Notice of Funding Availability for Disadvantaged Business Enterprise American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Bonding Assistance Reimbursable Fee Program (DBE ARRA BAP)

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The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the Secretary (OST), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) announces the availability of $20 million provided by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) for the reimbursement of bonding premiums and fees incurred by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBE) competing for, or performing on, transportation infrastructure projects receiving DOT ARRA funding. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 20.904 Bonding Assistance Program. Type of Award: DBE Financial Assistance. Estimated Average Size of Award: $11,300. Estimated Number of Awards: 1,770. DOT is not bound by any estimates in this notice. Awards will be made in the order of application receipt until funding is fully expended or the program closes on September 8, 2010. Program Authority: Funding for the DBE ARRA BAP has been provided to DOT by ARRA (Pub. L. 111-5, Feb. 17, 2009) to be administered pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 332(e). DOT established its OSDBU in accordance with Public Law 95-507, an amendment to the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958. OSDBU administers the provisions of Title 49, Unit