Innovation, Diversity, and the SBIR/STTR Programs
Title | Innovation, Diversity, and the SBIR/STTR Programs PDF eBook |
Author | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 141 |
Release | 2015-08-11 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 0309373557 |
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs provide federal research and development funding to small businesses. One of the the goals of these programs is to foster and encourage participation by minority and disadvantaged persons in technological innovation. Innovation, Diversity, and Success in the SBIR/STTR Programs is the summary of a workshop convened in February 2013 that focused on the participation of women, minorities, and both older and younger scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs in the SBIR and STTR programs, with the goal of reviewing current efforts to expand the pool of SBIR/STTR-funded researchers and of identifying mechanisms for improving participation rates. This report is a record of the presentation and discussions of the event.
Policy Directive
Title | Policy Directive PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 52 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Government publications |
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Small Business Innovation Research Program
Title | Small Business Innovation Research Program PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Environmental Protection Agency. Office of Exploratory Research. Small Business Innovation Research Program |
Publisher | |
Pages | 100 |
Release | 1990 |
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An Assessment of the SBIR Program at the Department of Defense
Title | An Assessment of the SBIR Program at the Department of Defense PDF eBook |
Author | National Research Council |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 468 |
Release | 2009-10-28 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 0309109477 |
The SBIR program allocates 2.5 percent of 11 federal agencies' extramural R&D budgets to fund R&D projects by small businesses, providing approximately $2 billion annually in competitive awards. At the request of Congress, the National Academies conducted a comprehensive study of how the SBIR program has stimulated technological innovation and used small businesses to meet federal research and development needs. Drawing substantially on new data collection, this book examines the SBIR program at the Department of Defense and makes recommendations for improvements. Separate reports will assess the SBIR program at NSF, NIH, DOE, and NASA, respectively, along with a comprehensive report on the entire program.
SBIR/STTR at the Department of Energy
Title | SBIR/STTR at the Department of Energy PDF eBook |
Author | National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 435 |
Release | 2017-01-20 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 030943792X |
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is one of the largest examples of U.S. public-private partnerships, and was established in 1982 to encourage small businesses to develop new processes and products and to provide quality research in support of the U.S. government's many missions. The Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program was created in 1992 by the Small Business Research and Development Enhancement Act to expand joint venture opportunities for small businesses and nonprofit research institutions by requiring small business recipients to collaborate formally with a research institution. The U.S. Congress tasked the National Research Council with undertaking a comprehensive study of how the SBIR and STTR programs have stimulated technological innovation and used small businesses to meet federal research and development needs, and with recommending further improvements to the programs. In the first round of this study, an ad hoc committee prepared a series of reports from 2004 to 2009 on the SBIR and STTR programs at the five agencies responsible for 96 percent of the programs' operations-including the Department of Energy (DoE). Building on the outcomes from the first round, this second round presents the committee's second review of the DoE SBIR program's operations. Public-private partnerships like SBIR and STTR are particularly important since today's knowledge economy is driven in large part by the nation's capacity to innovate. One of the defining features of the U.S. economy is a high level of entrepreneurial activity. Entrepreneurs in the United States see opportunities and are willing and able to assume risk to bring new welfare-enhancing, wealth-generating technologies to the market. Yet, although discoveries in areas such as genomics, bioinformatics, and nanotechnology present new opportunities, converting these discoveries into innovations for the market involves substantial challenges. The American capacity for innovation can be strengthened by addressing the challenges faced by entrepreneurs.
The Small Business Innovation Research Program
Title | The Small Business Innovation Research Program PDF eBook |
Author | National Research Council |
Publisher | National Academies Press |
Pages | 186 |
Release | 1999-10-22 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 0309172586 |
Small businesses have increasingly been recognized as a source of innovation, and one way in which the Federal government encourages such innovation is through the Small Business Innovation Research program. SBIR sets aside 2.5 percent of federal agencies' R&D budgets for R&D grants to small business. Although the program's budget was nearly $1.2 billion in 1998, SBIR has been subject to relatively little outside review. As part of the STEP's ongoing project on Government-Industry Partnerships, the Board convened policymakers, academic researchers, and representatives from small business to discuss the program's history and rationale, review existing research, and identify areas for further research and program improvements.
Pilot Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) and Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
Title | Pilot Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) and Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business |
Publisher | |
Pages | 152 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
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