The Small Business Administration (SBA) is a US government agency that supports small businesses and entrepreneurs. Within the space industry, the SBA helps small businesses access funding, training, and resources to participate in federal research and development through programs like SBIR and STTR. They also work with organizations like NASA and the Space Development Agency (SDA) to promote opportunities for small businesses in space-related contracts and innovation. The SBA aims to integrate small businesses into the industrial base supporting space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research.
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NASA and the U.S. Small Business Administration signed a Memorandum of Agreement at NASA Headquarters in Washington to launch the SBIC-NASA Initiative.
SBIC-NASA is part of the Small Business Investment Company program administered by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
NASA and the U.S. Small Business Administration launched SBIC-NASA to strengthen the U.S. space supply chain through greater private capital involvement.
SBIC-NASA is formalized through a memorandum of understanding between NASA and the U.S. Small Business Administration.
NASA and the U.S. Small Business Administration signed a Memorandum of Agreement on June 29, 2026, establishing the Small Business Investment Company-NASA Initiative.
NASA and the Small Business Administration will sign a memorandum of understanding on June 29 at NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C.
The Office of Strategic Capital plans to work with other government agencies that use financial instruments to fuel technology development, including the Small Business Administration’s Office of Investment and Innovation.
Orbit Logic received a Tibbetts Award from the U.S. Small Business Administration for its SpyMeSat mobile app.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Small Business Administration head Jovita Carranza issued a joint statement on 2020-05-03 encouraging eligible lenders and borrowers to participate in the PPP.
The Small Business Administration’s affiliation rule requires companies to include in their employee count all employees of companies with which they are affiliated when determining eligibility for SBA programs with a 500-employee threshold.
The Small Business Administration requires a business to have fewer than 500 employees to be eligible for the SBA loan program.
Congress created an SBIR waiver in 2011 that requires congressional notification and Small Business Administration approval.