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February 02, 2025 | Tom Ballard

SBA extends deadline to this Friday for Growth Accelerator Fund Competition

It also revises the guidelines consistent with Executive Order 14151.

Important updates have been made to the U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) 2025 Growth Accelerator Fund Competition (GAFC), including an extended opportunity to apply to Stage One.

Originally scheduled to have an application deadline of January 31, the new deadline is now February 7. This year’s competition offers eligible entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) $75,000 to $150,000 in prize awards during two stages, for a total of $9 million in awards.

The SBA did note that 2025 GAFC Guidelines have been updated to reflect that the activities in your submission must be open to all small businesses and entrepreneurs (per Executive Order 14151). “If you have already submitted an application, you may re-submit based on the updated guidelines,” the agency advises.



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