# 119-hr-3793: Minority Entrepreneurship Grant Program Act of 2025

119-hr-3793, Minority Entrepreneurship Grant Program Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3793
- Congress: 119
- Title: Minority Entrepreneurship Grant Program Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Would create an SBA grant program to expand minority entrepreneurship at MSIs and HBCUs** and fund campus-based programs that train student entrepreneurs and connect them to professional services and capital resources. - Student entrepreneurs gain funded programs offering training, free legal and accounting help, counseling, networking, and access to capital; each grant must be at least $250,000. - Minority-serving institutions and HBCUs would apply to create or expand entrepreneurship programs and must submit mid-year and year-end reports listing participants, businesses formed, and referral activity, with data disaggregated by sex, race, and ethnicity where possible. - The bill would create a Minority Entrepreneurship Advisory Board to recommend campus strategies and require SBA to report to Congress 18 months after the first grant and annually after that on grant recipients and program outcomes. *Would authorize $50.0 million in new appropriations to fund the grant program.*

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-12-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More help for minority student entrepreneurs: benefit, medium. If enacted, SBA would create a new grant program within 180 days, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development. Minority-serving colleges and HBCUs would apply to start or expand on‑campus programs for student entrepreneurs. Each grant would be at least $25…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act
- 119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3793 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3793)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-17)
- [119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1810)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3793 (as of 2026-04-21).