Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)

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 via small technology companies. The purpose of the program is to stimulate technological innovation, increase private sector commercialization of Federal R&D, increase small business participation in Federally funded R&D, foster participation by minority and disadvantaged firms in technological innovation, and foster cooperative research & technology transfer between small business and research institutions. The SBIR/STTR Program is codified in 15 USC 638. The SBIR/STTR Programs competitively fund 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 (CBD), National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), the Defense Microelectronics Activity (DMEA), the Defense Health Program (DHP) and the Office of Secretary of Defense (OSD) through the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research & Engineering. DoD components actively participating in the STTR Program include the: Army, Navy, Air Force, DARPA and MDA.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2016
Source ID
0605790D8Z_6_0400_PB_2016
Change Summary Explanation
Service Agency Name
Office of the Secretary Of Defense

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Secretary of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Commerce
  • Department Of Defense
  • Geospatial Intelligence
  • Small Business
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Technology Transfer
  • United States Special Operations Command

Readers

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

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics

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