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FEDERAL
SBA 8(a) Business Development Program for Native-Owned Businesses
SBA's 8(a) program helps eligible socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses, including Native-owned firms, compete for federal contracts.
About this program
Visit the program website for full details.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants are small businesses that are majority owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals or qualifying Native entities and meet SBA 8(a) program requirements.
Requirements
- Meet SBA small business size standards for the primary industry.
- Show qualifying ownership, control, social disadvantage, and economic disadvantage or Native entity eligibility.
- Register in SAM.gov and apply through SBA's certification portal.