SBA Form 994 APPLICATION FOR SURETY BOND GUARANTEE ASSISTANCE

OMB Control No: 3245-0007
Expiration Date: mm/dd/2027
U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
APPLICATION FOR SURETY BOND GUARANTEE ASSISTANCE
TO BE COMPLETED BY SMALL BUSINESS AND SUBMITTED TO THE SURETY AGENT OF CHOICE
(See page 5 for instructions)

PART I: BUSINESS INFORMATION (Complete this section for initial application and to update information previously submitted.)
1. Business Name:
2. Tax ID No. or SSN:
3. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):
4. Business Address:
Street:
City:

County:
State:
Zip:

7. Date Business Established: (xx/xx/xxxx)

5. Tel. No (xxx-xxx-xxxx):
6. Business Email Address:

8. Number of Employees:
(Including subsidiaries and
affiliates)

10. Type of Organization:
☐Proprietorship ☐Partnership
☐Corporation ☐Joint Venture ☐ LLC
Type of Corp:

9. Average Annual Receipts over last 3 or 5 years:
(Including Affiliates)

11. Type of Business:
13. Primary NAICS Code:

12. Are there any affiliates?
☐Yes ☐No (If yes, attach 3 or 5
years of tax returns)

14. Applicant: (mark all that applies)
☐ is an SBA 8(a) Certified Contractor according to 13 CFR Chapter 1, Part 124.
☐ is an SBA Certified HUB Zone Contractor according to 13 CFR Chapter 1, Part 126.
☐ is a Veteran Owned Small Business according to 13 CFR Chapter 1, Part 115.
☐ is a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business according to 13 CFR Chapter 1, Part 115.
☐ is a Federally recognized Tribal Entity or Native American small business according to 13 CFR Chapter 1, Part 124.
☐ is a socially and economically disadvantaged small business according to 13 CFR Part 124.103 and 124.104.
☐ has received SBA Surety Bond Guarantee Assistance under another business name.
If so, Business Name:
Tax ID or SSN:
☐ has defaulted on any previous surety bonds (SBA or other) under a different EIN/TIN/SSN
If so, Business Name:
Tax ID or SSN:
☐ has ever failed to complete a job, bonded or non-bonded projects.
If so, include pertinent information in comments section.
The following data is collected for administrative purposes only. It has no bearing on the applicants guarantee percentage or credit
decision.
☐ is an SBA Certified Women-Owned small business
☐ is an SBA Certified Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned small business
PART II: MANAGEMENT INFORMATION (Complete this section for initial application and to update information previously submitted.)
MANAGEMENT (Proprietor, partners, officers, directors, all holders of outstanding stock/equity – 100% of ownership must be
shown): Use separate sheet if necessary.
1. Individual #1 Name:
2. Position Title: 3. % Owned:
4. Telephone No.: 5. Social Security No.:
6. Date of Birth:
(xxx-xxx-xxxx)
(xxx-xx-xxxx)
(xx/xx/xxxx)

0.00%
7. Complete Address:

8. Country of Birth:

9. *Gender Identity:
☐ Male ☐ Female

12. *Race: ☐ American Indian / Alaska Native ☐ Asian
☐ Black / African American ☐ Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander ☐ White
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10. Veteran:
☐ Yes ☐ No

11. Service-Disabled
Veteran:
☐ Yes ☐ No

13. *Ethnicity:
☐ Hispanic or Latino ☐Not Hispanic or Latino
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PART II: MANAGEMENT INFORMATION (Complete this section for initial application and to update information previously submitted.)
14. Individual #2 Name:
15. Position Title: 16. % Owned: 17. Telephone No.: 18. Social Security No.:
19. Date of Birth:
(xxx-xxx-xxxx)
(xxx-xx-xxxx)
(xx/xx/xxxx)

0.00%
20. Complete Address:

21. Country of Birth:

22. *Gender Identity: 23. Veteran:
☐ Male ☐ Female
☐ Yes ☐ No

24. Service-Disabled
Veteran:
☐ Yes ☐ No

26. *Ethnicity:
25. *Race: ☐ American Indian / Alaska Native ☐ Asian
☐ Hispanic or Latino ☐Not Hispanic or Latino
☐ Black / African American ☐ Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander ☐ White
27. Individual #3 Name:
28. Position Title: 29. % Owned: 30. Telephone No.:
31. Social Security No.:
32. Date of Birth:
(xxx-xxx-xxxx)
(xxx-xx-xxxx)
(xx/xx/xxxx)

0.00%
33. Complete Address:

34. Country of Birth:

35. *Gender Identity: 36. Veteran:
☐ Male ☐ Female
☐ Yes ☐ No

38. *Race: ☐ American Indian / Alaska Native ☐ Asian
☐ Black / African American ☐ Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander ☐ White

37. Service-Disabled
Veteran:
☐ Yes ☐ No

39. *Ethnicity:
☐ Hispanic or Latino ☐Not Hispanic or Latino

*This data is collected for statistical purposes only. It has no bearing on the credit decision. Disclosure is voluntary. One or more boxes for race may
be selected.

