• At least 51% of the company must be owned, managed, and controlled by a socially and economically disadvantaged individual from one of the presumed groups i.e. Asian-American, African-American, Native American, Hispanic or Women
• A small business as defined by the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Size Standard Guidelines
• Personal Net Worth (PNW) must not exceed $1,565,000 for MBE/WBE certification or $1,320,000 for DBE/ACDBE certification
• MBE/WBE applicant must have a facility located within the State of Texas for at least 90 days
• Must be a for-profit business

8(a)

Women Owned Small Business (WOSB)

All Small Mentor Protégé Program (ASMPP)

HUBZone

Texas:

Austin LGBT Chamber of Commerce

San Antonio LGBT Chamber of Commerce

Greater Houston LGBT Chamber of Commerce

North Texas LGBT Chamber of Commerce

Be at least fifty-one percent (51%) owned, operated, managed, and controlled by an LGBT person or persons who are either U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents.

• Exercise independence from any non-LGBT business enterprise
• Have its principle place of business (headquarters) in the United States
• Have been formed as a legal entity in the United States

You may be eligible to participate in the DBE/ACDBE program if:

• The firm is a for-profit business that performs or seeks to perform transportation-related work (or a concession activity) for a recipient of Federal Transit Administration, Federal Highway Administration, or Federal Aviation Administration funds.
• The firm is at least 51% owned by a socially and economically disadvantaged individual(s) who also controls it.
• The firm’s disadvantaged owners are U.S. citizens or lawfully admitted permanent residents of the U.S.
• The firm meets the Small Business Administration’s size standard and does not exceed $23.98 million in gross annual receipts for DBE ($56.42 million for ACDBEs). (Other size standards apply for ACDBE that are banks/financial institutions, car rental companies, pay telephone firms, and automobile dealers.)

• A business must be 51% owned, controlled, and managed by one or more socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.
• A business must be a small business as defined Small Business Administration (SBA) size standards. The firm’s average annual gross receipts over the previous three fiscal years must not exceed U.S. DOT’s cap of $23.98 million.
• Effective February 28, 2011, the Personal Net Worth (PNW) of each socially and economically disadvantaged owner must not exceed $1,320,000. Items excluded from disadvantaged owner’s net worth calculation are his/her personal residence and ownership interest in the applicant firm.
• Only U.S. citizen or lawfully admitted permanent residents are eligible for certification.

To be eligible for the women’s contracting program, a business must:

• Be a small business
• Be at least 51 percent owned and controlled by women who are U.S. citizens
• Have women manage day-to-day operations and also make long-term decisions