NABEDC

The American Indian, Alaska Native, & Native Hawaiian Project is funded by the United States Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development (MBDA), with headquarters located in Washington, DC .

Overview
The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) provides Federal assistance to support innovative projects seeking to promote and ensure the inclusion and use of minority enterprises. This Announcement (dated April 26, 2019) provides information about the Agency’s strategic priorities for the American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian project (AIANNH) businesses to encourage new activities, education, outreach, innovative projects that are not addressed through other MBDA programs.

Program Objective
This Announcement provides information about the Agency’s strategic priorities for the American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian project (AIANNH) businesses to encourage new activities, education, outreach, innovative projects that are not addressed through other MBDA programs. This announcement is not a method for awarding congressionally directed funds or existing funded awards. The focus areas of the AIANNH project are job creation and retention, and economic impact for Tribal communities and businesses. The AIANNH projects may provide services including, but not limited to: entrepreneurial assistance, training, capital access, Federal procurement assistance, networking and relationship management, deal sourcing, joint ventures and partnerships, strategic infrastructure and economic planning assistance, and education for entrepreneurial and tribal entities.

Program Priorities
MBDA will provide financial assistance to support innovative projects seeking to impact one or more core needs for AIANNH entities and businesses. Although AIANNH businesses experience a range of common needs and problems that impede growth, MBDA has identified the following three Strategic Initiatives to support Tribal and native business growth:

AIANNH Strategic Initiatives
a. Innovation and Entrepreneurship (e.g., business training, access to capital, incubators, accelerators, Federal program coaching);
b. Strategic Planning (e.g., fostering, developing and/or implementing entrepreneurial and economic development); and
c. Transformative Projects (e.g., support for MBEs involved in infrastructure focused public-private partnerships, and broadband projects).