An Assessment of the SBIR Program - Hardcover

National Research Council; Policy And Global Affairs; Committee For Capitalizing On Science, Technology, And Innovation: An Assessment Of The Small Business Innovation Research Program

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0309110866 ISBN 13: 9780309110860

Publisher: National Academies Press, 2008

Synopsis

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 report provides a comprehensive overview of the SBIR program at the five agencies representing 96 percent of program expenditure-- DOD, NIH, NSF, DOE, and NASA--and makes recommendations on improvements to the program. Separate books on each agency will also be issued.

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About the Author

Charles W. Wessner, Editor, Committee on Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation: An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program, National Research Council

Edition details

• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0309110866
• ISBN 13: 9780309110860
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 402
• Editor: Wessner Charles W.