13 CFR 108.340

§ 108.340 Evaluation and selection—general.

United States · 13 CFR — Business Credit and Assistance · Status: effective

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Citation: 13 CFR 108.340, § 108.340 Evaluation and selection—general, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/51735
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SBA will evaluate and select an Applicant to participate in the NMVC program solely at SBA's discretion, based on SBA's review of the Applicant's application materials, interviews or site visits with the Applicant (if any), and background investigations conducted by SBA and other Federal agencies. SBA's evaluation and selection process is intended to— (a) Ensure that Applicants are evaluated on a competitive basis and in a fair and consistent manner; (b) Take into consideration the unique proposals presented by Applicants; (c) Ensure that each Applicant that SBA designates as a NMVC Company can fulfill successfully the goals of its comprehensive business plan; and (d) Ensure that SBA selects Applicants in such a way as to promote Developmental Venture Capital investments nationwide and in both urban and rural areas.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.