SBIR/STTR Innovation Workforce Act

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Introduced 2025-09-08Topic: economy jobs · higher education · labor

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This bill would let federal agencies give grants or awards to small businesses that have received Phase II awards under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. The money would be used to offer fellowships and internships to undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral students in fields important to the agency. Agencies that make these awards would be required to conduct outreach to increase participation by women and by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals. Agencies could partner with or fund nonprofit groups to help with this outreach. Agencies would pay for the program using existing SBIR/STTR administrative funds or up to three percent of their required SBIR/STTR spending.

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Action history

Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2025-09-08	House	Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2025-09-08	House	Referred to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2025-09-08		Introduced in House	introduce
2025-09-08		Introduced in House	introduce

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