Small Business Administration

This report represents our current assessment of the U.S. Small Business Administration's programs and activities that pose significant risks, including those that are particularly vulnerable to fraud, waste, error, mismanagement, or inefficiencies. The Challenges are not presented in order of...

This report presents the results of our audit of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) oversight of the Community Navigator Pilot Program (Navigator program). The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 established the Navigator program and authorized $100 million to provide technical assistance...

This report presents the results of our verification inspection of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) corrective actions for the four recommendations from the Office of Inspector General audit report SBA’s Microloan Program (Report 17-19).The U.S. Small Business Administration’s...

This U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Inspector General (SBA OIG) report presents the results of our audit of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) oversight of the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) program. The program provides small businesses that are located...

The Office of Inspector General is issuing this inspection report to assess the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) processing of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) reconsideration requests.SBA began accepting COVID-19 EIDL applications on March 12, 2020...

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is issuing this management advisory to bring attention to concerns regarding the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) post-award review process to monitor Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (SVOG) award recipients’ eligibility, award calculation, and use of...

The Office of Inspector General (OIG) is issuing this Inspection report to assess the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) guaranty purchase process for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act established the PPP to provide guaranteed...

This report presents the results of our verification inspection of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) corrective actions for the six recommendations from the Office of Inspector General (OIG) audit report SBA’s State Trade Expansion Program (Report 18-11).We initiated this verification...

The OIG is issuing this evaluation to assess whether the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) effectively implemented internal controls when using the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Do Not Pay (DNP) databases to detect and prevent payments of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Economic...

This report details the Office of Inspector General's Spring 2024 Semiannual Report to Congress. The following topics are included: • Overview of the SBA and the OIG • Pandemic Response Oversight • Small Business Access to Capital • Disaster Loan Program • Procurement Assistance • Agency Management...