Bill to reauthorize two small business programs gets approved in Congress
The U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs for five years. The Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act has now been approved in the House and the Senate, where it was initially introduced by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), the chair of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, and Ranking Member Ed Markey (D-MA). It next heads to the...
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