SBA applauds reauthorization of Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act

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By Liz Carey  |  April 16, 2026

Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Kelly Loeffler said the reauthorization of Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs will ensure small business innovation for the future. President Donald Trump signed the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act into law earlier this month. That bill reauthorizes the SBIR and STTR programs. Loeffler said the legislation, sponsored by U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), the Senate Small Business a...

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