DBE Program Points of Contact

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Guidance For DBE Program Administrators

Helpful information and guidance for DBE Program Administrators as they implement and manage their DBE program including application and reporting forms, questions and answers, information on goal setting, and regulatory and legislative issuances.

Current Regulations and...

DBE Laws

The DBE program has been reauthorized by Congress several times since its inception; most recently in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). 

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act "IIJA" (PUB. L. 117–58, Nov 15, 2021...

Ready To Apply?

First time applicants for DBE certification must complete and submit this certification application and related material to the certifying agency in your home state and participate in an on-site interview conducted by that agency. The...

Reporting DBE Fraud and Abuse

DOT's Office of Inspector General (OIG) maintains a Hotline to facilitate the reporting of allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, or mismanagement in the DBE Program. If you know of any such incidents, you may report such allegations through the contact information provided by visiting...

State DOT and DBE Program Websites

Below is a state-by -state listing of links to all state department of transportation, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program and DBE directory web sites.

FAA Guidance on Airport Concession Requirements

Regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) require primary airports to implement and annually update a disadvantage business enterprise (DBE) concession plan (49 CFR Part 23, Subpart F, Section 23.93(b)(2)). Set forth below is guidance on updating your plan for Fiscal...

Additional Guidance on Airport Concessions

Under 49 CFR Part 26, a DOT recipient is not authorized to require submission of a statement of personal net worth (PNW) from a firm seeking to participate in the DBE program only as a concessionaire. On June 28, 1999, DOT published a "Final rule; correction" to Part 26 in the Federal Register (...

The New DOT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Rule is Narrowly Tailored - Meeting the Adarand Test

Under the Supreme Court’s Adarand decision, an affirmative action program like the DOT DBE program must be narrowly tailored. This chart displays how the provisions of the new DOT DBE rule meet each of the narrow tailoring requirements that the Supreme Court has established.

What’s in the 1999 DOT DBE Rule?

The Department of Transportation'sdisadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) program final rule (49 CFR Part 26) made significant changes that affect recipients, DBEs, and non-DBE contractors who participate in the program. This paper summarizes the major changes from the old rule.