HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ENTREPRENEURIAL TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 563 Current Year: Grants: $480,000 Loans: $0,000 Other: $0,000 Total: $480,000 OBJECTIVES: To support the efforts of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) to achieve their principal mission; utilize the resources of HBCUs to increase ability of small and disadvantaged businesses (S/DBEs) to participate in transportation-related projects; and assist S/DBEs to obtain information on DOT procurement opportunities and provide training to enhance DBEs and small businesses opportunity to successfully compete on DOT contracts and DOT- funded projects. ETTAP is intended to increase collaboration and establish partnerships among HBCUs, other minority educational institutions, LOSP organizations, SBDCs, MBDCs, State supportive services contractors, local transportation agencies; and DOT, its grantees, recipients, contractors, subcontractors and S/DBEs. APPLICATION AND AWARD PROCESS: Pre- application Coordination: This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, Inter- governmental Review of Federal Programs. An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the
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