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For Businesses

Find and apply for grants, find import/export forms, prepare your business for an emergency, verify employment eligibility (E-Verify), and work with DHS Science and Technology (S&T).

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Work with DHS Science and Technology

If your company has a concept, technology, or product that fits with a tech need for DHS, your company can potentially partner with the DHS S&T Directorate.

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Find and Apply for Grants

DHS distributes grant funds to enhance the ability of regional authorities to prepare, prevent and respond to terrorist attacks and other disasters.

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Find Import/Export Forms

Find Import/Export Forms when travelers are traveling into the U.S. Be aware of entry requirements specific to what you are importing/exporting.

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Prepare My Business for an Emergency

DHS/FEMA sponsors a “Ready Business” resource to help businesses develop a preparedness program to create a plan for the impact of many hazards.

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Great News: DHS Mentor-Protégé Program Relaunches!

The Mentor-Protégé program is designed to motivate large business prime contractor firms to provide developmental assistance to many types of small businesses.

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OSDBU Mentor-Protégé Teams

The OSDBU mentor-protégé program encourages large business prime contractor firms to provide mutually beneficial developmental assistance to small businesses.

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Prime Contractors

Large business Prime Contractors who are interested in subcontracting with small, disadvantaged, women-owned, HUBZone-certified, 8(a), veteran-owned businesses.

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Small Business Specialists

Individuals listed provide advice to small business owners on individual procurement opportunities and how to do business with their individual components.

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How to do Business with DHS for Small Businesses

We offer the following general suggestions for consideration as you develop and implement your marking strategy with DHS’s small business specialists.