Small Business Innovation Research: Information on Awards Made by NIH and DoD in Fiscal Years 2001 through 2004

Abstract

During fiscal years 2001-2004, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Department of Defense (DoD) made 16,019 SBIR awards valued at $5.3billion. GAO identified the following characteristics of these awards: (1) most were concentrated in a few states; (2) a few agency component made most of the awards; (3) award amounts ranged from well below the guidelines to significantly above; (4) few awards were made to firms that had received venture capital investment, NIH made more than DoD; and (5) firms that received DoD SBIR awards were relatively small-sized.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2006
Accession Number
AD1152295

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  • Anu K. Mittal

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