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8(a) Program
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To foster business ownership by individuals who are both socially and economically disadvantaged; and to promote the competitive viability of such firms by providing business development and mentoring assistance including, but not limited to, management and technical assistance, access to capital and other forms of financial assistance, business training and counseling, and access to sole source and limited competition Federal contract opportunities, to help the firms to achieve competitive viability.
This chart shows obligations for the program by fiscal year. All data for this chart was provided by the
administering agency and sourced from SAM.gov, USASpending.gov, and Treasury.gov.
For more information on each of these data sources, please see the
About the data page.
613 applicants approved into the 8 (a) BD program year to date. 911 applicants approved into the 8(a) BD Program.
FY 2017: 430 applications approved year to date.
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In FY 2022, the 8(a) program assisted more than 17,000 small businesses through it’s application support, outreach efforts, and business development annual reviews. The program certified 542 new 8(a) firms, for a total of nearly 5,000 certified firms. 65% of certified firms were awarded at least one federal contract in FY 2022.
For more information about SBA accomplishments, access the SBA Congressional Budget Justification and Annual Performance Report: https://www.sba.gov/document/report-congressional-budget-justification-annual-performance-report
Single Audit Applies (2 CFR Part 200 Subpart F):
For additional information on single audit requirements for this program, review the current Compliance Supplement.
OMB is working with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) and agency offices of inspectors general to include links to relevant oversight reports. This section will be updated once this information is made available.
