National Science Foundation SBIRSTTR Small Business Innovation Research SBIR Program Small Business

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Federal Small Business Innovation Research
Dr. Kesh S. Narayanan Director Industrial
Innovation
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Origins of Federal SBIR/STTR Programs

• Federal Research Development Needs can be met
  by
• Small Business
• Academia, Federal Labs.
• Large Business

• Small Business is a key contributor to the
  Economy of the Nation
• Job Creation
• Wealth Creation

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Employment of Scientists and Engineers
Education
Sector
18.50
36
E
Government
Sector
S
13
G
Large
Business/Industry
Sector
L
Small
Business/Industry
Sector
32.50
1997 Data from NSF Science Indicators
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Small Business Innovation Program

• SBIR started in NSF over 20 years ago!
• By Roland Tibbetts Ritchie Coryell
• Legislated in 1982 to spread to 10 Agencies
• Sunset Legislation
• Extended in 1986, 1992, 2000
• SBIR Budget is 2.5 of Extramural Research
• STTR Budget is 0.15 to go up to 0.3 in 2004

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Purposes of SBIR
Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982

• Congress designated 4 major goals
• Stimulate technological innovation
• Use small business to meet federal RD needs
• Foster and encourage participation by
• minority and disadvantaged persons in
• technological innovation
• Increase private-sector commercialization
• innovations derived from federal RD

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Participating Agencies

• DOD Defense
• HHS Health
• NASA Space
• DOE Energy
• NSF 90 Million
• USDA Agriculture
• DOC Commerce
• EPA Environment
• DOT Transportation
• DoED Education

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Small Business

• Less than 500 employees
• It can be just one person
• You dont need to be on the GSA schedule
• You dont even need to be a small business when
  you apply!
• If selected, you must be a small business to
  receive award
• It is a highly competitive selection process!

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SBIR Innovation Model
Private Sector Investment/ Non-SBIR Federal
Funds (before/during/after!)
PHASE I Feasibility Research
PHASE III Product Development to Commercial Market
PHASE II Research towards Prototype
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Market DrivenInvestment / Business Focused
Solicitation Topics

• Advanced Materials, Manufacturing and
  Chemical Processing (AM)

• Biotechnology (BT)

• Electronics (EL)

• Information-Based Technologies (IT)

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SBIR/STTR Home Page

• http//www.eng.nsf.gov/sbir