| An Assessment of the Sbir Program at the Department of Defense Contributor(s): National Research Council (Author), Policy and Global Affairs (Author), Committee for Capitalizing on Science Te (Author) |
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ISBN: 0309109477 ISBN-13: 9780309109475 Publisher: National Academies Press OUR PRICE: $115.90 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - Economic Policy - Business & Economics | Industries - General - Technology & Engineering | Industrial Technology |
| Dewey: 338.642 |
| LCCN: 2010275422 |
| Physical Information: 468 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The SBIR program allocates 2.5 percent of 11 federal agencies' extramural R&D budgets to fund R&D projects by small businesses, providing approximately $2 billion annually in competitive awards. At the request of Congress, the National Academies conducted a comprehensive study of how the SBIR program has stimulated technological innovation and used small businesses to meet federal research and development needs. Drawing substantially on new data collection, this book examines the SBIR program at the Department of Defense and makes recommendations for improvements. Separate reports will assess the SBIR program at NSF, NIH, DOE, and NASA, respectively, along with a comprehensive report on the entire program. |