Department Of Transportation: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program |
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Information on the Department of Transportation's DBE Program, which requires recipients of the Department's federal financial assistance—namely state and local transportation agencies—to establish goals for the participation of disadvantaged entrepreneurs and certify the eligibility of DBE firms to participate in their contracts. |
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National Institute Of Standards And Technology (NIST) Opportunities |
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NIST's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is highly competitive, encourages small business to explore their technological potential, and provides the incentive to profit from its commercialization. By including qualified small businesses in the nation's research and development (R&D) arena, high-tech innovation is stimulated and the United States gains entrepreneurial spirit as it meets its specific research and development needs. |
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Opportunities |
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NOAA's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program supports creative advanced research in scientific and engineering areas that encourages the conversion of Government-funded research into a commercial application. SBIR awards lead to new technology, major breakthroughs, innovative new products, and next-generation products or processes. Objectives of this program include stimulating technological innovation in the private sector and strengthening the role of small business in meeting Federal research and development (R&D) needs. This program also seeks to foster and encourage participation by socially and economically disadvantaged and women-owned small businesses. |
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