Small Business Research Programs: Better Data Could Improve Insight into Companies’ Success
What GAO Found In fiscal year (FY) 2024, the most recent data available at the time of review, 11 federal agencies issued $4.4 billion in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) awards, split almost equally between open and conventional topics. For open topics, agencies define broad areas of interest, and small businesses submit proposals defining potential agency needs and solutions. In contrast, for conventional topics, agencies define specific problems, and small businesses submit proposals that address those needs. One goal of SBIR and STTR is to increase commercialization of federally funded research and development (R&D), such as by sell.
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What GAO Found In fiscal year (FY) 2024, the most recent data available at the time of review, 11 federal agencies issued $4.4 billion in Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) awards, split almost equally between open and conventional topics.
For open topics, agencies define broad areas of interest, and small businesses submit proposals defining potential agency needs and solutions.
In contrast, for conventional topics, agencies define specific problems, and small businesses submit proposals that address those needs.
One goal of SBIR and STTR is to increase commercialization of federally funded research and development (R&D), such as by sell…
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