State & Local Small Business Certifications

May 21, 2025

Is this the End of the Small Business Set Aside Programs?
DOT Issues New Guidance Letter

On April 24, 2025, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary, Sean P. Duffy, issued a guidance letter to all grant recipients of DOT funding, notifying them of:

1. The DOT’s new interpretations of non-discrimination laws and their interrelationship with Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies of the Trump administration,
2. Potential consequences for failure to comply with those laws and policies, and
3. Potential consequences for failure to cooperate with the federal administration’s efforts related to illegal immigration.

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