SBIR Administrative Funding Act
This bill modifies funding rules for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. It extends the deadline for administrative funding from 2025 to 2030, increases the required funding percentage from 3% to 3.3%, and mandates that federal agencies (like DoD, DOE, HHS, NASA, and NSF) transfer at least 10% of certain program funds to the SBIR administrator within two months of annual appropriations. It also requires agencies to use funds for outreach to states with historically low SBIR awards to boost participation from underserved communities. These changes directly affect small businesses applying for SBIR/STTR grants and the federal agencies managing these programs.
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Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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