PART III: CONTRACT INFORMATION (Complete this section for each bid and final bond guarantee.)
2. Estimated Contract Amount 3. Bid Date: (xx/xx/xxxx) 4. Bid Time:
1. Bond Type:
☐ Bid ☐ Payment ☐ Performance
☐ Payment and Performance
☐ Performance, Stand-Alone Maintenance
5. Project Type:
6. Contract Amount: 7. Anticipated Project Start
8. Anticipated Project
Date: (xx/xx/xxxx)
Completion Date: (xx/xx/xxxx)
☐ Construction ☐ Service
☐ Supply ☐ Other
9. Project Description:
11. NAICS Code for this project:

10. Project Location:
12. # Employees (jobs) before this project
was awarded:

14. Obligee Name:

13. # New employees (jobs) that will be created
because of this project:

15. Obligee Address:

16. Obligee Type: ☐ Federal ☐ State ☐ Local ☐ Private ☐ Special District
18. Percentage of work subcontracted:
17. Applicant Business: is ☐ Prime ☐ Subcontractor, non-Federal
0.00%
project ☐Subcontractor, Federal project
19. Liquidated Damages
20. Project:
Dollar Amount:
Similar to previous work: ☐ Yes ☐ No
Pertains to an 8(a) contract: ☐ Yes ☐ No
21. Have you started work on the project? ☐ Yes ☐ No If yes, please complete SBA Form 991.

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PART IV: AGREEMENTS, CERTIFICATIONS AND COMMENTS (Complete this section for Initial Applications and Each Bid and Final Bond
Guarantee.)
Agreements: In consideration of assistance from the SBA, I agree to comply with the nondiscrimination requirements of Title 13,
Code of Federal Regulations, Part 113 and Executive Order 11246. I agree to pay the applicable contractor fee for a final (payment or
performance) bond.
Certification: On behalf of the applicant business, I certify:
(a) A bid, payment, or performance bond is required by the bid solicitation or the original contract for this project.
(b) Applicant business has attempted and failed to obtain the required bonds without SBA’s guarantee.
(c) Applicant Business, or any of its Affiliates, has not defaulted on an SBA-guaranteed bond resulting in a Loss that has not been
fully reimbursed to SBA or, in the event that SBA made any Imminent Breach payments with respect to an SBA-guaranteed
bond issued to an Applicant Business or any of its Affiliates, SBA has been fully reimbursed for such payments.
(d) Applicant business is not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded
from participation in this transaction by any Federal department or agency.
(e) All information in this application and any supporting documents submitted with this application, including but not limited to
SBA Form 994F, which have been submitted to SBA, any agent, broker, or surety company, is complete and accurate to the
best of my knowledge.
(f) If Parts I and II of this application have previously been submitted in connection with an earlier application, that information
either remains complete and accurate or Parts I and II have been revised with this application and are complete and accurate
to the best of my knowledge. (This paragraph (f) applies only to applications submitted electronically. If paper copy of the
application is submitted, all Parts of this application must be completed for each application for assistance.)
(g) Any agent, broker, Surety Company, financial institution, or other party in possession of credit, financial or work experience
information concerning the applicant is authorized to release this information to SBA in order that SBA may evaluate the
applicant for the purpose of bond guarantee assistance.
(h) A copy of the “STATEMENTS REQUIRED BY LAW AND EXECUTIVE ORDER” (Statement), which is attached to this Application,
has been received and, whenever applicable, Applicant agrees to comply with the requirements in the Statement.
(i) The individual signing below is authorized to execute this application on behalf of the applicant.

