The SBA's 8(a) Program, named for a section of the Small Business Act, is a business development program created to help small disadvantaged businesses compete in the American economy and access the federal procurement market.
The Texas Department of Transportation sponsors a DBE (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise)
The New Mexico Department of Transportation sponsors a DBE (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise)
The Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Building and Procurement Commission sponsor the Historically Underutilized Business program.