MassDOT is a recipient of Federal financial assistance and sets goals accordingly.
The Department of Transportation's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program is designed to level the playing field by giving small businesses owners with social and economic disadvantages a fair opportunity to compete for federally funded transportation contracts. MassDOT has set its Federal Transit Administration (FTA) proposed goal to 5.5% and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) proposed goal to 13.6% . This is for DBE participation on FTA-assisted Federal-aid contracts for federal fiscal years 2019 – 2022. The method for setting each goal is in the DBE goal document.
