The BBSDP is a South African government grant program that provides funding to help black-owned small businesses improve their competitiveness. It offers cost-sharing grants of up to R1 million per business for tools/machinery and business development services. To qualify, businesses must be 50%+ black-owned with an annual turnover between R250,000-R35 million and meet other criteria. The program aims to help supported businesses integrate into the mainstream economy through improving areas like management, marketing, and technology use.