State certification programs
140 programs across 52 states
Alabama
3 programsAlabama DOT DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE)
Office of Minority Business Enterprise
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
Alabama Small Business Development Center
- Small Business Development assistance - Government contracting support
Alaska
2 programsArizona
3 programsArizona DOT DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE)
Arizona Department of Administration - State Procurement Office (SPO)
- No formal small-business certification. Registration in APP plus the statutor…
Arizona Department of Administration - State Procurement Office (SPO)
- No state-issued veteran-owned business certification found. Federal SDVOSB/VO…
Arkansas
2 programsCalifornia
3 programsCalifornia Unified Certification Program (CUCP)
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE)
California Department of General Services - Office of Small Business and DVBE Services
- Small Business (SB) - Microbusiness - Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (D…
California Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program
- Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE)
Colorado
3 programsColorado DOT Civil Rights & Business Resource Center
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - Emerging Small Business (ESB)
Colorado Minority Business Office (MBO), Office of Economic Development
- No state-issued MBE/WBE certification. MBO refers to and subsidizes third-par…
Colorado Veteran-Owned Business Resources
- Veteran business support - Federal SDVOSB guidance
Connecticut
3 programsConnecticut DOT DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
Connecticut Department of Administrative Services - Supplier Diversity
- Small Business Enterprise (SBE) - Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)
Connecticut Veteran-Owned Business Set-Aside Program
- Veteran-Owned Business - Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned
Delaware
2 programsDistrict of Columbia
1 programFlorida
4 programsFlorida DOT DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE)
Florida Office of Supplier Development (OSD), formerly the Office of Supplier Diversity
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Women Business Enterprise (WBE) - Vetera…
Florida Small Business Development Center Network
- Small Business assistance - Government contracting support - SBA certificatio…
Florida Office of Supplier Development (OSD), formerly the Office of Supplier Diversity
- Service-Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise
Georgia
4 programsGeorgia DOT Civil Rights - DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE)
Georgia Business Certification Program
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Women Business Enterprise (WBE) - Vetera…
Georgia Department of Administrative Services - State Purchasing Division
- Small Business verification through Georgia Procurement Registry
Georgia Veteran Business Enterprise Program
- Veteran Business Enterprise (VBE)
Hawaii
2 programsIdaho
2 programsIllinois
4 programsIllinois DOT DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE)
Illinois Business Enterprise Program (BEP), Commission on Equity and Inclusion (CEI)
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Women Business Enterprise (WBE) - Person…
Illinois Small Business Set-Aside Program (SBSP), Chief Procurement Office
- Small Business Set-Aside (SBSP)
Illinois Veterans Business Program (VBP), Commission on Equity and Inclusion
- Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) - Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Bu…
Indiana
3 programsIndiana DOT DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
Indiana Department of Administration - Minority & Women Business Enterprises
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Women Business Enterprise (WBE)
Indiana Veteran-Owned Small Business (IVOSB) Program
- Indiana Veteran-Owned Small Business (IVOSB)
Iowa
2 programsKansas
2 programsKentucky
2 programsLouisiana
2 programsMaine
2 programsMaryland
4 programsMaryland Office of Minority Business Enterprise (OMBE), Dept. of Social and Economic Mobility
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE)
Maryland Governor's Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Small Business Reserve (SBR) - Veteran-O…
Maryland Small Business Reserve Program
- Small Business Reserve (SBR) - SBR set-aside opportunities
Maryland Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprise Program
- Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprise (VSBE)
Massachusetts
4 programsMassachusetts Unified Certification Program (MassUCP) - MassDOT
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE)
Supplier Diversity Office (SDO)
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Women Business Enterprise (WBE) - Vetera…
Massachusetts Small Business Purchasing Program (SBPP)
- Small Business Purchasing Program (SBPP) participant status, size-based rathe…
Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office - VBE and SDVOBE certification
- Veteran Business Enterprise (VBE, certified in-house by SDO) - Service-Disabl…
Michigan
4 programsMichigan Unified Certification Program (MUCP) - MDOT
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE) - MD…
Michigan DTMB Procurement (no state MBE/WBE certification program)
- None at the state level. Michigan does not issue state MBE or WBE certificati…
Michigan Small Business Development Center
- Small business consulting - Government contracting assistance - Certification…
Michigan DTMB - Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Pricing Preference
- SDVOB pricing preference (claimed per bid, not a state certification)
Minnesota
3 programsMinnesota Unified Certification Program (MnUCP) - MnDOT Office of Civil Rights
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE)
Minnesota Department of Administration - Office of Equity in Procurement
- Targeted Group Business (TG) - includes: - Minority-Owned - Women-Owned …
Minnesota Veteran-Owned Small Business Program
- Veteran-Owned Small Business - Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned
Mississippi
2 programsMississippi Unified Certification Program - MDOT Office of Civil Rights
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
Mississippi Development Authority - Minority and Small Business Development Division
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Woman Business Enterprise (WBE) - Missis…
Missouri
3 programsMoDOT Business Development and Compliance Division - DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
Missouri Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO)
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Women Business Enterprise (WBE)
Missouri Office of Equal Opportunity - SDVE Certification Program
- Service-Disabled Veteran Enterprise (SDVE)
Montana
2 programsNebraska
2 programsNevada
2 programsNevada Unified Certification Program (NUCP), Nevada DOT
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development - Emerging Small Business (ESB) Program
- Emerging Small Business (ESB), Tier 1 (under 20 employees) and Tier 2 (under …
New Hampshire
2 programsNew Jersey
4 programsNew Jersey DOT DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE)
New Jersey Division of Revenue and Enterprise Services (DORES)
- Small Business Enterprise (SBE) - Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Women …
New Jersey Small Business Enterprise Program
- Small Business Enterprise (SBE) - 25% set-aside program
New Jersey Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Enterprise Program
- Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (DVOB)
New Mexico
2 programsNew York
4 programsNew York State DOT DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE)
New York Empire State Development - Division of Minority and Women's Business Development
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Women Business Enterprise (WBE)
Empire State Development, Division of Small Business & Technology Development
- No standalone small-business certification; general vendor registration only
New York State Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) Program
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB)
North Carolina
4 programsNorth Carolina DOT DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
NC Division of Purchase & Contract (HUB Office eliminated 2026)
- None currently for minority/women ownership. See the NC Small Business Enterp…
NC Small Business Enterprise (NCSBE) Program, Division of Purchase & Contract
- NC Small Business Enterprise (NCSBE), size-based, not ownership-demographic-b…
NC Division of Purchase & Contract (HUB Office eliminated 2026)
- None confirmed. See federal SDVOSB/VOSB certification.
