- Provide resources for targeted marketing and sole-source training for contracting officers.
- Raise the adjusted net worth threshold for EDWOSBs from $350,000 to $750,000.
- Modernize new WOSB/EDWOSB application process and provide implementation time buffer.
- Implement the Five-Year Runway Extension Act.
- Further engage HBCUs conducting R&D in SBIR Programming and expand outreach with key agencies.
- Identify resources needed for training at HBCUs and MSIs.
- USPTO should continue developing new methods to improve participation by underrepresented populations.
- As proposed in the Building Blocks of STEM Act: NSF Grants should be utilized for research regarding female student engagement in STEM and NSF Computer Science Education Grants should be utilized for development of gender-inclusive learning and teaching tools.
- Avoid overcrowding of SBA resources.
- Implement the NES-D.
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