小企业局批准18州HUBZone扩围申请：新设252个州长指定覆盖区，参与州增至30个
华盛顿——美国小企业局（Small Business Administration，SBA）宣布，自2025年1月以来已批准18位州长的申请，在「历史性欠利用商业区」（Historically Underutilized Business Zone，HUBZone）计划下新设州长指定覆盖区，共计252个，扩大合资格小企业取得HUBZone认证的范围，受惠对象以农村社区的小企业为主。
HUBZone认证让合资格的小企业能更有效地竞逐联邦合同，为各地的制造商、供应商与服务商带来增长、招聘与在社区投资的机会。
小企业局局长 Kelly Loeffler 表示：「特朗普领导下的小企业局正与各州州长合作，扩大HUBZone计划的覆盖，为农村小企业竞逐联邦合同打开新通道。这些新指定将帮助本地制造商与供应商成长、创造就业、投资社区。」她同时感谢住房与城市发展部长 Scott Turner 的合作，把机会区（Opportunity Zone）的投资激励与HUBZone联邦合同机会结合起来，强化农村经济、重建美国国内供应链。
目前共有30个州参与州长指定HUBZone计划。小企业局在审批各州申请时，尽量让新覆盖区与机会区对齐——机会区是特朗普第一任期内《减税与就业法》设立的经济困难社区，旨在鼓励长期私人投资与就业创造。
本轮获批的18个州中，Indiana、Nevada 与 Hawaii 为新加入的州；其余15个州为 Connecticut、Illinois、Kansas、Louisiana、Maine、Michigan、Mississippi、New Mexico、New York、Tennessee、Texas、Utah、Virginia、Wisconsin 与 Wyoming。
小企业可通过小企业局 HUBZone 计划页面查询计划细则与本社区是否属于覆盖区。
SBA Approves HUBZone Expansion Petitions in 18 States: 252 New Governor-Designated Covered Areas, 30 States Now Participating
Washington — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that it has approved 18 governors' petitions since January 2025 to create new Governor-Designated Covered Areas under the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Program. The approvals establish 252 Governor-Designated Covered Areas, expanding access to HUBZone certification for eligible small businesses, particularly those in rural communities.
HUBZone certification offers qualifying small businesses the opportunity to compete more effectively for federal contracts, creating new opportunities for small manufacturers, suppliers and service providers to grow, hire and invest in their communities.
"Working with state governors, the Trump SBA is expanding access to the HUBZone Program and opening new pathways for rural small businesses to compete for federal contracts," said SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler. "These new designations will help local manufacturers and suppliers grow, create jobs, and invest in their communities." She thanked Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner for his partnership in combining Opportunity Zone investment incentives with HUBZone federal contracting to strengthen rural economies and rebuild domestic supply chains.
Thirty states are now participating in the Governor-Designated HUBZone Initiative. In reviewing petitions, the SBA worked with governors to align new covered areas with Opportunity Zones where appropriate; Opportunity Zones are economically distressed communities designated under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of President Trump's first term to encourage long-term private investment and job creation.
Of the 18 states with approved petitions, Indiana, Nevada and Hawaii are new participants. The other 15 are Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Small businesses can check the program details and whether their community is in a covered area through the SBA's HUBZone program page.
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