Civil Rights

Request for proposals for SFY 2026 Certified Small Business Micro Grant program

MnDOT seeks responses from Minnesota-based certified small businesses that are seeking financial assistance for eligible expenses to increase their business capacity or industry knowledge and assist in the pursuit of MnDOT projects and contracts.

Date posted: Oct. 20, 2025
Due date: April 30, 2026, or until funds are exhausted

• Micro Grant request for proposal and application (PDF)
• For more information visit mndot.gov/civilrights/micro-grant.html

MnDOT requests responses from accredited colleges, community colleges, universities, Tribal Colleges, Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs), Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), and Asian American Native American Pacific Island Serving Institutions (ANAPISIs) to support up to three construction or transportation career pathways camps, each lasting one to three weeks long to provide awareness to middle (entering grades 7-9) or high school (entering grades 10-12) students about transportation careers and to encourage them to consider transportation-related courses of study in their higher education pursuits. The program aims to increase student awareness, generate interest in pursuing a career involving construction or transportation, and learn about different career opportunities in emerging fields in transportation.

Date posted: Feb. 18, 2026

Due Date: March 12, 2026

• 2026 Youth Construction or Transportation Career Pathways Camp
• FFY 2026 Youth Construction or Transportation Career Pathways Camp Workbook

Submit questions by email only to ocrgrantinvoices.dot@state.mn.us by 2:00 p.m. March 2, 2026
MnDOT anticipates posting answers to such questions no later than 2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on March 5, 2026