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Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs
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Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs
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Minority-Owned Business Grants 2026
Browse open grant programs for minority-owned businesses and founders of color in 2026, sorted by award size, with deadlines and eligibility at a glance.
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Browse open grant programs for minority-owned businesses and founders of color in 2026, sorted by award size, with deadlines and eligibility at a glance. Use this page as your shortlist, then jump into the intake wizard so Forrest can narrow the list to the programs you are most likely to win.
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Business Enterprise Program (BEP) Certification
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Illinois Commission on Equity and Inclusion (CEI)
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minority ownedwomen owned
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Illinois Business Enterprise Program Certification
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Illinois Commission on Equity and Inclusion
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native_americanminority_owned
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Louisiana DBE Certification – Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DOTD)
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Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) / U.S. Department of Transportation
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minority_ownedsocially_economically_disadvantaged
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NMSDC Minority Business Enterprise Certification
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National Minority Supplier Development Council
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minority_ownedmbe_certification
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New Jersey Business Certification Program
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New Jersey Department of the Treasury Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services
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woman_ownedminority_owned
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National Minority Supplier Development Council MBE Certification
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National Minority Supplier Development Council
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minority_ownedmbe_certification
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City of Cincinnati Minority and Women Business Enterprise Certification
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City of Cincinnati Department of Economic Inclusion
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minority_ownedcity_certification
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Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Business Support
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Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
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minority_ownedlatino_owned
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Alabama Office of Minority Business Enterprise Certification
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Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs
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minority_ownedalabama_business
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NDN Collective Community Action Fund
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NDN Collective
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minority_ownedsouth_dakota_business
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Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) — Mississippi Business Center
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U.S. Department of Commerce / Minority Business Development Agency
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minority_ownedsmall_business
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NYC Department of Design and Construction Construction Mentorship Program
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New York City Department of Design and Construction
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technical_assistancebusiness_advising
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Birmingham Office of Business Diversity and Opportunity Access to Capital
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City of Birmingham Office of Business Diversity and Opportunity
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birmingham_businessminority_owned
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Sound Transit Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program
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Sound Transit
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minority ownedwomen owned
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Mississippi Minority Business Certification Program
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Mississippi Development Authority
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minority ownedwomen owned
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BMO Celebrating Women Grant Program
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BMO
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minority_ownedsouth_dakota_business
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Seattle Office of Economic Development – WMBE Contracting Program
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City of Seattle Office of Economic Development
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minority ownedwomen owned
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Youngstown Business Incubator Minority Business Assistance Center
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Ohio Department of Development and Youngstown Business Incubator
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native_american_ownedminority_owned
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Virginia SWaM Certification – Professional Services Firms
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Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity (DSBSD)
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small businesswomen owned
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Construction Skills Pre-Apprenticeship Training Program
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Construction Skills
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trainingworkforce_development
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Harlem Entrepreneurial Fund Loans and Technical Assistance
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Harlem Entrepreneurial Fund
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minority_ownedbusiness
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Central New York Community Foundation Black Equity & Excellence Fund
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Central New York Community Foundation
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community_programmingcapacity_building
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Delaware OSD Certification - Small Business and Diverse Contractor
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Delaware Office of Supplier Diversity (OSD) / Division of Small Business
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Delaware businesssmall business
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New Jersey Minority/Woman-Owned Business Enterprise Certification
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New Jersey Department of the Treasury Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services
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minority_ownedwoman_owned
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Rhode Island Minority Business Enterprise Certification for Native American-Owned Businesses
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Rhode Island Division of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
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native_american_ownedminority_owned
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SBA 8(a) Business Development Program — WV Minority Businesses
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U.S. Small Business Administration
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minority_owneddisadvantaged_business
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Nashville Business Assistance Office – Minority Business Support
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Metro Nashville / Davidson County Finance Department
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minority_owneddavidson_county
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Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority Health Business Loans
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Maryland Department of Commerce
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small businessminority owned
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City of Chicago Minority-Owned Business Enterprise Certification
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City of Chicago Department of Procurement Services
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minority_ownedchicago
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REI Oklahoma Minority Business Center
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REI Oklahoma
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minority_ownedtechnical_assistance
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New York State MWBE Certification
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Empire State Development Division of Minority and Women's Business Development
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certification_supportbusiness_advising
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NMSDC MBE Certification
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National Minority Supplier Development Council
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native_american_ownedminority_owned
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Nebraska Department of Transportation Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Certification
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Nebraska Department of Transportation
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minority_ownedsmall_business
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New York State MWBE Certification (OGS Office of Business Diversity)
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New York State Office of General Services
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minority ownedwomen owned
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TSMSDC / NMSDC Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Certification
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TriState Minority Supplier Development Council (TSMSDC) / National Minority Supplier Development Council
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minority_owned51_percent_minority_owned
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Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Development and Lending Program
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Empire State Development
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woman_ownedminority_owned
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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation Grants
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Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation
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minority_ownednonprofit
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Mississippi SBDC — Business Advising for Minority Entrepreneurs
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Mississippi Small Business Development Center (SBA-funded)
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minority_ownedsmall_business
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Black Wall Street Chamber of Commerce Business Support
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Black Wall Street Chamber of Commerce
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minority_ownedblack_owned
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South Carolina Business Accelerator for Minority-Owned Businesses
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South Carolina Chamber of Commerce
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south_carolinanative_american_owned
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South Bend MWBE Certification Workshops
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City of South Bend Office of Diversity and Inclusion
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minority_ownedcertification
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Springfield Area Revolving Loan Fund – MWBE & Disadvantaged Businesses
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Springfield Regional Development Corporation
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minority_ownedvermont_based
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LISC Small Business Lending — CDFIs for Minority-Owned Businesses
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Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
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minority_owned
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Omaha Metro Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
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Metro Transit Omaha
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minority_owneddbe_certification
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MDA Small and Minority Business Resources — Certification & Procurement Access
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Mississippi Development Authority (MDA)
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minority_ownedsmall_business
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Mid-States MSDC MBE Certification
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Mid-States Minority Supplier Development Council
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minority_ownednmsdc_certification
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NJEDA Angel Investor Tax Credit Program
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New Jersey Economic Development Authority
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woman_ownedminority_owned
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City of Columbia Office of Business Opportunities M/WBE Support
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City of Columbia
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columbiaminority_owned
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NCDOT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Certification
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NC Department of Transportation
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disadvantaged businessNC transportation business
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MDOT DBE (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise) Certification
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Maryland Department of Transportation Office of Minority Business Enterprise
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minority ownedwomen owned
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Hawaii Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
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Hawaii Department of Transportation
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minority_ownedsocially_economically_disadvantaged
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Colorado Minority Business Directory
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Colorado Minority Business Office
Award Amount
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coloradominority_owned
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WV Purchasing Division — Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) Certification
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West Virginia Purchasing Division
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minority_owned
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Indianapolis OMWBD MBE Certification
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City of Indianapolis Office of Minority and Women Business Development
Award Amount
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minority_ownedindianapolis
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Virginia SWaM Certification – Education and Training Firms
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Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity (DSBSD)
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small businesswomen owned
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SBA 8(a) Business Development Program — WY Minority Businesses
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U.S. Small Business Administration
Award Amount
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minority_owneddisadvantaged_business
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SparkNJ Grants for Black-Led Nonprofits
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SparkNJ
Award Amount
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minority_ownednonprofit
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Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program — MBE Certification
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Wisconsin Department of Administration — Supplier Diversity Program
Award Amount
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minority_owned
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Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority Restaurant and Food Service Loans
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Maryland Department of Commerce
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small businessminority owned
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