Closed · MBDA-OBD-2020-2006443 · CFDA 11.805 · Discretionary
Enterprising Women of Color
Federal grant opportunity posted by Department of Commerce, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $500K-$500K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- May 30, 2020
- Close date
- 3
- Expected awards
The verdict
Enterprising Women of Color is a closed discretionary listing from Department of Commerce that offered $500,000 -- $500,000 across 3 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 898 other opportunities from Department of Commerce.
- $500K-$500K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 3
- expected awards
- 11.805
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Enterprising Women of Color is closed (last close May 30, 2020). Check the agency catalog for replacement NOFOs. Department of Commerce still indexes 898 other opportunities here.
According to Grants.gov (extract vintage 2026-08-10), this record reflects the officially published listing. See methodology.
Deadline tracker
Application window closed
Closed May 30, 2020
Est. Total Funding
$3,000,000
Expected Awards
3
Instrument
Grant
Description
The purpose of this notice is to request applications for special projects and programs associated with the Minority Business Development Agency’s (MBDA) strategic plans and mission goals, as well as to provide the general public with information and guidelines on how MBDA will select proposals and administer discretionary Federal assistance under this Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO).
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · MBDA-OBD-2020-2006443
Grants.gov marks Enterprising Women of Color with a catch-all / unrestricted eligibility code (Others (see official listing text)). Read the official announcement text for the real applicant filter — the code alone is not a door list. The extract does not mark applicant cost-sharing as required. Instrument: Grant. Funding-activity codes span Environment · Natural Resources · Science and Technology / R&D (ENV;NR;ST). This eligibility-code string dominates the Department of Commerce book (689 peers, 77% of 899).
- Code 25
- Others (see official listing text)
Codes are Grants.gov eligibility category values from the extract vintage 2026-08-10. Confirm the full eligibility statement on the official listing or the Grants.gov eligibility reference.
Official Listing on Grants.gov
View full details, application forms, and submission instructions.
Agency Contact
Nakita Chambers MBDA Program Manager U.S. Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Ave., N.W., Room 5079 Washington, DC 20230 Email: nchambers@mbda.gov Tel: 202-482-0065
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What to do next
Enterprising Women of Color is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
- Browse open federal opportunities in the same category when this listing is closed. Open opportunities
- Look up CFDA 11.805 across all indexed listings before you commit to this opportunity alone. Eligibility finder
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