Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
See how your business can participate in Georgia’s DBE Program.
Category:
Business Certifications
Provider Organization:
U.S. Department of Transportation
Website:
Eligibility:
Free
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Requirements
The firm is a for-profit business that performs or seeks to perform transportation-related work (or a concession activity) for a recipient of Federal Transit Administration, Federal Highway Administration, or Federal Aviation Administration funds.
The firm is at least 51% owned by a socially and economically disadvantaged individual(s) who also controls it.
The firm’s disadvantaged owners are U.S. citizens or lawfully admitted permanent residents of the U.S.
The firm meets the Small Business Administration’s size standard and does not exceed $23.98 million in gross annual receipts for DBE.
Benefits
Certification is a way for your business to participate in Georgia’s DBE Program. Certification gives groups that have been historically under-represented in the construction contracting industry a chance to work on Georgia DOT federally funded highway projects; each of these projects have goals for DBE business participation.