To require Federal agencies with an SBIR or STTR program to enhance their outreach to rural communities with respect to such programs, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · September 25, 2024
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.
This bill requires federal agencies that administer the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs to increase their outreach efforts to rural communities. The SBIR and STTR programs provide federal research and development funding to small businesses, and this legislation aims to ensure that small businesses located in rural areas have better access to these funding opportunities. Within 90 days of the bill's enactment, the Small Business Administration must update its policy directives to require participating federal agencies to conduct enhanced outreach specifically targeting rural communities. The bill does not authorize new funding but instead redirects attention and resources from existing programs toward improving rural participation. This legislation affects small business owners in rural areas, federal agencies managing these innovation programs, and the Small Business Administration.
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