State Certification Programs for Small, Minority, Women and Veteran-Owned Businesses

Every state has its own programs for small, minority-, women- and veteran-owned businesses on state bids. Some run a certification, some give in-state or veteran preferences instead, and several changed or ended theirs in 2025-2026. Each page says what's running, who qualifies, what it does on bids and how to get certified.

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ReplacedIndiana Supplier Diversity Program (MBE/WBE certification, IDOA Division of Supplier Diversity) · Indiana · changed 2026-10-01
Indiana ended MBE/WBE preferences and launched the Indiana Small Business Program on October 1, 2026 (per news reports): firms with up to $10 million in average annual receipts and a tie to Indiana. Veteran (IVOSB) certification is unchanged.ChangedCalifornia Small Business (SB, SB-PW, Microbusiness) and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) · California · changed 2026-09-25
Certification is open and free. New DGS rules filed September 25, 2026 take effect January 1, 2027: certifications will last 36 months instead of 24, and agencies may set aside some bids for small businesses.ReplacedKansas City, Missouri Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) program · Kansas City · changed 2026-08-20
Kansas City's council voted 12-0 to repeal the MWBE program and replace it with a small business program based on size and location (per Axios).In courtTexas Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program · Texas · changed 2026-08-20
An appeals court vacated the order that had restored six firms. The Comptroller's adopted VetHUB rules (in effect since May 12, 2026) apply while the lawsuit continues; trial is reported for Nov 9, 2026.ReplacedNorth Carolina Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) certification, Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses · North Carolina · changed 2026-07-07
North Carolina's 2026 budget (Session Law 2026-41) eliminated the HUB Office and repealed the HUB statutes on July 7, 2026. HUB certification no longer counts on state contracts; the race- and gender-neutral Small Business Enterprise (NCSBE) program remains.ChangedConnecticut DAS Small Business Certification Program (SBE and MBE), Supplier Diversity · Connecticut · changed 2026-07-01
DAS still certifies small (SBE) and minority (MBE) businesses, but fixed set-asides are gone. Since Oct 1, 2025 agencies work toward spending goals, and public works use project-specific goals from July 1, 2026.ChangedOregon COBID Certification (MBE, WBE, VBE, ESB) and Oregon Small Business Enterprise (OSBE) · Oregon · changed 2026-07-01
COBID certification is open. A new race- and gender-neutral OSBE certification began April 1, 2026, and an OSBE bid preference of up to 10% took effect July 1, 2026 for agencies under DAS authority.ChangedMaryland Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), Small Business Reserve (Certified Small Business) and VSBE · Maryland · changed 2026-06-01
Running. Chapter 82 of 2026 extended MBE to July 1, 2031. Certification moved to the new Department of Social and Economic Mobility, and contracts of $1 million or less now go to Certified Small Businesses.ChangedNJ Uniform Certification Service: SBE, MBE/WBE, VOB, DVOB, LGBTQ+ and SEDB certification · New Jersey · changed 2026-01-12
Running. P.L. 2025, c. 254 (January 12, 2026) changed how SBE size is figured: five-year revenue average, and no employee cap where a federal revenue standard applies. The 25% SBE and 3% DVOB set-asides continue.SuspendedSouth Carolina minority business procurement preferences (Title 11 and Title 12 race-based procurement policies) · South Carolina · changed 2025-12-03
Executive Order 2025-40 stopped new state contracts under South Carolina's minority business set-aside laws. Existing contracts are not affected.ChangedNH in-state tie-bid preference and disabled veteran and military spouse business purchases (RSA 21-I:19-k) · New Hampshire · changed 2025-08-22
New Hampshire has no state MBE/WBE certification. 2025 laws bar race-based contracting preferences and DEI contract terms, and let the state buy from approved disabled-veteran and military-spouse firms at fair market value.ChangedOMWBE State Certification (MBE, WBE, MWBE, CBE, SEDBE, LGBTQBE, PWSBE); WDVA Veteran Owned Business · Washington · changed 2025-08-08
OMWBE certification is open and free. It added an LGBTQ business certification on August 8, 2025, after January 2025 rules raised the net worth cap. State law bars race and sex preferences, so diversity goals are voluntary.EndedArkansas Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) Certification, AEDC · Arkansas · changed 2025-08-05
Act 116 of 2025 bars race- and sex-based preferences in state buying. AEDC moved to repeal its MWBE certification rules and no longer posts how to apply. Arkansas has no state MBE/WBE certification now.EndedCity of Memphis and Shelby County Government Minority and Women Business Enterprise (MWBE) programs · Memphis / Shelby County · changed 2025-07-01
Memphis and Shelby County ended their MWBE programs after a Tennessee anti-DEI law took effect July 1, 2025 (per Action News 5).ChangedWisconsin Supplier Diversity Program (MBE, WBE and DVB certification, Department of Administration) · Wisconsin · checked 2026-10-10
Wisconsin still certifies MBE, WBE and DVB firms, but DOA says the 5% bid preference for certified minority businesses is paused. A July 2026 lawsuit challenges the race-based parts of the program.

