Small Business Innovation Research
Abstract
The goals of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program are to stimulate technological innovation, increase private sector commercialization of federal research and development (R&D), increase small business participation in federally funded R&D, and foster participation by minority and disadvantaged firms in technological innovation. Leveraging the innovation of small business concerns is an important contributor to the development of the cutting edge technologies that will generate decisive and sustained U.S. military advantages by increasing the readiness, modernization and lethality of the Joint Force. This program supports high priority projects within the DoD Components, their missions, and the Warfighter. Numerous, capable small businesses are driving down the cost of accessing and utilizing space, which is accelerating the commoditization of space hardware and software. The SDA highly leverages the SBIR program to invest in the research, development, and demonstration of innovative technologies from these small businesses that support the modernization of our national defense space capabilities. These SBIR opportunities have the potential to enhance future tranches and inform the spiral development projects that demonstrate enhanced warfighter capability via proliferated a low Earth orbit architecture. This program has sought investments in the following space-based technology areas : laser communications; novel antenna steering methods; data networking; automated encryption; on-orbit data fusion algorithms; reduced size, weight, and power multi-modal sensors; higher accuracy, low latency information processing; and space-related modeling and simulation testbeds.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- 197_0605502SDA_6_0400_PB_2024
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