Sec. 100104. Pathway to Prime Grant Program
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In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Small Business Administration for fiscal year 2022, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to remain available until September 30, 2031— $75,000,000 to carry out subsection (b)(1) of section 49 of the Small Business Act, as added by subsection (b); and $450,000,000 to carry out subsection (b)(2) of section 49 of the Small Business Act, as added by subsection (b). Of the amount made available to carry out this section for any fiscal year, not more than 15 percent may be used by the Administrator for administrative expenses.
The Small Business Act ( 15 U.S.C. 631 et seq. ) is amended— by redesignating section 49 ( 15 U.S.C. 631 note) as section 55; and by inserting after section 48 the following: In this section: The term eligible entity means— a historically black college or university; or an institution of higher education, as defined in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965, which primarily educates students who are Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian, Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian, or other Pacific Islander.
The term historically black college or university has the meaning given the term part B institution under section 322 of the Higher Education Act of 1965. The term pathway firm means a small business concern that is— a subcontractor of the Federal Government; a contractor or subcontractor of a State, local, or tribal government, including such contractor or subcontractor for a project funded by the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ), the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( Public Law 117–2 ), or an Act providing funds for infrastructure that is enacted during the 117th Congress (as determined by the Administrator).
The Administrator shall establish a program to assist pathway firms to become prime contractors of the Federal Government by— making competitive grants to eligible entities to establish a national contracting and subcontracting network and database of pathway firms and grantees under paragraph
(2)to track and connect pathway firms with Federal prime contracting opportunities based on the record of the pathway firm in competing for and obtaining— prime contracts or contracts with Federal, State, local, or tribal governments; subcontracts with Federal prime contractors; and subcontracts from State, local, or tribal governments participating in projects funded by the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ), the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( Public Law 117–2 ), or an Act providing funds for infrastructure that is enacted during the 117th Congress (as determined by the Administrator; and making competitive grants to not fewer than 20 State or local governments or federally recognized Tribal governments to— participate in the national small business contracting network established in paragraph (1); and assist pathway firms within the geographic regions served by those governments. A recipient of a grant made under this section shall— provide resources to enable pathway firms to gain the experience and capabilities necessary to compete for and obtain prime contracts; facilitate engagement between pathway firms and Federal, State, local, or tribal governments; work with the Administration to ensure that prime contractors with subcontracting plans under section 8(d) meet the requirements of those plans; work with the Administration to maximize opportunities for small business concerns to obtaining subcontracts from State, local, or tribal governments participating in projects funded by the CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ), the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( Public Law 117–2 ), or an Act providing funds for infrastructure that is enacted during the 117th Congress (as determined by the Administrator); and make publicly available data to advocate for best practices and policies that promote small business concerns as prime contractors of the Federal Government. .
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