Native American Small Business Development Act
Current understanding
Proposed legislation would establish an Office of Native American Affairs within the Small Business Administration (SBA) and authorize grant programs and business centers focused on entrepreneurship, capital access, and employment opportunities in Native American communities. For workers, the bill aims to expand job creation and training pathways in tribal and Native-owned enterprises; for employers, it would provide new federal technical assistance and grant channels. Status: introduced.
Evidence log
- 2026-06-24 — Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act: HR7396 (Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act) would grant statutory authority to SBA’s Office of Native American Affairs, directing it to focus entrepreneurial development, contracting, and capital access programs on members of Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations; status: introduced. (novelty: 2) (novelty: 2)
- 2002-04-30 — Native American Small Business Development Act: HR2538 (107th Congress) would authorize SBA grants up to $300,000 per fiscal year to Small Business Development Centers in eligible states for outreach and development services to small businesses owned by Native Americans, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians on Indian lands; status: introduced. (novelty: 2)