Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program

Abstract

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program was established in the Defense Health Program (DHP), Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) appropriation during FY 2001, and is funded in the year of execution. The objective of the DHP SBIR Program includes stimulating technological innovation, strengthening the role of small business in meeting Department of Defense (DoD) research and development needs, fostering and encouraging participation by minority and disadvantaged persons in technological innovation, and increasing the commercial application of DoD-supported research and development results. The program funds small business proposals chosen to enhance military medical research and information technology research. The Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program was established in the DHP, RDT&E appropriation during FY 2015, and is funded in the year of execution. The STTR Program, although modeled substantially on the SBIR Program, is a separate program and is separately financed. Central to the program is expansion of the public/private sector partnership to include the joint venture opportunities for small businesses and nonprofit research institutions. The unique feature of the STTR program is the requirement for the small business to formally collaborate with a research institution in Phase I and Phase II. STTR's most important role is to bridge the gap between performance of basic science and commercialization of resulting innovations. The mission of the STTR program is to support scientific excellence and technological innovation through the investment of Federal research funds in critical American priorities to build a strong national economy. The programs’ goals are to stimulate technological innovation, foster technology transfer through cooperative research and development between small businesses and research institutions, and increase private sector commercialization of innovations derived from federal research and development. Both the SBIR and STTR programs address the President's multi-agency science and technology priority of innovation in life sciences, biology, and neuroscience through coordination with the Joint Program Committees, which manage multi-Service DHP-sponsored research.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2021
Source ID
0605502DHA_2_0130_PB_2021
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Service Agency Name
Defense Health Agency

Entities

Organizations

  • Defense Health Agency

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Biological Sciences
  • Biology
  • Biomedical Research
  • Commerce
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Environmental Protection
  • Information Systems
  • Military Medicine
  • Negotiations
  • Neurosciences
  • Small Business
  • Technology Transfer
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) EDI Research and Innovation.

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