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Small Business
Programs supporting entrepreneurs and small businesses
This is a proposal, not law.This reflects the President's FY2027 budget proposal. Congress has not acted on these appropriations.
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Programs affected
$499M
Total proposed cuts
elimination Alabama impactBudget PDF p. 77
Entrepreneurial Development
SCORE, SBDC, and Women's Business Centers
$309M
94.0% cut
150+ Women's Business Centers; 250 SCORE chapters with 10,000 volunteer mentors; 31 Veterans Business Outreach Centers
$82M
100.0% cut
Rural small businesses; entrepreneurs in communities with populations under 50,000
$61M
100.0% cut
Small and mid-size farmers; specialty crop producers; local food systems
$47M
100.0% cut
Minority-owned businesses; the only federal agency dedicated to minority business development