Oversight of the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business
Publisher:
Published: 2014
Total Pages: 84
ISBN-13:
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SBIR at the Department of Defense
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2014-09-30
Total Pages: 413
ISBN-13: 0309306590
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCreated in 1982 through the Small Business Innovation Development Act, the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program remains the nation's single largest innovation program for small business. The SBIR program offers competitive awards to support the development and commercialization of innovative technologies by small private-sector businesses. At the same time, the program provides government agencies with technical and scientific solutions that address their different missions. SBIR at the Department of Defense considers ways that the Department of Defense SBIR program could work better in addressing the congressional objectives for the SBIR program to stimulate technological innovation, use small businesses to meet federal research and development (R & D) needs, foster and encourage the participation of socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses, and increase the private sector commercialization of innovations derived from federal R&D. An earlier report, An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program at the Department of Defense, studied how the SBIR program has stimulated technological innovation and used small businesses to meet federal research and development needs. This report builds on the previous one, with a revised survey of SBIR companies. SBIR at the Department of Defense revisits some case studies from the 2009 study and develops new ones, and interviews agency managers and other stakeholders to provide a second snapshot of the program's progress toward achieving its legislative goals.
Revisiting the Department of Defense SBIR Fast Track Initiative
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2009-10-25
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13: 0309132118
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn October 1995, the Department of Defense launched a Fast Track initiative to attract new firms and encourage commercialization of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funded technologies throughout the department. The goal of the Fast Track initiative is to help close the funding gap that can occur between Phase I and II of the SBIR program. The Fast Track initiative seeks to address the gap by providing expedited review and essentially continuous funding from Phase I to Phase II, as long as applying firms can demonstrate that they have obtained third-party financing for their technology. Another program initiative, Phase II Enhancement, was launched in 1999 to concentrate SBIR funds on those R&D projects most likely to result in viable new products that the Department of Defense and others will buy. The current volume evaluates the two SBIR Program initiatives-Fast Track and Phase II Enhancement-and finds that both programs are effective. Ninety percent of Fast Track and 95 percent of Phase II Enhancement reported satisfaction with their decision. This book identifies the successes and remaining shortcomings of the programs, providing recommendations to address these issues.
An Assessment of the SBIR Program at the Department of Defense
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2009-10-28
Total Pages: 468
ISBN-13: 0309109477
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 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.
Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program Abstracts of Awards, FY 1995 (Computer Diskette).
Author: DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WASHINGTON DC.
Publisher:
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 1
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFile Characteristics: Wordprocessing. Physical Description: 1 computer diskette; high density, 1.2MB; 3 1/2 in. System requirements; DOS: WORDPERFECT 5.1. PC Compatible. Objectives of the DoD SBIR STTR Programs include simulating technological innovation, strengthening small business in meeting DoD research and development needs, fostering participation by minority and disadvantaged firms in technological innovation, and increasing commercial application of DoD-supported research and development results. Under Phase I, DoD makes awards to small business responding to advertised solicitation topics. Typically, Phase I is one half man-year effort to determine feasibility of proposed ideas. All DoD topics address specific DoD R & D needs. Proposals selected for award contain an approach to the problem as well as prospects for commercialization of the resulting innovation. Phase I success is a prerequisite for support in Phase II. Abstracts are presented of the proposals selected for SBIR and STTR Phase I and SBIR Phase II award in FY 1995.
Pilot Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) and Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Small Business
Publisher:
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 154
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKEstimating the Cost of Administering the Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
Author: Somi Seong
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Published: 2008-01-21
Total Pages: 31
ISBN-13: 0833044400
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCurrently, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funds cannot be used to administer the SBIR program; SBIR administration must be funded from other sources. As Congress reauthorizes the program, it is considering whether to allow partial use of SBIR set-asides for SBIR program administration costs and, if so, at what levels. In this report, the authors estimate how much it currently costs to administer the DoD SBIR program.
The Small Business Innovation Research Program
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2000-10-30
Total Pages: 362
ISBN-13: 0309171482
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn 1992, Congress for the first time explicitly directed the federal agencies making SBIR grants to use commercial potential as a criterion for granting SBIR awards. In response, the Department of Defense developed the SBIR Fast Track initiative, which provides expedited decision-making for SBIR awards to companies that have commitments from outside vendors. To verify the effectiveness of this initiative, the DoD asked the STEP Board to assess the operation of Fast Track. This volume of original field research includes case studies comparing Fast Track and non-Fast Track firms, a large survey of SBIR awardees, and statistical analyses of the impact of regular SBIR and Fast Track awards. Collectively, the commissioned papers and the findings and recommendations represent a significant contribution to our understanding of the SBIR program.
Contributions of the Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs to Training and Education: FY1999-FY2004
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Publisher:
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 86
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis task reviewed contributions made by the Department of Defense (DoD) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs to science and technology (S & T) in support of training and education. Included were 80 SBIR and STTR topics initiated during the Fiscal Year (FY) 1999 2004 time period topics that awarded more than $83 million to 282 Phase 1 and Phase 2 projects The review found that these topics could be categorized into four research and development (R & D) areas: Intelligent Tutoring Systems (11 topics and $15 million), Authoring Tools (21 topics and $22 million), Simulation-Based Training (26 topics and $23 million), and Training System Design and Development (22 topics and $23 million). Goals being addressed across all four areas included focusing on military relevance; increasing the accessibility of training and education; incorporating intelligent computer capabilities; increasing the agility, rapidity, and ease of materials development; providing reuse and interoperability; linking training and education strategies to instructional objectives; developing games and simulation for training and education, and tailoring training and education to learner capabilities and needs. Gaps that remain to be filled in meeting S & T goals were identified for all four areas. Final discussion identified issues in managing DoD SBIR/STTR programs. These issues included infrastructure engineering, submission of reports, oversight for commercialization, ensuring innovation, evaluating results, and selecting SBIR/STTR topics for training and education.
STTR: An Assessment of the Small Business Technology Transfer Program
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2016-02-11
Total Pages: 339
ISBN-13: 030937961X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKToday'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. Public-private partnerships are one means to help entrepreneurs bring new ideas to market. The Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) and the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program form one of the largest examples of U.S. public-private partnerships. In the SBIR Reauthorization Act of 2000, Congress tasked the National Research Council with undertaking a comprehensive study of how the SBIR program has stimulated technological innovation and used small businesses to meet federal research and development needs and with recommending further improvements to the program. When reauthorizing the SBIR and STTR programs in 2011, Congress expanded the study mandate to include a review of the STTR program. This report builds on the methodology and outcomes from the previous review of SBIR and assesses the STTR program.
