Small Business Research Programs: Many Agencies Took Longer to Issue Small Business Awards Than Recommended

Abstract

Since the SBIR and STTR programs began in 1982 and 1992, respectively, federal agencies have awarded at least 162,000 contracts and grants totaling around $46 billion to help small businesses develop and commercialize new technologies. Eleven agencies participate in the SBIR program and five of them also participate in the STTR program. Each agency issues a solicitation requesting proposals at least once a year. Agencies then review proposal submissions and issue awards using grants or contracts. The SBIR and STTR policy directive recommends that most agencies issue awards no more than 180 calendar days from solicitation close.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2019
Accession Number
AD1178846

Entities

People

  • Amanda Postiglione
  • Anika Mcmillon
  • Ben Shouse
  • David Aja
  • Jenny Chanley
  • John Neumann
  • Nora Adkins
  • Rob Marek
  • Robert Letzler
  • Tind Shepper Ryen

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accountability
  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Best Practices
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cost Reimbursement Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Directives
  • Fixed Price Contracts
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Law
  • National Security
  • Small Business
  • Standards
  • Technology Transfer
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • United States Special Operations Command

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  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Research Science/Academic Research