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SBA - 73622 - Council on Underserved Communities - Agency Authority

GENERAL INFORMATION

Committee Name	Council on Underserved Communities	Agency Name	Small Business Administration
Fiscal Year	2025	Committee Number	73622
Original Establishment Date	11/29/2010	Committee Status	Chartered
Actual Termination Date		Committee URL
Actual Merged Date		Presidential Appointments*	No
New Committee This FY	No	Max Number of Members*	20
Terminated This FY	No	Designated Fed Officer Position Title*	Public Engagement Strategist
Merged This FY		Designated Federal Officer Prefix	Mr.
Current Charter Date	1/26/2024	Designated Federal Officer First Name*	Tomás
Date Of Renewal Charter	1/26/2026	Designated Federal Officer Middle Name
Projected Termination Date	11/29/2027	Designated Federal Officer Last Name*	Kloosterman
Exempt From Renewal*	No	Designated Federal Officer Suffix
Specific Termination Authority		Designated Federal Officer Phone*	(202) 941-8082
Establishment Authority*	Agency Authority	Designated Federal Officer Fax*	2022056720
Specific Establishment Authority*	Agency	Designated Federal Officer Email*	tomas.kloosterman@sba.gov
Effective Date Of Authority*	12/15/2010
Exempt From EO 13875 Discretionary Cmte	Not Applicable
Committee Type*	Continuing
Presidential*	No
Committee Function*	National Policy Issue Advisory Board

RECOMMENDATION/JUSTIFICATIONS

Agency Recommendation*	Continue
Legislation to Terminate Required	No
Legislation Status	Not Applicable
How does cmte accomplish its purpose?*	The CUC provides advice, ideas and opinions on SBA programs and services and issues of interest to small businesses in underserved communities. Its members provide an essential connection between SBA and small businesses in historically underserved communities. The Council’s scope of activities includes reviewing SBA current programs and policies, while working towards providing recommendations to spur economic growth, job creation, competiveness, and sustainability.
How is membership balanced?*	The CUC will have a total of no more than twenty (20) members. Members may consist of current or former small business owners, community leaders, officials from small business trade associations, and academic institutions. Members shall represent the interests of underserved communities across the country, both rural and urban. In order to create a balanced membership with broad perspective, the CUC will aim to fill its membership with at least one representative from the designated member community listed above; current or former small business owners, community leaders, officials from small business trade associations, and academic institutions. Additionally, SBA considers whether its members represent rural or urban communities. In order to fulfill the mission of the CUC, members are not required to have a specific skill set or technical expertise other than knowledge of small business issues in underserved communities. All members serve in a representational capacity and will be asked to provide the perspective of their respective organization or constituency. These representatives will bring a number of important points of views to the council: an understanding of the barriers to success for small business owners in underserved communities; experience working in and operating businesses in underserved communities, both urban and rural; access to capital challenges for small business owners in underserved communities; knowledge and experience in training and counseling entrepreneurs in underserved communities; associations representing owners of small business in underserved communities.
How frequent & relevant are cmte mtgs?*	No meetings were held in FY2024
Why advice can't be obtained elsewhere?*	Current economic conditions have hit our country’s underserved communities inordinately hard. While the nation’s economic recovery is moving forward, that recovery has been uneven particularly for small businesses and entrepreneurs in underserved communities. To better address the challenges facing small business owners in traditionally underserved communities, the U.S. Small Business Administration is creating a Federal Advisory Council on Underserved Communities. Building on SBA’s core programs, as well as Recovery initiatives, the Council on Underserved Communities (CUC) will provide input, advice and recommendations on developing strategies to help strengthen competiveness and sustainability for small businesses in underserved communities. These strategies will be aimed at increasing entrepreneurship and technical assistance, creating outreach and training strategies, and educating underserved communities about SBA programs and services.
Why close or partially close meetings?	The CUC keeps its meeting of the full council open to the public per FACA guidelines.
Recommendation Remarks	The agency is reviewing this committee to determine if it's fulfilled its purpose and should be terminated.

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Outcome Improvement To Health Or Safety*	No	Action Reorganize Priorities*	Yes
Outcome Trust In Government	Yes	Action Reallocate Resources	No
Outcome Major Policy Changes	Yes	Action Issued New Regulations	No
Outcome Advance In Scientific Research	No	Action Proposed Legislation	No
Outcome Effective Grant Making	No	Action Approved Grants Or Other Payments	No
Outcome Improved Service Delivery	Yes	Action Other	No
Outcome Increased Customer Satisfaction	Yes	Action Comment	The committee had no activity in FY2024
Outcome Implement Laws/Reg Requirements	Yes	Grants Review*	No
Outcome Other	No	Number Of Grants Reviewed	0
Outcome Comment		Number Of Grants Recommended	0
Cost Savings*	Unable to Determine	Dollar Value Of Grants Recommended	$0.00
Cost Savings Comment	TBD	Grants Review Comment	TBD
Number Of Recommendations*	2	Access Contact Designated Fed. Officer*	Yes
Number Of Recommendations Comment	No recommendation was made in FY2024 due to inactivity	Access Agency Website	Yes
% of Recs Fully Implemented*	0.00%	Access Committee Website	No
% of Recs Fully Implemented Comment	0	Access GSA FACA Website	No
% of Recs Partially Implemented*	0.00%	Access Publications	No
% of Recs Partially Implemented Comment	The committee had no activity in FY24 and will be evaluated in FY to determine continuation.	Access Other	No
Agency Feedback*	Yes	Access Comment
Agency Feedback Comment*	TBD	Narrative Description*	The CUC provides advice, ideas and opinions on SBA programs and services and issues of interest to small businesses in underserved communities. Its members provide an essential connection between SBA and small businesses in historically underserved communities. The Council’s scope of activities includes reviewing SBA current programs and policies, while working towards providing recommendations to spur economic growth, job creation, competiveness, and sustainability.

COSTS

1. Payments to Non-Federal Members*		1. Est Paymnts to Non-Fed Membrs Nxt FY*
2. Payments to Federal Members*		2. Est. Payments to Fed Members Next FY*
3. Payments to Federal Staff*		3. Estimated Payments to Federal Staff*
4. Payments to Consultants*		4. Est. Payments to Consultants Next FY*
5. Travel Reimb. For Non-Federal Membrs*		5. Est Travel Reimb Non-Fed Membr nxtFY*
6. Travel Reimb. For Federal Members*		6. Est Travel Reimb For Fed Members*
7. Travel Reimb. For Federal Staff*		7. Est. Travel Reimb to Fed Staf Nxt FY*
8. Travel Reimb. For Consultants*		8. Est Travel Reimb to Consltnts Nxt FY*
10. Other Costs		10. Est. Other Costs Next FY*
11. Total Costs	$0.00	11. Est. Total Next FY*	$0.00
Date Cost Last Modified	2/13/2025 12:56 PM	Est. Fed Staff Support Next FY*
Federal Staff Support (FTE)*		Est Cost Remarks
Cost Remarks

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