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HUBZone Program

Status

Open continuously

No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.

Always open
Amount
Not published

Not cash. Certified firms get set-aside and sole-source federal contracting preference plus a 10% price evaluation preference in full and open contract competitions.

Funder

U.S. Small Business Administration

public · national

Deadline: Open all year

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

At least 51% owned and controlled by US citizens (or a tribe, ANC, CDC or agricultural cooperative), principal office located in a designated Historically Underutilised Business Zone, and at least 35% of employees residing in a HUBZone.

How to apply

  1. Check your principal office address against the SBA HUBZone map
  2. Register in SAM.gov
  3. Apply for certification via certify.sba.gov

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · The EU SME definition (Recommendation 2003/361)

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://www.sba.gov/federal-contracting/contracting-assistance-programs/hubzone-program · not human-checked

Verified on 14 August 2026

Source: www.sba.gov

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