13 CFR § 126.100 - What is the purpose of the HUBZone program?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t13/s126.100"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "13 CFR § 126.100 - What is the purpose of the HUBZone program?"
title_number: 13
title_name: "Business Credit and Assistance"
section_number: "126.100"
section_name: "What is the purpose of the HUBZone program?"
chapter_name: "SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "126"
part_name: "HUBZONE PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "15 U.S.C. 632(a), 632(j), 632(p), 644 and 657a."
regulatory_source: "63 FR 31908, June 11, 1998, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "126"
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# 126.100 What is the purpose of the HUBZone program?
The purpose of the HUBZone program is to provide federal contracting assistance for small business concerns located in historically underutilized business zones in an effort to increase employment opportunities, investment, and economic development in such areas.
[63 FR 31908, June 11, 1998, as amended at 89 FR 102495, Dec. 17, 2024]