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Minority & Women Business Enterprise Certification Program - Finance and Administration Cabinet Minority & Women Business Enterprise Certification Program Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Contract Compliance Minority & Women Business Enterprise Certification Program Click for: Application & Instructions The Minority and Women Business Enterprise (MWBE) Certification Program encourages growth among Kentucky businesses owned by women and minorities and assists those businesses with expanding their markets.
The certification also allows minority and women owned businesses to compete for work in states outside of the Commonwealth of Kentucky that require certification by a statewide body. The program is a critical component for creating, maintaining, and promoting Kentucky’s valuable women and minority owned businesses.
The Minority and Women Business Enterprise Certification Program, along with Kentucky’s SMALL BUSINESS CONNECTion Database, helps facilitate the development of women and minority owned businesses in Kentucky. Thank you for your interest in this important program. We wish you well as you go through the process.
Please know that staff members are ready and eager to assist you. MWBE Certified Business Listing (EXCEL) MWBE Certified Business Listing (PDF) COVID-19 Guidance & Resources www. SBA.
gov/coronavirus for more information on SBA’s assistance to small businesses. Kentucky’s Small Business CONNECTion Kentucky Procurement Technical Assistance Center eProcurement Kentucky One Stop Business Portal Federal Small Business Administration Kentucky Cabinet for Economic Development Kentucky's Speed to Market Do you need help with the application? If you have any questions, please call (502) 564-2875 or send email Finance.
MWBE@ky. gov . For individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or speech impaired, please call the Kentucky Relay Service at 7-1-1 or toll free: Speech to Speech: 1-888-244-6111 Spanish to Spanish: 1-866-490-4403 Minority & Women Business Enterprise Certification Program How Will This Help My Business?
Application and Instructions Frequently Asked Questions Minority & Women Business Enterprise Certification Program Finance. MWBE@ky. gov For the hearing impaired, please call the Kentucky Relay Service at (800) 648-6056 or 711.
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The purpose of this FOA is to provide funding for up to four (4) Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) that will provide entrepreneurial development services to Native American communities, focusing on supplying services to socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in locations that are outside of the geographical areas of existing SBA resources. Eligible applicants must be Tribal Colleges and Universities as defined in the Higher Education Act HEA 316 (U.S.C. 1059c). Funding Opportunity Number: SB-GC7J-23-002. Assistance Listing: 59.007. Funding Instrument: G. Category: BC,ED. Award Amount: Up to $250K per award.
The purpose of this FOA is to provide funding for up to two (2) private, non-profit organizations that will provide entrepreneurial development services to women, with an emphasis on socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in locations that are outside of the geographical areas of existing WBCs for the District of Columbia (DC) and the State of Oregon. There will be one award for each location. Eligible applicants must be private, non-profit organizations with 501(c) tax exempt status from the U.S. Treasury’s Internal Revenue Service and must provide services to the District of Columbia (DC) and State of Oregon. Funding Opportunity Number: SB-OEDWB-23-002. Assistance Listing: 59.043. Funding Instrument: G. Category: BC,CD,RD. Award Amount: $75K – $150K per award.
Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs Phase I is sponsored by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The USDA SBIR/STTR programs support small businesses in creating innovative, disruptive technologies with commercial potential or societal benefit, including projects dealing with agriculturally-related manufacturing and alternative and renewable energy technologies. Specialty tubing could be relevant for agricultural equipment or renewable energy systems.