SBIR/Challenge Admin

Abstract

(U) This Program Element (PE) provides funding for the administration of the Department of Defense (DoD) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program. The SBIR/STTR Program funds over one billion dollars annually in mission oriented research and development projects at small technology companies. The purpose of the program is to stimulate the development of new technologies to improve U.S. military and economic capabilities. The SBIR/STTR Program is mandated by public laws (PL) 97-219, PL 99-443, PL 102-564, PL 106-554, PL 107-50, PL 111-10, PL 111-43, PL 111-66 and PL 111-84 and is codified in 15 USC 638. The SBIR/STTR Program competitively funds scientific and technical innovation to specifically address the needs of participating DoD components. (U) DoD components participating in the SBIR Program include the: Army , Navy, Air Force, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Missile Defense Agency (MDA), Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), Joint Science & Technology Office for Chemical & Biological Defense, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the Defense MicroElectronics Activity (DMEA) and the Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD) through the Director, Defense Research & Engineering (DDR&E). DoD components participating in the STTR Program include the: Army, Navy, Air Force, DARPA, MDA, and OSD.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2011
Source ID
0605790D8Z_6_0400_PB_2011
Change Summary Explanation
None
Service Agency Name
Office of Secretary Of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Commerce
  • Department Of Defense
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Geospatial Intelligence
  • Small Business
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Technology Transfer
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States Special Operations Command
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Readers

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

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics

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