The federal government has set a goal of awarding 23% of all contracts to small businesses.
Federal grants are awarded by federal agencies to organizations, businesses, and municipalities to carry out a public purpose.
It is not known how many contracts would eventually be awarded to small businesses under conventional ownership.
Although some small business owners may seek some forms of assistance, grants typically are not awarded to businesses.
On March 1, 1938, government contracts could not be awarded to Jewish businesses.
Siemens also proposed that 20 percent of the contract be awarded to disadvantaged or minority businesses.
In a news release last week, the agency said that it had awarded more than a quarter of contracts to small businesses.
As of March 1, 1938, government contracts could no longer be awarded to Jewish businesses.
I'm particularly glad that over 1600 contracts have been awarded to small and medium sized businesses via this route to date.
In accordance with a program established by the building team, contracts totaling $81 million were awarded to minority- and women-owned businesses.