The DBE Program, which has been developed under the Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action (EEO/AA) policies, is administered by the Civil Rights Bureau.
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Answer: Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
This is a certification done ONLY by the DOT and applies to certain federally-funded projects with DBE goals under
Roads and Bridges
Transit
Aviation
DBE Program Overview (created by the U.S. Department of Transportation) on YouTube.
Authority for the department's DBE Program is derived from, but is not limited to:
Title VI of the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 and any amendments.
Executive Order 11625 and any amendments.
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU).
49 CFR Part 26 of the Federal Register and any amendments.
To ensure that small, disadvantaged business enterprises (DBE) can compete fairly for federally funded transportation-related projects.
To ensure that only eligible firms participate as DBEs.
To assist DBE firms in competing outside the DBE Program.
