FTA DBE Resources & Advocacy Organizations
Federal Transit Administration civil rights resources, Transit Vehicle Manufacturer DBE program guidance, and a directory of national minority and small business advocacy organizations.
Federal Transit Administration
- USDOT Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Office of Civil Rights
- Civil Rights Training Materials
- FTA Transit Vehicle Manufacturers (TVMs) Eligible to Bid on Federally Funded Transit Agency Contracts (TVMs whose annual DBE Goal has been approved by FTA’s Office of Civil Rights)
- DBE Final Rule Webinars
- FTA TVM DBE Overview
- FTA TVM Training
- FTA DBE Compliance Review Final Reports of FTA Recipients (valuable data when establishing a DBE Plan)
National Minority & Small Business Advocacy Organizations
Non-exhaustive list.
- Conference of Minority Transportation Officials (COMTO)
- Latin Business Association (LBA)
- National Association of Minority Contractors
- National Black Chamber of Commerce
- National Minority Business Council, Inc.
- National Small Business Association — info@nsba.biz
- US Pan Asian American Chamber of Commerce Education Foundation (USPAACC)
- Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)
- Diverse Manufacturing Supply Chain Alliance
- National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC)
- Small Business Advocacy Council
- Small Business Majority
- Women’s Small Business Accelerator (WSBA)
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