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| 00-21858 | Solicitation of Applications for the Minority Business Development Center (MBDC) Program | Notice | In accordance with Executive Order 11625 and 15 U.S. C. 1512, the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is soliciting competitive applications from organizations to operate new and enhanced Minority Business Development Centers (MBDC) under its Minority Business Development Center (MBDC) Program. The new and enhanced MBDC Program is the successor to MBDA's Minority Business Development Center (MBDC) Program, for providing general business assistance to minority- owned companies in various markets throughout the United States. In order for their proposals to receive consideration, applicants must comply with all information and requirements contained in this Notice. The MBDC Program represents a significant programmatic and administrative enhancement of MBDA's traditional MBDC Program. In operation since 1982, the MBDCs provide generalized management and technical assistance and business development services to minority business enterprises (MBEs) within their designated geographic service areas. The new and enhanced MBDC program described in this Notice updates the traditional MBDC model by leveraging the full benefit of telecommunications technology, including the Internet, and a variety of online computer resources to dramatically increase the level of service which the MBDCs can provide to their minority business clients. In addition, the MBDC Program guidelines further increase the impact of the MBDC projects by requiring that project operators not only deploy their business assistance services to the minority business public directly, but that they also develop a network of strategic partnerships with third-party organizations located within the geographic service area. These strategic partnerships will be used to expand the reach of the MBDC project into communities and market segments that the project would have limited resources to cover otherwise, and are a key component of this program modification. Individuals eligible for assistance under the MBDC Program are African Americans, Puerto Ricans, Spanish-speaking Americans, Aleuts, Asian Pacific Americans, Asian Indians, Native Americans, Eskimos and Hasidic Jews. No service will be denied to any member of the eligible groups listed above. | 2000-08-28 | 2000 | 8 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2000/08/28/00-21858/solicitation-of-applications-for-the-minority-business-development-center-mbdc-program | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2000-08-28/pdf/00-21858.pdf | Commerce Department; Minority Business Development Agency | 54,291 | In accordance with Executive Order 11625 and 15 U.S. C. 1512, the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is soliciting competitive applications from organizations to operate new and enhanced Minority Business Development Centers (MBDC) under its... |