SBIR/STTR Website Improvement Act
HR 3953, the SBIR/STTR Website Improvement Act, requires the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to update its online database to include detailed information about research institutions working with small businesses on SBIR/STTR grants. Specifically, it mandates that the website display each subcontracted institution’s name, location, and type (e.g., university, nonprofit, or federal lab), plus additional classifications for universities like HBCUs, tribal colleges, or Hispanic-serving institutions. This applies to all Phase I, II, and III SBIR/STTR awards. The bill aims to improve public transparency about which research institutions receive federal funding through these programs.
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Introduced Jun 12, 2025
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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.
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