The Office of Advocacy is excited to announce two new funding opportunities for economic research on small businesses. Advocacy is seeking proposals for producing an economic research report on important small business issues. Advocacy has posted two research contract solicitations: one encompassing relevant and timely small business issues and one focusing on small business lending topics. A single award will be given for each solicitation to the best proposal according to the evaluation criteria provided in the solicitation.
Information on the solicitations are available online at SAM.gov, and proposal submissions are due by Thursday, December 19th at 5pm ET.
As an independent office within the Small Business Administration, Advocacy’s mission includes researching the economic contributions and challenges of U.S. small businesses. To fulfill this task, Advocacy periodically funds research through the federal contracting process to produce economic research reports that document the status of small businesses, increase knowledge and understanding of small business issues, and provide policymaking insight.
The research contract solicitations are available at the links provided below:
Solicitation 73351025Q0172 – Research on Small Business Topics Using Economic Data
Solicitation 73351025Q0173 – Research on Small Business Lending Topics
Additional Information:
- The proposal solicitation and contact information are provided in the SAM.gov posting. To access, click on the link above, or go to SAM.gov and search by the solicitation number or under Small Business Administration.
- This solicitation is a small business set-aside procurement. The solicitation is open to small businesses only. If you are a small business or independent researcher, you can register for eligibility or maintain your registration at SAM.gov.
- Solicitation 73351025Q0172 (Research on Small Business Issues Using Economic Data) provides prospective researchers flexibility to propose a relevant research project on a small business issue within the scope of the solicitation. Proposals dealing with small business lending or finance issues should be submitted to Solicitation 73351025Q0173 (Research on Small Business Lending Topics).
- To see examples of Advocacy’s research reports, please go to https://advocacy.sba.gov/category/research/economic-reports/economic-studies/. To learn more about our research program, visit https://advocacy.sba.gov/research-publications/.