An Assessment of the SBIR Program at the Department of Defense

National Research Council author Policy and Global Affairs author Committee for Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation: An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program author Charles W Wessner editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:National Academies Press

Published:28th Oct '09

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An Assessment of the SBIR Program at the Department of Defense cover

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.

Table of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Findings and Recommendations
  • 3 SBIR Awards at DoD
  • 4 Outcomes
  • 5 Phase III Challenges and Opportunities
  • 6 Program Management
  • Appendixes
  • Appendix A: DoD Data Book
  • Appendix B: NRC Phase II and Firm Surveys
  • Appendix C: NRC Phase I Survey
  • Appendix D: Case Studies
  • Appendix E: Bibliography
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ISBN: 9780309109475

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468 pages