Comments:

I understand that knowingly making a false statement or submitting false information is a violation of Federal law and could result in
criminal prosecution or civil penalties under 18 U.S.C. §§ 287, 371, 1001, 15 U.S.C. § 645, or 31 U.S.C. § 3729
Principal’s Signature (Applicant):
Title:

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Date: (xx/xx/xxxx)

SBG Number:

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Part V: INDIVIDUAL CERTIFICATIONS ON CITIZENSHIP AND CHARACTER AND OTHER MATTERS
A. INDIVIDUAL CERTIFICATIONS
(Complete this paragraph as follows: (a) with the first Application submitted on or after October 1 of each year; (b) with any
Application that is submitted after any changes in the ownership of the small business; or (c) if any of the answers to questions 1-5
below change with respect to any individual who previously answered these questions in connection with a prior Application, that
individual must complete this section for any subsequent Application)
Each Proprietor, each General Partner, each Guarantor, and each Limited Partner, Stockholder, or other equity holder owning 20%
or more of the small business must answer the questions below. The person signing on behalf of the business must also sign in his or
her individual capacity. In addition, if spouses collectively own 20% or more of the small business, each spouse must also sign. Initial
each response where indicated to confirm your response to the question. Attach a copy of Part V. if needed for additional
individuals.
1. Are you a U.S. citizen?
☐ Yes ☐ No
Individual #1 Initials:
☐ Yes ☐ No
Individual #2 Initials:
☐ Yes ☐ No
Individual #3 Initials:
If “No”, are you a Lawful Permanent Resident alien?
☐ Yes ☐ No Individual #1 Initials:
If “Yes”, provide Alien Registration Number:
If “No”, country of citizenship:
☐ Yes ☐ No Individual #2 Initials:
If “Yes”, provide Alien Registration Number:
If “No”, country of citizenship:
☐ Yes ☐ No Individual #3 Initials:
If “Yes”, provide Alien Registration Number:
If “No”, country of citizenship:
2. Are you currently incarcerated, serving a sentence of imprisonment imposed upon an adjudication of guilty, or under
indictment for a felony? If an individual's answer is “Yes” to question 2, the applicant is not eligible for SBA assistance.
☐ Yes ☐ No
Individual #1 Initials:
☐ Yes ☐ No
Individual #2 Initials:
☐ Yes ☐ No
Individual #3 Initials:
3. Are you presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in
this transaction by any Federal department or agency?
☐ Yes ☐ No
Individual #1 Initials:
☐ Yes ☐ No
Individual #2 Initials:
☐ Yes ☐ No
Individual #3 Initials:
By my signature, I certify that I have received and read a copy of the “STATEMENTS REQUIRED BY LAW AND EXECUTIVE
ORDER” (Statements), which is attached to this Application, and I agree to comply, whenever applicable, with the requirements in
the Statement. I also certify that I have reviewed the information in this Application and that all of the information that I have
provided in this Application and in all supporting documents and forms submitted with this Application is true, correct, and
complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that knowingly making a false statement or submitting false information is a
violation of Federal law and could result in criminal prosecution or civil penalties under 18 U.S.C. § 287, 371, 1001, 15 U.S.C. §
645, or 31 U.S.C. § 3729. In addition, I authorize any agent, broker, Surety Company, financial institution, or other party to release
to SBA any information in its possession relating to my credit, financial or work experience in order that SBA may evaluate this
application for bond guarantee assistance.
Individual #1 Signature:
Title:

Date: (xx/xx/xxxx)

Individual #2 Signature:
Title:

Date: (xx/xx/xxxx)

Individual #3 Signature:
Title:

Date: (xx/xx/xxxx)

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SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:
This form is used by small businesses to apply for surety bond guarantee assistance. The information collected is used by SBA and
PSB Sureties to determine whether the application for assistance should be approved or declined.
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Applicant must contact a surety agency which participates in SBA’s Surety Bond Guarantee (SBG) Program. A list of
participating surety agencies and instructions on how to apply for SBG assistance are on the Office of Surety Guarantees
website at https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/surety-bonds#paragraph-13.
Upon completion of its underwriting, surety forwards all required documents through the Capital Access Financial System. If
the form is prepared electronically, the completed form must be printed, signed and then uploaded into CAFS located at
https://www.sba.gov/partners/surety-bond-partners-agents/operate-surety-partner-or-agent. If CAFS is unavailable, a paper
copy of the form is available on the Office of Surety Guarantees (OSG) website at https://www.sba.gov/document/sba-form-994application-surety-bond-guarantee-assistance where it may be printed, completed, signed and mailed to the OSG office at 409
3rd St., S.W. Suite 8600 Washington, D.C. 20416.
SBA staff reviews the application, makes a final determination, and notifies surety of its decision. SBA returns the signed
Guarantee Agreement to the surety.
If the application is for a final (performance and/or payment) bond, SBA’s approval is contingent upon the remittance to SBA
of the guarantee fee owed by the contractor
If any adverse information develops subsequent to SBA’s approval of the bond guarantee, surety may decline to issue the
bonds.

