Three operating administrations within the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) have a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program. These are the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). As such, the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) within DOT maintains the Department's main DBE web site, which includes Guidance for DBE Program Administrators.

Guidance

• Guidance on Counting ACDBE Advertising Services
• DBE and ACDBE Forms
• DBE Uniform Report Guidance on Section C for Ongoing Payments
• 2025 Joint Venture Guidance
• DBE and ACDBE Goal Reporting Schedule For Recipients
• Tips for Goal Setting
• Car Rental Companies Good Faith Efforts Obligations to meet ACDBE goals at an Airport
• DBE Goal Shortfall Corrective Action Plan Template Letter for Airports
• ACDBE Goal Shortfall
• Goal Shortfall Analysis Tips
• DBE and ACDBE Goal and Report Schedule for Recipients
• Departmental Office of Civil Rights (DOCR)'s DBE guidance webpage:
  • DBE Guidance
  • Additional Guidance for DBE and ACDBE Program Administrators

Best Practices

• Best Practices for Fostering Participation from the New DBEs and ACDBEs
• Where to Find Airport DBE Business Opportunities