Every state

Alabama

ActiveAlabama Preferred Vendor preference (in-state and veteran-owned); no state MBE/WBE certification · Alabama · checked 2026-10-10
Alabama does not certify minority-, women- or small businesses. State buyers may award to an Alabama preferred vendor, including an Alabama veteran-owned firm, within 5% of the low bid.

Alaska

ActiveAlaska bidder, veteran, disability and employment program preferences (AS 36.30.321) · Alaska · checked 2026-10-10
Alaska does not run its own MBE/WBE certification. State bids give a 5% Alaska bidder preference, plus veteran (5%, max $5,000), disability-owned (10%) and Alaska products preferences.

Arizona

ActiveArizona small business purchasing rule, veteran-owned vendor indicator and in-state construction preferences · Arizona · checked 2026-10-10
Arizona does not run its own MBE, WBE or veteran certification. State purchases of $100,000 or less go to small businesses when practicable, and vendors mark veteran-owned status in their profile.

Arkansas

EndedArkansas Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) Certification, AEDC · Arkansas · changed 2025-08-05
Act 116 of 2025 bars race- and sex-based preferences in state buying. AEDC moved to repeal its MWBE certification rules and no longer posts how to apply. Arkansas has no state MBE/WBE certification now.

California

ChangedCalifornia Small Business (SB, SB-PW, Microbusiness) and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise (DVBE) · California · changed 2026-09-25
Certification is open and free. New DGS rules filed September 25, 2026 take effect January 1, 2027: certifications will last 36 months instead of 24, and agencies may set aside some bids for small businesses.

Colorado

ActiveColorado SDVOSB Contracting Goal and Preference; DPA Statewide Supplier Diversity Program and Directory · Colorado · checked 2026-10-10
Colorado does not issue its own MBE or WBE certification. Agencies have a 3% goal and may give a bid preference to SBA-verified service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses located in Colorado.

Connecticut

ChangedConnecticut DAS Small Business Certification Program (SBE and MBE), Supplier Diversity · Connecticut · changed 2026-07-01
DAS still certifies small (SBE) and minority (MBE) businesses, but fixed set-asides are gone. Since Oct 1, 2025 agencies work toward spending goals, and public works use project-specific goals from July 1, 2026.

Delaware

ActiveDelaware Office of Supplier Diversity certification (MBE, WBE, VOBE, SDVOBE, IWDBE, Small Business Focus) · Delaware · checked 2026-10-10
Running. Certification is free, lasts three years and gets you listed in the state directory. It does not create set-asides or price preferences, and out-of-state firms need home-state certification first.

District of Columbia

ActiveDistrict of Columbia Certified Business Enterprise (CBE) Program · District of Columbia · checked 2026-10-10
Running. CBE status gives bid price reductions and proposal points on DC contracts, but only firms with a real principal office in DC qualify. Bills proposed in March 2026 would tighten LBE and subcontracting rules.

Florida

ActiveFlorida Department of Management Services Office of Supplier Diversity (MBE/WBE/VBE certification) · Florida · changed 2026-05-29
A 2026 bill to rename the office and refocus it on small and veteran firms died. Florida still certifies minority, women and veteran businesses.

Georgia

ActiveGeorgia Business Certification Program (minority-, women- and veteran-owned), DOAS · Georgia · checked 2026-10-10
DOAS certifies Georgia minority-, women- and veteran-owned firms that already hold an approved partner certification. Apply free through the new GA@WORK Marketplace. DOAS lists no set-asides or goals.

Hawaii

ActiveHawaii procurement preferences (Hawaii products, printing, taxpayer, reciprocity) under HRS 103D · Hawaii · checked 2026-10-10
Hawaii does not run its own MBE/WBE certification. State bids apply Hawaii products, in-state printing and other preferences, and awards of $2,500 or more need proof of compliance, which Hawaii Compliance Express issues.

Idaho

ActiveIdaho reciprocal preference (Idaho Code 67-2349 and 67-2348) and tie-bid preference · Idaho · checked 2026-10-10
Idaho's Division of Purchasing lists no MBE, WBE, small business or veteran program. Out-of-state bids are marked up by the same percentage their home state favors its own bidders, and equal bids lean toward Idaho firms.