North Dakota
2 programsOhio
4 programsOhio DOT DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - Small Business Enterprise (SBE)
Ohio Department of Development, Office of Business Certifications (moved from DAS Equal Opportunity Division)
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Encouraging Diversity, Growth and Equity…
Ohio Department of Development, Office of Business Certifications (EDGE moved from DAS)
- EDGE Certification - Construction and professional services - Goods and servi…
Ohio Department of Development, Office of Business Certifications (VFBE moved from DAS)
- Veteran-Friendly Business Enterprise (VFBE)
Oklahoma
2 programsOregon
1 programPennsylvania
4 programsPennsylvania DOT DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
Pennsylvania Department of General Services - Bureau of Diversity, Inclusion & Small Business Opportunities
- Small Diverse Business (SDB) - Minority Business Enterprise - Women Busin…
Pennsylvania Small Business self-certification (via DISBO)
- Small Business (SB) self-certification
Pennsylvania Veteran-Owned Small Business Program
- Veteran-Owned Small Business - Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
Puerto Rico
2 programsRhode Island
2 programsRI DEDI Minority Business Enterprise Compliance Office - DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
RI Division of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (DEDI) - MBE Compliance Office
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Women Business Enterprise (WBE)
South Carolina
2 programsSouth Carolina DOT DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
SC Division of Small and Minority Business Contracting and Certification (SMBCC), Commission for Community Advancement and Engagement
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Women Business Enterprise (WBE) - Social…
South Dakota
2 programsTennessee
2 programsTennessee DOT Small Business Development Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - Small Business Enterprise (SBE)
GO-BID (Governor's Office of Business Initiatives and Development, formerly GoDBE)
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Woman Business Enterprise (WBE) - Small …
Texas
4 programsTexas DOT DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE) - Sm…
Texas Comptroller - VetHUB Program (formerly the statewide HUB program)
- VetHUB (Veteran Heroes United in Business), service-disabled veteran-owned on…
Texas VetHUB Program (formerly the HUB Program)
- VetHUB, service-disabled veteran-owned only
Texas VetHUB Program
- VetHUB
Utah
2 programsUtah Unified Certification Program (UUCP) / UDOT DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) - Airport Concession DBE (ACDBE)
Utah Division of Purchasing and General Services
- Utah vendor registration (U3P/Bonfire) - Resident-contractor reciprocal bid p…
Vermont
2 programsVirginia
4 programsVirginia DBE Program, administered by SBSD (not VDOT directly)
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
Virginia Department of Small Business and Supplier Diversity (SBSD)
- Small Business - Women-Owned Business - Minority-Owned Business - Service-Dis…
Virginia Small, Women-owned, and Minority-owned (SWaM) Program
- Small Business - Women-owned Business - Minority-owned Business - Micro Busin…
Virginia Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Business designation (not a standalone certification)
- Service Disabled Veteran designation within SWaM certification
Washington
4 programsWashington OMWBE (federal certification), administered for WSDOT-funded transportation projects
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
Washington State Office of Minority & Women's Business Enterprises (OMWBE)
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Women Business Enterprise (WBE) - Combin…
Washington Office of Minority and Women Business Enterprises (OMWBE)
- MWBE (Minority Women Business Enterprise) - MBE (Minority Business Enterprise…
Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs - Veteran-Owned Business
- Veteran-Owned Business (VOB) - Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB)
West Virginia
2 programsWisconsin
4 programsWisconsin DOT DBE Program
- Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE)
Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Women Business Enterprise (WBE) - Disabl…
Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program
- Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) - Women Business Enterprise (WBE) - Disabl…
Wisconsin Disabled Veteran Business Program
- Disabled Veteran Business (DVB)
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