Small Business Energy Loans

The Small Business Administration administers the Small Business Energy Loans program (CFDA 59.030), which has not disbursed grant awards since September 30, 2010—sixteen years ago. The program funded two Project Grants totaling $320 thousand in federal dollars obligated, with combined total obligation of $480 thousand when non-federal cost-share is included. Both awards were issued on the same date in September 2010: one for $345,410 and one for $134,889. No grant opportunities have been posted recently, and no awards have been made under this program in the past decade and a half.

The absence of recent grant activity, combined with the extreme recency gap between the portfolio snapshot (2010) and the present (2026), signals that this program is dormant or has been superseded. The SBA's energy-lending portfolio may have migrated to other assistance vehicles, general small-business loan programs, or to other federal agencies focused on clean energy and sustainability financing. Business development professionals evaluating pursuit should verify the program's current operational status with the SBA directly before allocating resources; the sixteen-year award hiatus and lack of posted solicitations indicate this Assistance Listing is not a viable near-term funding source.