Illinois

ActiveIllinois Business Enterprise Program (BEP) and Veterans Business Program (VBP) · Illinois · checked 2026-10-10
Illinois still certifies minority-, women- and disability-owned firms (BEP) and veteran-owned firms (VBP). If your BEP status rested on an IDOT DBE certificate, CEI suggests a full BEP application after the October 2025 federal DBE change.

Indiana

ReplacedIndiana Supplier Diversity Program (MBE/WBE certification, IDOA Division of Supplier Diversity) · Indiana · changed 2026-10-01
Indiana ended MBE/WBE preferences and launched the Indiana Small Business Program on October 1, 2026 (per news reports): firms with up to $10 million in average annual receipts and a tie to Indiana. Veteran (IVOSB) certification is unchanged.

Iowa

ActiveIowa Targeted Small Business (TSB) Certification Program (Iowa Economic Development Authority) · Iowa · checked 2026-10-10
Iowa's TSB certification is running. It covers Iowa businesses under $4 million in average gross income that are majority owned and run by women, minority persons, service-disabled veterans or persons with a disability.

Kansas

ActiveKansas Commerce MBE/WBE Certification; Kansas Certified Business and Disabled Veteran Business preference · Kansas · checked 2026-10-10
Kansas Commerce still certifies MBEs and WBEs year-round, but state purchasing sets no MBE/WBE goals. On state bids, a 10% preference goes to Kansas disabled veteran businesses and certified disability-employer businesses.

Kentucky

ActiveKentucky MWBE Certification and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Certification · Kentucky · checked 2026-10-10
Kentucky's Finance and Administration Cabinet still certifies MWBE and SDVOSB firms; its certified lists were updated in August 2026. Certification is free for MWBE, and you apply online with a Kentucky.gov account.

Louisiana

ActiveLouisiana Hudson Initiative (Small Entrepreneurship) and Veteran Initiative (LED certification) · Louisiana · changed 2025-12-20
LED still certifies Hudson and Veteran small entrepreneurships. On Dec 20, 2025 LED repealed its old, unused MBE and WBE rules. Louisiana has no state MBE/WBE certification.

Maine

ActiveMaine in-state tie-bid preference and reciprocal preference (5 MRSA §1825-B); work center purchases · Maine · checked 2026-10-10
Maine does not run its own MBE/WBE certification. In-state bidders and Maine-made goods win ties, and out-of-state bids are raised by any preference the bidder's home state gives its own firms.

Maryland

ChangedMaryland Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), Small Business Reserve (Certified Small Business) and VSBE · Maryland · changed 2026-06-01
Running. Chapter 82 of 2026 extended MBE to July 1, 2031. Certification moved to the new Department of Social and Economic Mobility, and contracts of $1 million or less now go to Certified Small Businesses.

Massachusetts

ActiveMassachusetts Supplier Diversity Office (SDO) Certification and Small Business Purchasing Program (SBPP) · Massachusetts · checked 2026-10-10
SDO certification (MBE, WBE, VBE, PBE, plus third-party SDVOBE, LGBTBE and DOBE) is running normally. Goods and services bids over $250,000 a year require a commitment of at least 1% to certified diverse firms.

Michigan

ActiveMichigan SDVOB Preference, Geographically Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (GDBE), Michigan business preference · Michigan · checked 2026-10-10
Michigan does not run its own MBE/WBE certification. On state bids it offers an up-to-10% price preference for service-disabled veteran-owned firms, a GDBE spending goal for some Michigan-based firms, and Michigan business preferences.

Minnesota

ActiveMinnesota Small Business Certification Program (Targeted Group, Economically Disadvantaged, Veteran-Owned) · Minnesota · checked 2026-10-10
Minnesota still certifies Minnesota-based small businesses as Targeted Group, Economically Disadvantaged or Veteran-Owned. State law allows up to a 12% bid preference and direct awards up to $100,000.

Mississippi

ActiveMississippi Development Authority Minority and Women Business Enterprise (MBE/WBE) Certification · Mississippi · checked 2026-10-10
MDA still certifies Mississippi minority- and women-owned small businesses. Certification lasts three years. Official pages describe no set-asides or price preferences on state bids.

Missouri

ActiveMissouri Office of Equal Opportunity MBE/WBE certification and SDVE/HDVE veteran business certification · Missouri · checked 2026-10-10
Missouri's Office of Equal Opportunity still certifies MBE, WBE and veteran-owned (SDVE/HDVE) firms. Certain state bids give scoring credit for certified participation, and veteran firms can earn 3 bonus points.ReplacedKansas City, Missouri Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) program · Kansas City · changed 2026-08-20
Kansas City's council voted 12-0 to repeal the MWBE program and replace it with a small business program based on size and location (per Axios).

