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SBIR/STTR. SBIR. Small Business Innovation Research Program Objectives Stimulate technological innovation Increase private sector commercialization of federal R&D Increase small business participation in federally funded R&D Foster participation by minority and disadvantaged firms . SBIR.
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SBIR Small Business Innovation Research Program Objectives • Stimulate technological innovation • Increase private sector commercialization of federal R&D • Increase small business participation in federally funded R&D • Foster participation by minority and disadvantaged firms
SBIR Small Business Innovation Research • 2.5% of external research in excess of $100 million • Awards > $1 billion annually to stimulate small business research • >50% with firms fewer than 25 employees • 20% to minority or women owned businesses • 15% of SBIR/STTR proposals awarded phase I contract • 50% of phase I contracts subsequently awarded phase II contract
SBIR SBIR Phases • Phase I – project feasibility; determines scientific, technical and commercial merit of the ideas • Phase II – project development; funds the major research and development effort including prototyping • Phase III – commercialization; derives from, extends, or logically concludes efforts perform under prior SBIR agreements
SBIR Eligibility • Small business; < 500 employees • Independently owned and operated for profit • U.S. based company • Work performed in the U.S. • P.I. must spend more than ½ time employed by firm • 2/3 of phase I, phase II work must be performed by the proposing firm
STTR Small Business Technology Transfer • Established by congress in 1992 • Similar in structure to SBIR and funds cooperative research and development projects in partnerships to move new technology to the marketplace
STTR Objectives • Stimulate technological innovation • Increase private sector commercialization of federal R&D • Increase small business participation in federally funded R&D • Foster participation by minority and disadvantaged firms in technological innovation
STTR Objectives • Provides up to $850,000 in early stage R&D • Requires a business/research institution partnership • Funds > $100 million annually • Six participating agencies • Army, Navy, Air Force, Missile Defense Agency, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Office of Secretary of Defense
STTR Eligibility • Firm < 500 employees; no size limit on research institution • Research institution must be a U.S. college or university • Work must be performed in U.S. • Firm must perform > 40% research • University must perform > 30% research • P.I. may be employed at firm or at research inst.
SBIR/STTR • EO 13329 requires SBIR/STTR agencies to give high priority to manufacturing-related research and development.
SBIR/STTR Further information • http://www.sbir.gov/ • http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm • http://www.zyn.com/sbir/ • http://sbir.gsfc.nasa.gov/SBIR/SBIR.html • http://archive.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/sbir/index.html • http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/ • http://www.dodsbir.net/