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Federal funding will support MBDA Specialty Centers with an emphasis on advanced manufacturing, exporting, and federal contracting. WASHINGTON (August 25, 2021) — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) awarded $3.7 million in federal funding to nine (9) gra...
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The Opportunity Project: Census Bureau’s Innovation Model Continues to Expand Through Post-COVID-19 Challenges
July 15, 2021
Each year, the U.S. Census Bureau brings together cross-sector collaborators during The Opportunity Project’s (TOP) technology development sprints to come up with ways to use data and technology to solve some of the world’s biggest challenges. TOP is led by the Census Bureau’s Census Open Innovatio... -
WASHINGTON, JUNE 7, 2021 – The U.S Department of Commerce and the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) are pleased to announce the opening of major grant competitions in connection with its American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Project. “The American Indian, Alaska Native and N...
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Minority Business Development Agency Announces Grant Competition in Minority Business Enterprise Equity Multiplier Project
June 04, 2021
WASHINGTON, JUNE 4, 2021 – The U.S Department of Commerce and the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) are pleased to announce the opening of a major grant competition in connection with its Minority Business Enterprise Equity Multiplier Project. “Systemic barriers to business capital and eq... -
Minority Business Development Agency to present MED Week Honors in September. WASHINGTON, MAY 25, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is currently accepting nominations for their 2021 National Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week Awards. These p...
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An Open Letter from Edith J. McCloud, Acting National Director, Minority Business Development Agency
May 06, 2021
Dear Friends, As we embark upon our celebration of Asian Pacific & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the Minority Business Development Agency will chronicle the contributions Asian Americans and Native Hawaiian Pacific Islanders have made to a very broad cross-section of businesses and industrie... -
A Proclamation on Asian American and Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander Heritage Month, 2021
April 30, 2021
This May, during Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we recognize the history and achievements of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPIs) across our Nation. In the midst of a difficult year of pain and fear, we reflect on the tradition of le... -
From The White House: New Small Business And Non-Profit Tax Credit For Vaccination Support
April 23, 2021
Keep employees safe by offering paid leave Thanks to the American Rescue Plan, immediate tax credits are available through most of 2021 to businesses that offer their employees paid sick and family leave. You could see these credits in your bottom line as soon as your next quarterly filing. These c... -
Highlights from the AAPI Small Business Forum
April 02, 2021
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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s MBDA Announces National MED Week Virtual Conference
September 13, 2020
2020 National Minority Business Award Winners to be honored during Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week WASHINGTON (September 13, 2020) — Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) proudly announced that it will host the 2020 National MED Week Confere... -
Minority Business Development Agency Awards $5.1 million in Grants
October 23, 2020
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) awarded $5.1 million in grants to 11 organizations under three Agency initiatives—the Entrepreneurship Education for Formerly Incarcerated Persons, the MBDA Enterprising Women of Color Business Center, and the Inner-City I... -
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) President and Chairman Kimberly A. Reed delivered prerecorded remarks today to more than 350 registrants of a webinar sponsored in partnership with the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (link is exter...
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