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The MBDA Women’s Entrepreneurship Program (Program or WEP) is designed to improve the entrepreneurial outcomes of MBEs, including entrepreneurs at all stages of business development, from ideation to established businesses. While MBDA encourages applicants to include in their proposal services that address barriers traditionally experienced by women entrepreneurs, all MBEs are eligible to receive services under this Program. This notice requests applications from qualified organizations that have the expertise to provide a range of services including counseling, training, and technical assistance to launch, sustain, obtain capital for, and scale their ventures.
Funding Opportunity Number: MBDA-OBC-2025-1002156. Assistance Listing: 11.802. Funding Instrument: CA. Category: ST.
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Or search similar grants →According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Eligible applicants: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification). The organization must be a private nonprofit organization as described in paragraph (3), (4), (5), or (6) of section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a); andThe organization must provide – as a primary activity of the organization – services to minority business enterprises, whether through education, making grants or loans, or other similar activities. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The published deadline was February 3, 2025, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Yes — MBDA Women’s Entrepreneurship Program is offered by Minority Business Development Agency and this listing comes from Grants.gov, an official U.S. federal source. Federal applications generally require registrations (for example SAM.gov or an agency submission portal), so allow extra lead time.
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