Small Business Administration — Federal Assistance Programs

To assist small business concerns by providing long-term, fixed-rate financing for fixed assets through the sale of debentures to private investors.

Provides aid and assistance to small businesses by providing SBA guarantees on loans from lenders to eligible for-profit small businesses, which are unable to obtain financing…

The purpose of the program is to provide Business Development Assistance for Small Disadvantaged Businesses. SBA performs this mission by entering into grants, cooperative agreements and…

To foster business ownership by individuals who are both socially and economically disadvantaged; and to promote the competitive viability of such firms by providing business development…

Per the American Rescue Plan, the SBA is authorized to create and administer a $100 million competitive grant program to various entities providing “Community Navigator” services,…

Allocate targeted funding for impactful community projects that promote small business development and entrepreneurship initiatives, supporting both programmatic and construction efforts.

Funding opportunity for state governments to assist small business concerns address cybersecurity.

To provide loans to the survivors of declared disasters for uninsured or otherwise uncompensated physical damage and economic injury.

In response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, small business owners in all US states, Washington, DC and territories were eligible to apply for an Economic Injury…

The purpose of the FAST program is to strengthen the technological competitiveness of small business concerns in the U.S.

Entrepreneur Support Organizations (ESOs) funded through the Growth Accelerator Fund Competition provide focused assistance to STEM/R&D entrepreneurs to start and scale their businesses. Often run by…

The purpose of the HUBZone program is to provide federal contracting assistance for qualified small business concerns (SBCs) located in Historically Underutilized Business Zones in an…

Three year pilot program in which SBA made direct loans of up to $1 million at an interest rate of 1 percent to up to 20…

To assist entrepreneurs, business owners, and other individuals possessing the capability to operate successful business concerns and to assist small business concerns in those areas suffering…

To fund economic development projects that will provide small business opportunities and empower American Indians, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiian entrepreneurs located in disadvantaged and under-served…

To assure equity and fairness in federal regulation of small business by receiving comments from small businesses, small non-profit organizations or small government entities (representing less…

The Paycheck Protection Program established by the CARES Act is implemented by the Small Business Administration with support from the Department of the Treasury. The effective…

To increase the number of microenterprises and to enhance the management capability of microentrepreneurs in starting, expanding and/or growing their business; to provide training and capacity…

The purpose of this program is to connect and expand regional innovation clusters to align federal resources – including SBA’s resource provider network, lending and investing…

This program provided emergency assistance for eligible restaurants, bars, and other qualifying businesses impacted by COVID-19.