SBIR Action Center
SBIR/STTR programs lapsed on Oct. 1. Learn more about the issue and urge your elected officials to restart America’s innovation engine.
Federal Investment
Congress Advances Legislation to End Government Shutdown – What’s in the Bill?
On November 10th, the Senate passed legislation to end the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Here’s a summary of the bill.
Press Release: CEBN Reacts to Senate’s Failure to Pass SBIR Extension
CEBN issued a statement on the Senate’s failure to pass a one-year SBIR/STTR extension, urging lawmakers to swiftly reauthorize the program.
Press Release: New State Factsheets Highlight the Local Investments Meeting Energy Demand Growth and Keeping Energy Costs Low
BCSE and CEBN released new state factsheets detailing how investments in a broad energy portfolio help meet demand and keep costs low.
Press Release: CEBN Celebrates House Passage of One-Year SBIR Extension, Urges Senate to Follow
CEBN issued a statement celebrating House passage of a one-year SBIR extension and urging the Senate to swiftly pass the bill.
Press Release: BCSE Statement on EPA Revision to Endangerment Finding for Greenhouse Gases
BCSE and CEBN provided statements in response to the EPA’s draft revision of the endangerment finding for greenhouse gases.
Press Release: Clean Energy Industries Statement on Final Budget Reconciliation Bill
BCSE and CEBN provided statements after final passage of a tax reform package that rolls back and alters many energy tax credits.
Press Release: Clean Energy Industries Statement on Senate-Passed Budget Reconciliation Bill
BCSE and CEBN provided statements after the Senate passed a tax reform package, which includes proposals to alter existing energy tax credits.
Clean energy business leaders featured in Kansas Reflector on energy tax credits
Several clean energy business leaders were quoted in the Kansas Reflector for an article covering tax reform and the potential impact on business certainty for firms that deploy clean energy projects.
Across 75 Congressional Meetings, Small Businesses Make the Case for Tax Certainty
This spring, the Clean Energy Business Network (CEBN) brought 49 small business leaders from across the country into 75 meetings with congressional offices to discuss the need to protect energy tax incentives and federal investments in energy innovation and modernization.
Press Release: 270+ Businesses and Trade Associations Urge Congress to Protect Energy Tax Incentives
More than 270 companies and trade associations sent a letter to congressional leaders today urging support for the full suite of existing energy tax incentives, which have enjoyed decades of bipartisan support, spurred job creation, bolstered energy security, and boosted domestic manufacturing and energy development.
Organized by the Business Council for Sustainable
214 Small Business Leaders Urge Congress to Protect Energy Tax Credits
On March 6, 2025, the Clean Energy Business Network sent a letter signed by 214 small business leaders, representing a total of 155 businesses and organizations, urging Congress to preserve the energy tax credits to ensure business certainty and promote American competitiveness.