Small Business Development Centers

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Small Business Administration 13 CFR Part 130 [Docket No. SBA-2015-0005] RIN 3245-AE05 ( printed page 76625) AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or the Agency) issues this final rule to update its regulations for the Small Business Development Centers Program (the SBDC Program or the Program). The Office of Small Business Development Centers has not comprehensively updated its regulations since 1995. This final rule updates and clarifies the regulations, making them more efficient, effective, transparent, and comprehensive, and puts them in alignment with current SBA policy and guidance. This final rule also includes policy and procedural changes identified by the Agency as necessary to preserve the integrity and legislative intent of the Program. Finally, it incorporates updates to conform with administrative requirements, cost principles, and audit requirements for Federal awards (Uniform Guidance). DATES: Effective date: December 7, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rachel Karton, Program Manager for the SBDC Program, at 202-205-6766 or rachel.newman-karton@sba.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background A. Statutory The SBDC Program was authorized in 1980 by the Small Business Development Centers Act of 1980 (Pub. L. 96-302, 94 Stat. 833) and is currently codified in section 21 of the Small Business Act, 15 U.S.C. 648 (the Act). According to the Act, the purpose of the Program is to a…