PLEASE NOTE: The estimated burden for completing this form, including time for reviewing instructions, gathering the information
needed, and completing and reviewing your responses, is approximately 10 minutes. You are not required to respond to any
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number (3245-0007). If you wish to submit comments on
the estimated completion time or any other aspect of this collection of information, direct these comments to: U.S. Small Business
Administration, Director, Records Management Division, 409 3rd St., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20416 and/or Desk Officer for the Small
Business Administration, Office of Management and Budget, New Executive Office Building, Room 10202, Washington, D.C. 20503.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND COMPLETED FORMS TO OMB.

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PLEASE READ, DETACH, AND RETAIN FOR YOUR RECORDS
STATEMENTS REQUIRED BY LAW AND EXECUTIVE ORDER
This application, and any assistance provided pursuant to this application, is subject to the following laws, regulations, and Executive
Orders:
Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552)
This law provides, with some exceptions, that SBA must provide information contained in agency files and records to a person
requesting it. Information about approved bond guarantees that will be automatically released includes, among other things,
statistics on the Surety Bond Guarantee (SBG) programs and other information such as the names of small businesses (and their
officers, directors, stockholders or partners) and the amount of the bond guarantees. Proprietary data on an applicant would not
routinely be made available to third parties. All requests under this Act are to be addressed to the nearest SBA office and be
identified as a Freedom of Information request.
Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) and Debt Collection Improvement Act (31 U.S.C. 7701)
Authorities and Purpose for Collecting Information: SBA is collecting the information on this form, including social security numbers
and other personal information, to make a character and credit eligibility decision in connection with you or your company’s
application for SBA assistance. SBA may also use social security numbers for the purpose of collecting and reporting on any
delinquent fees or other amounts owed SBA.
Under the provisions of 31 U.S.C. 7701, the applicant business and any indemnitor of the bond are required to provide their social
security numbers, or other taxpayer identification numbers, in order to do business with SBA. Failure to provide this information
would affect your ability to obtain an SBA guaranteed bond. For other individuals signing this application, the submission of the
social security number is voluntary and failure to provide your social security number may not affect any right, benefit or privilege to
which you are entitled. However, in evaluating whether the applicant satisfies the criteria for a bond guarantee under section 411 of
the Small Business Investment Act, 15 USC 694b, SBA considers whether the applicant and each owner of 20% or more of its equity,
and each of its officer, directors, or general partners, possesses good character. In making this determination, SBA considers the
person’s integrity, candor, and criminal history if any. SBA is authorized, through section 308(f) of the Small Business Investment
Act, to verify your criminal history, or lack thereof, pursuant to section 7(a)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act, 15 USC § 636(a)(1)(B). In
addition, for all forms of assistance, SBA is authorized to make all investigations necessary to ensure that a person has not engaged
in acts that violate or will violate the Small Business Investment Act, see 15 USC Section 687b(a). In conducting the criminal
background check, SBA also uses your social security number to distinguish you from other individuals with the same or similar name
or other personal identifier. This use is permitted under Executive Order 9397.
Routine Uses: Some of the information collected may be checked against criminal history indices of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation. When the information collected indicates a violation or potential violation of law, whether civil, criminal, or
administrative in nature, SBA may refer it to the appropriate agency, whether Federal, State, local, or foreign, charged with
responsibility for or otherwise involved in investigation, prosecution, enforcement or prevention of such violations. See, SBA’s
Privacy Act System of Records, at 74 Fed. Reg. 14890 (2009) (as amended from time to time) for other published routine uses for the
collected information.
Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3401)
This is notice, as required by the Right of Financial Privacy Act of 1978, of SBA’s access rights to financial records held by financial
institutions that are or have been doing business with you or your business. The law provides that SBA shall have a right of access to
your financial records in connection with its consideration or administration of assistance to you in the form of a bond guarantee.
SBA is required to provide a certificate of its compliance with this Act to a financial institution in connection with its first request for
access to your financial records, after which no further certification is required for subsequent access. The law also provides that
SBA’s access rights continue for the term of any approved bond agreement. No further notice to you of SBA’s access rights is
required during the term of any such agreement.
The law also authorizes SBA to transfer to another Government authority any financial records included in an application for a bond
guarantee, or concerning an approved bond guarantee, as necessary to process or service the bond guarantee. No other transfer of
your financial records to another Government authority will be permitted by SBA except as required or permitted by law.
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Flood Disaster Protection Act (42 U.S.C. 4011)
Under this Act, and its implementing regulations, SBA is prohibited from providing financial assistance in a designated floodplain
unless Federal flood insurance is purchased as a condition of the assistance. Failure to maintain the required level of flood insurance
makes the applicant ineligible for any future financial assistance from SBA under any program, including disaster assistance.
Executive Orders 11988 and 11990 -- Floodplain Management and Wetland Protection (42 F.R. 26951 and 42 F.R. 26961)
SBA discourages settlement in or development of a floodplain or a wetland. This statement is to notify all applicants for SBA
assistance that such actions are hazardous to both life and property and should be avoided. The additional cost of flood preventive
construction must be considered in addition to the possible loss of all assets and investments due to a future flood.
Executive Order 11738 – Environmental Protection (38 F.R. 251621)
This Executive Order charges SBA with administering its financial assistance programs in a manner that will result in effective
enforcement of the Clean Air Act, the Federal Water Pollution Act and other environmental protection legislation.
Occupational Safety and Health Act (15 U.S.C. 651 et seq.)
This legislation authorizes the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in the Department of Labor to require businesses to
modify facilities and procedures to protect employees or pay penalty fees. In some instances, the business can be forced to cease
operations or be prevented from starting operations in a new facility. Therefore, in some instances, SBA may require additional
information from an applicant to determine whether the business will be in compliance with OSHA regulations and allowed to
operate its facility after the bond guarantee agreement is approved. Signing this form as an applicant is a certification that the
applicant has determined which OSHA requirements, if any, apply to the applicant’s business and the applicant to the best of its
knowledge is in compliance.
Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act (42 U.S.C. 4821 et seq.)
Businesses that receive surety bond guarantee assistance from SBA for a contract to construct or rehabilitate a residential structure
are prohibited from using lead-based paint (as defined in SBA regulations) on all interior surfaces, whether accessible or not, and
exterior surfaces, such as stairs, decks, porches, railings, windows and doors, which are readily accessible to children under 7 years
of age. A “residential structure” is any home, apartment, hotel, motel, orphanage, boarding school, dormitory, day care center,
extended care facility, college or other school housing, hospital, group practice or community facility and all other residential or
institutional structures where persons reside.
Civil Rights Legislation
All businesses receiving SBA assistance must agree not to discriminate in any business practice, including employment practices and
services to the public, on the basis of categories cited in 13 C.F.R., Parts 113 and 117 of SBA Regulations. This includes making the
business’ goods and services available to handicapped clients or customers. All businesses receiving assistance will be required to
display the “Equal Employment Opportunity Poster” prescribed by SBA.
Debt Collection Act of 1982 and Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (5 U.S.C. 5514 note and 31 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.)
These laws require SBA to aggressively collect fee payments (or any other amount due to SBA) that become delinquent. If you
receive a bond guarantee, and do not pay the related fee (or any other amount due to SBA), SBA may take one or more of the
following actions:
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Report the status of your payment delinquency to credit bureaus