Montana

ActiveMontana reciprocal resident preference (18-1-102, MCA) and Resident Preference Affidavit · Montana · checked 2026-10-10
Montana has no state MBE, WBE, small business or veteran preference. A Montana resident gets a reciprocal edge over bidders from states that favor their own; claim it with a notarized Resident Preference Affidavit.

Nebraska

ActiveNebraska resident disabled veteran and enterprise zone preference (73-107) and tie-bid preference · Nebraska · checked 2026-10-10
Nebraska has no state MBE, WBE or small business certification. Resident disabled veteran-owned firms and enterprise zone businesses win when all other factors are equal; the reciprocal preference was repealed in 2024.

Nevada

ActiveNevada Emerging Small Business (ESB) Certification; Nevada-based and veteran-owned business bid preferences · Nevada · checked 2026-10-10
GOED's free ESB certification is open but carries no bid preference. State bids give 5% preferences to Nevada-based businesses and to local businesses owned by veterans with a service-connected disability.

New Hampshire

ChangedNH in-state tie-bid preference and disabled veteran and military spouse business purchases (RSA 21-I:19-k) · New Hampshire · changed 2025-08-22
New Hampshire has no state MBE/WBE certification. 2025 laws bar race-based contracting preferences and DEI contract terms, and let the state buy from approved disabled-veteran and military-spouse firms at fair market value.

New Jersey

ChangedNJ Uniform Certification Service: SBE, MBE/WBE, VOB, DVOB, LGBTQ+ and SEDB certification · New Jersey · changed 2026-01-12
Running. P.L. 2025, c. 254 (January 12, 2026) changed how SBE size is figured: five-year revenue average, and no employee cap where a federal revenue standard applies. The 25% SBE and 3% DVOB set-asides continue.

New Mexico

ActiveNew Mexico Resident Business, Resident Contractor and Resident Veteran Business Preference Certificates · New Mexico · checked 2026-10-10
New Mexico does not run its own MBE or WBE certification. Taxation and Revenue issues resident and resident veteran certificates that give an 8% or 10% edge on state and local bids, except on federally funded buys.

New York

ActiveNew York State MWBE Certification (ESD) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOB) Certification (OGS) · New York · changed 2025-05-09
Both programs are running. The FY 2025-26 budget extended MWBE to July 1, 2028 and raised the no-bid purchase limit for MWBEs and SDVOBs to $1.5 million. New MWBE rules were proposed in April 2026.

North Carolina

ReplacedNorth Carolina Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) certification, Office for Historically Underutilized Businesses · North Carolina · changed 2026-07-07
North Carolina's 2026 budget (Session Law 2026-41) eliminated the HUB Office and repealed the HUB statutes on July 7, 2026. HUB certification no longer counts on state contracts; the race- and gender-neutral Small Business Enterprise (NCSBE) program remains.

North Dakota

ActiveNorth Dakota resident tie-bid preference (NDCC 54-44.4-05.1) and related purchasing preferences · North Dakota · checked 2026-10-10
North Dakota has no state MBE, WBE, small business or veteran-owned certification, and its reciprocal preference was repealed in 2023. Resident firms win exact ties. Register in NDBuys to get bids.

Ohio

ActiveOhio Minority Business Enterprise (MBE), EDGE and Veteran-Friendly Business Enterprise (VBE) certification · Ohio · changed 2025-03-20
MBE and EDGE remain in Ohio law, with MBE set-asides of about 15% of state purchases. MBE owners must be Ohio residents. The veteran-friendly law was amended effective March 20, 2025.

Oklahoma

ActiveOklahoma Commerce Women-Owned Business Certification; service-disabled veteran bonus preference · Oklahoma · checked 2026-10-10
Oklahoma Commerce still certifies women-owned small businesses for free. It has dropped its state minority business certification and points minority firms to SBA 8(a). Service-disabled veteran firms get a 3-point bid bonus.

Oregon

ChangedOregon COBID Certification (MBE, WBE, VBE, ESB) and Oregon Small Business Enterprise (OSBE) · Oregon · changed 2026-07-01
COBID certification is open. A new race- and gender-neutral OSBE certification began April 1, 2026, and an OSBE bid preference of up to 10% took effect July 1, 2026 for agencies under DAS authority.

Pennsylvania

ActivePA DGS Small Business self-certification, Small Diverse Business and Veteran Business Enterprise verification · Pennsylvania · changed 2025-07-23
Running. DGS added Micro and Midsize tiers on July 23, 2025. Small Diverse and Veteran status still needs a third-party certificate first, then DGS verification in PRISM.

