SBA Releases Interim Guidance to 8(a) Program Participants in Light of Lower Court Ruling

Source: SBA

NEW INTERIM GUIDANCE | SBA 8(a) Business Development Program – On August 18, the U.S. Small Business Administration released interim guidance regarding the 8(a) Business Development Program in light of a United States District Court ruling in Ultima Servs. Corp. v. Dep’t of Ag. affecting the Program’s determination of social disadvantage. The updated interim guidance for 8(a) Program participants and applicants can be found on the SBA’s website here. In addition, SBA recently published a new resource guide that firms can use to write the social disadvantage narrative Guide for Writing a Social Disadvantage Narrative - Certify Help Desk - Confluence (atlassian.net).

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