Closed · MBDA-OBD-2022-2007301 · CFDA 11.802 · Discretionary

Minority Colleges and Universities

Federal grant opportunity posted by Department of Commerce, cataloged on Grants.gov.

$301K-$301K
Award range
Closed
Status
June 7, 2022
Close date
6
Expected awards

The verdict

Minority Colleges and Universities is a closed discretionary listing from Department of Commerce that offered $300,711 -- $300,711 across 6 expected awards. Future funding cycles may be published under the same CFDA number. PlainGrants indexes 898 other opportunities from Department of Commerce.

$301K-$301K
award range
Closed
application status
6
expected awards
11.802
CFDA program

Archived opportunity record

Minority Colleges and Universities is closed (last close June 7, 2022). 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 June 7, 2022

Posted Apr 25 Closes Jun 7

Est. Total Funding

$1,804,266

Expected Awards

6

Instrument

Cooperative Agreement

Description

This Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) requests applications from eligible institutions of higher educations for proposals to develop and implement programs for the education and training of undergraduate students in subjects directly relating to successful entrepreneurship. The proposals must align with the Minority Business Development Agency’s strategic mission goals to support minority business enterprises (MBEs), including building a diverse entrepreneurial pipeline to grow the number of MBEs, and the Administration’s strategic priority to advance racial equity and support for underserved communities through the Federal government.Pre-Application Teleconference: MBDA will conduct a series of pre-application teleconferences at 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on May 5th, 12th, and 19th, 2022. Participants must register at least 24 hours in advance of the teleconference. Please visit the MBDA website at www.mbda.gov to register and additional information.

Catch-all / unrestricted eligibility mark · MBDA-OBD-2022-2007301

Grants.gov marks Minority Colleges and Universities 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: Cooperative Agreement. 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.

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Agency Contact

Nakita Chambers MBDA Program Manager U.S. Department of Commerce 202-482-0065

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What to do next

Minority Colleges and Universities is closed; use the parent program and agency catalog for the next funding cycle.

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