Supply Chain Acceleration and Logistics Enablement (SCALE) Information Session

Event description

Information session for the FY 2026 Supply Chain Acceleration and Logistics Enablement (SCALE) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). 

The SCALE Program supports organizations that help small businesses overcome operational, technical, workforce, and market access barriers that limit their ability to participate and grow as suppliers within strategically important industries.

Through technical assistance, industry engagement, and other implementation focused activities, SCALE helps small businesses address identified supply chain constraints, strengthen supplier readiness, improve production capability, and expand participation in strategically important supply chains.

Through this program, SBA seeks to:

• Accelerate Small Business Supplier Development: Improve the readiness, production capability, market access, and growth of small businesses participating in strategically important supply chains.
• Address Supply Chain Constraints: Support efforts that address demonstrated supply chain bottlenecks, vulnerabilities, supplier gaps, and barriers to supplier participation and growth.
• Expand Small Business Participation: Expand participation of small businesses within strategically important supply chains.
• Deliver Measurable Results: Generate measurable improvements in small business supplier readiness, supply chain participation, and small business growth.
• Improve Industrial Coordination: Strengthen coordination among industry, workforce, technical assistance, and other partners supporting supplier growth and supply chain participation.