The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program at the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority (JMAA) is a federally mandated initiative that aims to ensure socially and economically disadvantaged firms have fair access to airport-related contracts. Under the program, JMAA establishes DBE participation goals for procurements funded with U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) or Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) assistance, and requires prime contractors to make good-faith efforts to include DBEs in their bidding and subcontracting plans. The program also involves a certification process—through JMAA’s DBE office or the Mississippi Unified Certification Program—by which eligible businesses must demonstrate they meet ownership, control, size, and disadvantaged status criteria. JMAA’s DBE office provides outreach, technical assistance, and oversight to foster accountability, promote transparency, and encourage broader participation so that the airport’s procurement activities more closely reflect the diversity of local business capacity.