Rhode Island

ActiveRhode Island DEDI MBE, WBE and VBE/SDVBE Certification; Disability Business Enterprise (GCD) · Rhode Island · changed 2025-06-24
MBE, WBE and veteran certification continue through DEDI, with a 15% MBE/WBE goal on state work and a 3% veteran goal. 2025 laws made contract waivers public and added agency remedial plans.

South Carolina

SuspendedSouth Carolina minority business procurement preferences (Title 11 and Title 12 race-based procurement policies) · South Carolina · changed 2025-12-03
Executive Order 2025-40 stopped new state contracts under South Carolina's minority business set-aside laws. Existing contracts are not affected.

South Dakota

ActiveSouth Dakota resident tie-bid and reciprocal preferences (SDCL 5-18A-25 and 5-18A-26) · South Dakota · checked 2026-10-10
South Dakota has no state MBE, WBE, small business or veteran certification. Resident firms win tied bids and get a reciprocal edge over bidders from states that favor their own. Register with ESM to get bids.

Tennessee

ActiveGO-BID certification, formerly Go-DBE (SBE, SDVBE, MBE, WBE and DSBE) · Tennessee · checked 2026-10-10
Tennessee still certifies small, service-disabled veteran, minority, women and disability-owned businesses for state contracting. The office formerly known as Go-DBE now goes by GO-BID; its pages do not say when or why.EndedCity of Memphis and Shelby County Government Minority and Women Business Enterprise (MWBE) programs · Memphis / Shelby County · changed 2025-07-01
Memphis and Shelby County ended their MWBE programs after a Tennessee anti-DEI law took effect July 1, 2025 (per Action News 5).

Texas

In courtTexas Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Program · Texas · changed 2026-08-20
An appeals court vacated the order that had restored six firms. The Comptroller's adopted VetHUB rules (in effect since May 12, 2026) apply while the lawsuit continues; trial is reported for Nov 9, 2026.

Utah

ActiveUtah reciprocal preferences for Utah products and resident contractors; Utah resident tie-bid rule · Utah · checked 2026-10-10
Utah does not run its own MBE, WBE, small business or veteran certification for state bids. Utah bidders get reciprocal preferences against bidders from states that favor their own, and win tie bids.

Vermont

ActiveVermont M/WBE self-certification directory (Executive Order 3-20) and resident bidder tie-break · Vermont · checked 2026-10-10
Vermont does not run its own MBE/WBE certification. BGS keeps a self-certified M/WBE directory, and resident bidders and Vermont products get preference only when all else is equal.

Virginia

ActiveVirginia Small, Women-owned and Minority-owned Business (SWaM) Certification, with Micro and SDV designations · Virginia · checked 2026-10-10
Running. SWaM certification lasts five years and counts toward agencies' 42% small business goal. Out-of-state firms need home-state certification first, and firms from Ohio and DC are on the ineligible list.

Washington

ChangedOMWBE State Certification (MBE, WBE, MWBE, CBE, SEDBE, LGBTQBE, PWSBE); WDVA Veteran Owned Business · Washington · changed 2025-08-08
OMWBE certification is open and free. It added an LGBTQ business certification on August 8, 2025, after January 2025 rules raised the net worth cap. State law bars race and sex preferences, so diversity goals are voluntary.

West Virginia

ActiveWest Virginia Small, Women-, and Minority-Owned Business (SWAM) Certification · West Virginia · changed 2026-06-09
WV SWAM certification continues. SB 755, in force June 9, 2026, only ended agencies' annual SWAM progress reports. Reciprocity rules predate it.

Wisconsin

ChangedWisconsin Supplier Diversity Program (MBE, WBE and DVB certification, Department of Administration) · Wisconsin · checked 2026-10-10
Wisconsin still certifies MBE, WBE and DVB firms, but DOA says the 5% bid preference for certified minority businesses is paused. A July 2026 lawsuit challenges the race-based parts of the program.

Wyoming

ActiveWyoming Resident Contractor Certification (5% public works preference) and materials preference · Wyoming · checked 2026-10-10
Wyoming has no state MBE or WBE certification. A certified Wyoming resident wins a public works bid if within 5% of the low nonresident bid, and the certificate must be in place when you bid.

Federal DBE certification for DOT-funded work has its own guide: DBE re-evaluation by state.

FindMyBids isn't affiliated with any certifying agency, and this isn't legal advice. Status can change quickly with court orders and new laws, so confirm with the program office before you rely on it.