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Assistance Listing 59.011

Small Business Investment Companies

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Assistance Listing 59.011, “Small Business Investment Companies,” is a federal program administered by SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION. It provides other financial assistance assistance. GrantsJunction currently tracks 0 open, 0 forecasted and 0 closed opportunities under this listing. The agency reported $4.2B in obligations for fiscal year 2025.

Program objective

To establish privately owned and managed Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs), which are licensed and regulated by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), and to issue debt to licensed SBICs that may provide private equity capital and long term loan funds to small businesses and provide advisory services to small businesses in which they invest.

As published in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing.

Current opportunities under 59.011

No open or forecasted opportunities are currently posted under this listing. Programs often post notices on an annual cycle — see recently closed opportunities below for timing.

Eligible applicants (program level)

  • Small Business Person

Any chartered small business investment company having private capital of not less than $5 million, having qualified management, giving evidence of sound operation, and establishing the need for SBIC financing in the geographic area in which the applicant proposes to operate. For more information, please go to: https://www.sba.gov/partners/sbics/apply-be-sbic#section-header-4.

Intended beneficiaries: Small Business Person.

Program-level eligibility from SAM.gov. Each funding notice sets its own requirements.

Reported obligations by fiscal year

Historical data · not a prediction
FY24$3.73B
FY25$4.2B
FY26$6B est.

Range and average of financial assistance (from the listing): Information on the SBIC Program is available at https://www.sba.gov/document/report-sbic-program-state-state-financing-report-fy2016-fy2020 Additional information available on SBA's website at www.sba.gov/sbic.

Source: SAM.gov Assistance Listing 59.011. Hatched bars are agency estimates. These totals do not indicate approval rates.

Frequently asked questions

What is ALN 59.011?

59.011 is the Assistance Listing Number for “Small Business Investment Companies.” Assistance Listing Numbers (formerly CFDA numbers) identify federal assistance programs; individual grant opportunities reference the listing they are funded under.

Who can apply under ALN 59.011?

The SAM.gov listing names these applicant types: Small Business Person. Each funding notice under the program sets its own eligibility, so check the specific opportunity.

How much funding does 59.011 provide?

The agency reported $4,198,320,000 in obligations for FY2025 in the SAM.gov Assistance Listing. These are program-wide totals reported by the agency, not a prediction of future awards.