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Hire a collection agency to collect your fee

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Offset your income tax refund or other amounts due to you from the Federal Government

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Suspend or debar you or your company from doing business with the Federal Government

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Refer your delinquent fee (or any other amount due to SBA) to the Department of Justice or other attorney for litigation

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Foreclose on collateral or take other action permitted

Executive Order 12549 as amended by E.O. 12689, Debarment and Suspension (2 CFR 180, adopted by reference in 2 CFR Part
2700 (SBA Debarment Regulations))
By submission of this application, you certify and acknowledge that neither you nor any Principals have within the past three years
been: (a) debarred, suspended, declared ineligible from participating in, or voluntarily excluded from participation in a transaction
by any Federal department or agency; (b) formally proposed for debarment, with a final determination still pending; (c) indicted,
convicted, or had a civil judgment rendered against you for any of the offenses listed in the Regulations; or (d) delinquent on any
amounts due and owing to the U.S. Government or its agencies or instrumentalities as of the date of execution of this certification.
If you are unable to certify and acknowledge (a) through (d), you must obtain and attach a written statement of exception from SBA
permitting participation in this surety bond guarantee. You further certify that you have not and will not knowingly enter into any
agreement in connection with the goods and/or services purchased with the proceeds of this loan with any individual or entity that
has been debarred, suspended, declared ineligible from participating in, or voluntarily excluded from participation in a Transaction.
All capitalized terms have the meanings set forth in 2 C.F.R. Part 180.

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