Federal Programs from Office of the Secretary (OST) Administration Secretariate
Payments for Essential Air ServicesOffice of the Secretary (OST) Administration Secretariate
To assure that air transportation is provided to eligible communities by subsidizing air carriers when necessary to provide service....
more Bonding Assistance ProgramOffice of the Secretary (OST) Administration Secretariate
To enhance and further the opportunity for Small and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (SDBEs) to obtain bid, performance and payment bonds for transportation-related contracts emanating from the DOT...
more Disadvantaged Business Enterprises_Short Term Lending ProgramOffice of the Secretary (OST) Administration Secretariate
To advance the opportunities for small, minority-owned disadvantaged businesses, including women and service-disabled veteran owned businesses and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) (to obtain a...
more Assistance to small and disadvantaged businessesOffice of the Secretary (OST) Administration Secretariate
To enter into successful partnerships between OSDBU and chambers of commerce, community-based organizations, colleges and universities, community colleges, or trade associations, to establish regional...
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Social Entrepreneurship
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Melbourne social enterprise Who Gives A Crap sold nearly 3 million rolls of toilet paper in 2014/15 and gave half the proceeds to WaterAid Australia, but co-founder Simon Griffiths says the donation would have been less had the startup adopted a non-profit model when it launched two years ago.