SBA · 2024 Annual Report
Small Business Administration
Requests Received
6,813
7,092 processed
Grant Rate
50%
2,758 full + 814 partial
Simple / Complex
27.53d / 134.54d
avg days to respond
Backlog
413
was 784 last year
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Simple Request Speed
27.53 days avg
Median 4 days · Range N/A–1120 days for simple requests.
Complex Request Speed
134.54 days avg
Median 136 days · Range 19 days–268 days for complex requests.
Grant Rate
50%
2,758 full grants, 814 partial grants out of 7,092 total requests processed.
Request Backlog
413 backlogged
-47% vs last year (was 784).
Appeal Success Rate
46%
9 fully reversed + 14 partial reversals out of 50 appeals decided.
No Records Denial Rate
4%
295 of 7,092 requests denied because no responsive records were found.
Request Volume
6,813 received
+56% vs prior year (4,381 received last year).
Processing Cost
$19,964
$3 per request processed. Staff: 190.68 FTE. Fees collected: $5,766.
How to submit a request
Phone
202-401-7793
Mailing address
Oreoluwa Fashola, Branch Chief, Office of FOI/PA
409 3rd Street, SW
Washington, DC 20416
FOIA page
http://www.sba.gov/foiaCost & staffing (2024)
Processing Cost
$19,964
Staff (FTE)
190.68
Fees Collected
$5,766
Appeals (2024)
Received
47
Affirmed (denied)
23
Reversed (granted)
9
Partial reversal
14
Data from Small Business Administration FOIA Annual Report, fiscal year 2024. Self-reported to the Department of Justice Office of Information Policy.