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SCORE

Program Information

Popular name

SCORE

Program Number

59.026

Sub-agency

N/A

Program objective

To provide mentoring and workshops to potential and existing small business owners using the management experience of retired and active business professionals.

Program expenditures, by FY (2023 - 2025)

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.

Additional program information

  1. 2016

    FY16 data not yet available. 10500000

  2. 2017

    FY 17 data not yet available.

  3. 2018

    11500000

  4. 2019

    The SCORE Program mentored over 195,000 clients. The number of clients served is attributed to the opportunities available through virtual training conferences. Virtual conferences allowed SCORE to provide mentoring and training when convenient to the client. SCORE maintained its focus on using technology to connect to America’s entrepreneurs in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Program digital services expanded with online mentoring, training conferences, and learning.

  5. 2022

    In FY 2022, the SBA continued to help mentor and train aspiring and existing business owners and provided mentorship for over 322,000 entrepreneurs and helped create more than 3,900 new small businesses through the SCORE program.

    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.

Small Business Act, SOP 60-10-2A, SCORE Operating Manual, Counselor's Professional Development Program Annual Report and Brochures.

Program details

Program types

Eligible applicants

Eligible beneficiaries

  • Sponsored organization

Additional resources