Minority Business Opportunity Center (MBOC)
Inactive
- Assistance listing
- 11.803
- Agency
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Minority Business Development Agency
Department of Commerce
- Grant awards
- 41 $16,062,620 in federal obligations
Program facts
- Assistance type
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- Cooperative Agreement
- Eligible applicants
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- Private nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Public nonprofit institution/organization (includes institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Local (includes State-designated lndian Tribes, excludes institutions of higher education and hospitals
- State (includes District of Columbia, public institutions of higher education and hospitals)
- Quasi-public nonprofit institution/organization
- Beneficiaries
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- Spanish Origin
- Minority group
- American Indian
- Black
- Asian
- Other Non-White
Program details come from SAM.gov Assistance Listings. Updated . Grant award figures come from USAspending.gov.
About this program
The Department of Commerce Minority Business Development Agency funds local Minority Business Opportunity Centers (MBOC) through Cooperative Agreements (CFDA 11.803), with the most recent grant award issued on July 1, 2008—18 years ago. The program is not currently active: no grant awards have been disbursed since 2008, and no recent grant opportunities are posted.
The program funded geographically distributed centers that provided business assistance and brokering services to minority-owned firms. Activities included identifying and brokering procurement and contract awards, facilitating access to financing and capital, arranging marketing and sales opportunities, coordinating joint ventures or merger and acquisition activity, conducting workshops and seminars, and maintaining inventories of bid opportunities and prospective partners. Award descriptions indicate centers typically targeted firms with annual revenues of $500,000 or more and tracked performance against specific procurement targets—for example, one Chicago center was required to identify $91.6 million in contract opportunities and facilitate $27.5 million in contracts awarded to minority business enterprises.
Across 41 total awards spanning 2001 through 2008, the Department of Commerce obligated $16.1 million in federal dollars (with $12 million in non-federal cost-share contribution, bringing combined obligations to $28.1 million). All 41 awards were structured as Cooperative Agreements. Award volume peaked in 2003, 2006, 2007, and 2008, each year producing eight to nine awards. Individual award magnitudes ranged from approximately $171,000 to $3.5 million, with typical awards in the $400,000 to $1.2 million range. The Los Angeles Minority Business Opportunity Center Program received $3.5 million in 2008 and the National Capital Area center in Falls Church, Virginia received $1.2 million in 2008. Centers operated in major metropolitan areas including Chicago, Los Angeles, Birmingham, Orlando, New Orleans, and Phoenix, as well as Puerto Rico and San Juan.
Pursuit of this program is not recommended. The program has not issued awards in over 18 years and presents no evidence of current or near-term funding activity.
Objective and description
- Objective
To promote access to key decision makers in the public and private sectors , facilitate the brokering of contracts and financial transactions, and identify and coordinate local business resources to benefit minority business entrepreneurs. Facilitate business opportunities for minority businesses through the utilization of public and private sector organizations that provide minority business owners/individuals with enhanced access to the marketplace by identifying and brokering procurement and contract awards, marketing and sales opportunities, financing transactions and potential joint ventures or merger and acquisitions; by promoting relationship building and sharing of business information between organizations in a geographic service area; by conducting media outreach, by disseminating economic data, by sponsoring workshops, conferences and seminars within service area; and by maintaining inventories of resources such as bid opportunities, sources of debt and equity funds, business ownership possibilities such as franchises, and prospective joint venture partners.
Grant awards
Latest 10 of 41 listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Top recipients by federal obligations
| Rank | Recipient | Federal obligations | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council Inc. | $2,055,000 | 13% |
| 2 | Performance-Based Solutions, Inc. | $1,200,000 | 7% |
| 3 | LOS Angeles City Hall | $1,200,000 | 7% |
| 4 | Louisiana Minority Business Council, Inc. | $1,048,572 | 7% |
| 5 | Florida Minority Supplier Development Council, Inc. | $800,000 | 5% |
| 6 | Arizona Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce Inc. | $133,375 | 1% |
6 of 8 recipients listed here. See the rest on GovTribe.
Federal obligations by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Federal obligations |
|---|---|
| FY2010 | $1,512,500 |
| FY2009 | $2,578,572 |
| FY2008 | $1,750,000 |
| FY2007 | $1,593,375 |
| FY2006 | $1,875,000 |
| FY2005 | $1,233,099 |
| FY2004 | $1,603,404 |
| FY2003 | $1,119,442 |
| FY2002 | $1,337,682 |
| FY2001 | $1,634,546 |
Quick answers
What is Assistance Listing 11.803?
Assistance Listing 11.803 is Minority Business Opportunity Center (MBOC), a federal grant program run by Minority Business Development Agency (Department of Commerce). It is inactive.
What is the CFDA number for Minority Business Opportunity Center (MBOC)?
Its CFDA number is 11.803: Assistance Listing numbers were called CFDA numbers before 2018.
How much funding has Assistance Listing 11.803 awarded?
41 grant awards under 11.803 have obligated $16,062,620 in federal funds to 8 recipients.
Who receives the most funding from 11.803?
The recipients obligated the most under Minority Business Opportunity Center (MBOC) are Chicago Minority Supplier Development Council Inc. ($2,055,000), Performance-Based Solutions, Inc. ($1,200,000) and LOS Angeles City Hall ($1,200,000).
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