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gov Maintenance Calendar MBDA Women’s Entrepreneurship Program Minority Business Development Agency Document Type:Grants Notice Funding Opportunity Number:MBDA-OBC-2025-1002156 Funding Opportunity Title:MBDA Women’s Entrepreneurship Program Opportunity Category:Discretionary Opportunity Category Explanation: Funding Instrument Type:Cooperative Agreement Category of Funding Activity:Science and Technology and other Research and Development Expected Number of Awards:10 Assistance Listings:11.
802 -- Minority Business Resource Development Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:No Last Updated Date:Feb 03, 2025 Original Closing Date for Applications:Mar 17, 2025 Current Closing Date for Applications:Feb 03, 2025 Archive Date:Mar 05, 2025 Estimated Total Program Funding: Eligible Applicants:Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification) Additional Information on Eligibility: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.
## Additional Information Agency Name:Minority Business Development Agency Description: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. Link to Additional Information:[](https://grants.
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