Small Business Research Programs: Agencies Are Implementing New Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Requirements
Abstract
For 30 years, federal agencies have made awards to small businesses for technology research and development through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and, more recently, through the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. Over the past 6 years, agencies have obligated about $2.4 billion annually for these two programs. Federal agencies with a budget of more than $100 million for extramural research or research and developmentwhich is conducted by nonfederal employees outside of federal facilitiesmust establish and operate an SBIR program. Eleven federal agencies currently participate in the SBIR program: the departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense (DOD), Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, and Transportation; the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA); the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); and the National Science Foundation. Federal agencies with a budget of more than $1 billion for extramural research or research and development must establish and operate an STTR program, in addition to their SBIR program. Five of the 11 federal agencies that participate in the SBIR program also participate in the STTR program: DOD, the departments of Energy and of Health and Human Services, NASA, and the National Science Foundation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 15, 2012
- Accession Number
- AD1171627
Entities
People
- Rusco Frank
Organizations
- United States Government Accountability Office