In accordance with regulations of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), 49 CFR Part 26, Chapel Hill Transit has established a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program (DBE).  The goal of this program is to offer certified DBEs equal opportunity to compete in contracts that receive federal assistance.

Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE) Goals for Federal Fiscal Years 2023, 2024, 2025. 

Notice is hereby given that Chapel Hill Transit has set its Disadvantage Business Enterprise goal for programs utilizing Federal Transit Administration funds for federal fiscal year 2023-2025 (October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2025). The DBE goal is 1.7%.

The goal was developed in accordance with the process described in US DOT’s CFR 49 Part 26. A description of how the goal was developed is available here.

Public comments regarding Chapel Hill Transit’s DBE goal will be accepted for forty-five (45) days from the date of this notice (September 14, 2022). Please mail or e-mail comments to: Tim Schwarzauer, Chapel Hill Transit, 6900 Millhouse Rd, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 or tschwarzauer@townofchapelhill.org.