Innovation, Diversity, and the SBIR/STTR Programs

Innovation, Diversity, and the SBIR/STTR Programs
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 141
Release: 2015-08-11
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0309373557
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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.

The Small Business Innovation Research Program

The Small Business Innovation Research Program
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 186
Release: 1999-10-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0309172586
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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.

An Assessment of the SBIR Program at the Department of Defense

An Assessment of the SBIR Program at the Department of Defense
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 468
Release: 2009-10-28
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0309109477
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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.