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2010
These days, the news is filled with talk of the Recovery Act, which is more formally known as the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act (ARRA). This federal act, enacted in early 2009, intends to jumpstart the economy by creating and saving jobs, and modernizing the national infrastructure.
So how can small businesses benefit from the Recovery Act? The first step is to become certified with the State of Arizona as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE), a designation for minority-owned, women-owned and small businesses.
Once certified, your business can be hired as a DBE with the City of Phoenix, City of Tucson, Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT), and be eligible for Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) contracts via other in-state entities.
After you become a DBE, your business is added to the Arizona Unified Certification Program (UCP) and listed on websites used by state procurement/ purchasing personnel, as well as the general public, to locate certified enterprises to work with, including:
- Arizona Steps Up, the Arizona governor's directory of certified DBEs, and
- ProcureAZ, the State Procurement Office's e-procurement website.
For more information about Arizona DBEs, visit the Arizona DBE Program website and the Governor's Office of Economic Recovery website. You can also go to Recovery.gov to learn more about ARRA, and visit FedBizOpps.Gov to check out federal business opportunities.
