Curative Measures During DBE/ACDBE Certification Application Process

The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Airport Concession (ACDBE) programs are the Department's signature small business initiatives, each playing a critical role in small minority and women-owned firms' ability to participate in the nation's infrastructure redevelopment. In FY 2017, Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Highway Administration, and Federal Transit Administration recipients awarded more than 250,000 prime contracts, comprising over $46 billion. DBE prime and subcontractors received approximately $5 billion ( 11 %) of that amount.