Assistance program
Surety Bond Guarantees
$0 committed in FY2018–FY2026
- Agency
- Small Business Administration, Small Business Administration
- Assistance
- Insurance (Guaranteed Surety Bonds)
- CFDA number
- 59.016
- What it does
- To guarantee surety bonds issued by Treasury listed surety companies for small businesses unable to obtain a bond without an SBA guarantee. The guarantees range up to 80% and 90% and cover losses and expenses incurred by an SBA approved participating surety should the small business default on the contract.
- Who benefits
- For most contracts, a small business is eligible for bond guarantees issued by the surety bond program if it qualifies as a small business under Code of Federal Regulations Subpart 121, Size Eligibility Provisions and Standards. To learn more, visit www.sba.gov/size-standards.
- Who applies
- Guarantees are limited to those surety companies holding certificates of authority from the Secretary of the Treasury as an acceptable surety for bonds on Federal contracts. Specific criteria apply to the Prior Approval and PSB Sureties.
- Authorized by
- Small Business Investment Act of 1958, Title IV, Part B (15 U.S.C. 694a et seq.)
- Program site
- http://www.sba.gov/osg ↗
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* FY2026 is year-to-date — the fiscal year is still in progress, so its total is still filling in. The striped band and dashed line mark that provisional stretch.
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