Cooperative Agreement MB21OBD8050214

The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) awarded Tri County Contractors Inc. $484,401 under the MBDA Business Center cooperative agreement program (CFDA 11.805) for the period of July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. Under this award, Tri County Contractors Inc. will provide technical assistance, training, education, and advisory services to minority business enterprises located in Jackson, Mississippi to prevent, prepare for, and respond to effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Key performance...

The Mississippi Manufacturing Association was awarded a $400,000 cooperative agreement from the Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology under the Manufacturing Extension Partnership federal grant program (CFDA 11.611) for the period of June 1, 2023 through May 30, 2025. The purpose of this award is to provide services to expand existing Manufacturing Extension Partnership Center capabilities in Mississippi to provide national supply chain optimization and...

The Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) was awarded a $600,000 Project Grant from the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of International Trade under the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP). The two-year award will support MDA's delivery of services to increase the number of small businesses in Mississippi that export, and to increase export values for those small businesses already exporting. The STEP program aims to help small businesses enter and succeed in the global marketplace...

The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) will provide $521,703 through its MBDA Business Center cooperative agreement to the Mid-South Minority Council TADP Inc. to deliver technical assistance, training, education, and advisory services to minority business enterprises affected by COVID-19. Performance metrics include the number of minority businesses assisted, informed of COVID-19 assistance programs, and that submit applications to such programs with MBDA Business Center support. The...

The University of Mississippi received a $2,274,758 cooperative agreement award from the Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Entrepreneurial Development under the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) federal grant program (CFDA #59.037). The award period is from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2023. Under this cooperative agreement, the University of Mississippi SBDC will provide management counseling, training, and technical assistance to small businesses in Mississippi....

The U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of International Trade awarded the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) a $325,000 Project Grant under the State Trade Expansion Program (CFDA 59.061). The STEP grant, with a performance period from September 30, 2024 to September 29, 2026, will enable MDA to provide export promotion services to eligible small businesses in Mississippi. These services include export training, trade missions, international marketing assistance, trade show...

The U.S. Department of the Treasury awarded a $4,834,380 Project Grant on August 21, 2024 to the Mississippi Development Authority (MDA) under the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Investing in America Small Business Opportunity Program (CFDA 21.034). The grant will support the provision of technical assistance, including legal, accounting, and financial advisory services, to very small and underserved small businesses in Mississippi. The goal is to help these businesses...

The Defense Logistics Agency Headquarters awarded a $607,956.47 cooperative agreement to the State of Mississippi under the Procurement Technical Assistance for Business Firms federal grant program (CFDA 12.002) for the period of August 1, 2021 to July 31, 2022. The State of Mississippi, through its division the Mississippi Development Authority, will provide procurement technical assistance to business firms to support the building of a strong and sustainable U.S. supply chain. Specifically,...

The federal Project Grant award of $519,329.00 was provided by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to the University of Mississippi for the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) program (CFDA 59.037). The funding supports the university's delivery of comprehensive management counseling, training, and technical assistance services to the small business community in Mississippi. The award period runs from January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025. The University of Mississippi has...

The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) awarded $744,101 under the MBDA Business Center cooperative agreement program (CFDA 11.805) to the Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council Inc. (CMSDC) dba Msdc. The award will support CMSDC's delivery of technical assistance, training, education, and advisory services to minority business enterprises to prevent, prepare for, and respond to effects of the COVID-19 pandemic from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022. Performance metrics include the...