Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2026
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 3
- Latest action
- Jul 21, 2026
What it does
The Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2026 amends the Small Business Act to enhance the Small Business Development Center Program by requiring expanded reporting on entrepreneurial development activities, establishing a Data Collection Working Group to improve data systems, allowing grant recipients to use up to 10% of funds for marketing, permitting fees from private partnerships, and setting new appropriation levels and matching fund requirements. It affects the Small Business Administration, grant recipients (including small business development centers, women’s business centers, and SCORE chapters), and entrepreneurs receiving services, while imposing new…
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