Program is shrinking as compliance rules reshape who can access federal contracts, raising questions about opportunity and ...

In July 2025, the agency rescinded the independent 8 (a) contracting authority of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) after a DOJ investigation uncovered a $550 million bribery ...

In addition to issuing the guidance, the SBA removed from its website the Biden-era “Guide for Demonstrating Social ...

War Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Pentagon is reviewing the SBA 8(a) program to curb fraud in defense contracting.

On January 16, 2026, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that the Department of War will be conducting a comprehensive ...

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The Small Business Administration has rescinded part of the contracting authority of the U.S. Agency for International Development, taking the step just a day after putting federal contracting ...

Organizations have only a few weeks to apply for the new program, which is part of the SBA's Made in America Manufacturing Initiative. Billions in funding from a pandemic-era program remain available ...

The Small Business Administration is rolling out a new grant program to help spur American manufacturing efforts. The $1.1 million grant program, part of the SBA’s Made in America Manufacturing ...

Asheville's post-Helene Small Business Support Program could take its next step with the selection of organizations to administer local grants.