Closed · MBDA-OBD-2021-2006874 · CFDA 11.802 · Discretionary
Fiscal Year 2021 Broad Agency Announcement: Minority Colleges and Universities
Federal grant opportunity posted by Department of Commerce, cataloged on Grants.gov.
- $300K-$300K
- Award range
- Closed
- Status
- August 16, 2021
- Close date
- 5
- Expected awards
The verdict
Fiscal Year 2021 Broad Agency Announcement: Minority Colleges and Universities is a closed discretionary listing from Department of Commerce that offered $300,000 -- $300,000 across 5 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 898 other opportunities from Department of Commerce.
- $300K-$300K
- award range
- Closed
- application status
- 5
- expected awards
- 11.802
- CFDA program
Archived opportunity record
Fiscal Year 2021 Broad Agency Announcement: M… is closed (last close August 16, 2021). 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 August 16, 2021
Est. Total Funding
$1,500,000
Expected Awards
5
Instrument
Grant
Description
This notice requests applications for programs aligned with the Minority Business Development Agency’s (MBDA) strategic plans and mission goals to service minority business enterprises (MBEs). This notice also provides the public with information and guidelines on how MBDA will select proposals and administer discretionary Federal assistance under this Broad Agency Announcement (BAA). Pre-Application Teleconference: MBDA will conduct a pre-application teleconference on August 3, 2021 Eastern Time. The time of the pre-application teleconference is 2:00pm – 3:00pm Eastern Daylight Time. Participants must register at least 24 hours in advance of the teleconference. Please visit the MBDA Internet Portal at www.mbda.gov for more information.
Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · MBDA-OBD-2021-2006874
Grants.gov marks Fiscal Year 2021 Broad Agency Announcement: M… 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
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Agency Contact
Ms. Nakita Chambers MBDA Program Manager U.S. Department of Commerce Tel: 202-482-0065
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What to do next
Fiscal Year 2021 Broad Agency Announcement: M… is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.
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