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SBIR at NASA

Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: National Academies Press, Washington, United States
Published: 2nd Jun 2016
Dimensions: w 152mm h 229mm d 25mm
Weight: 546g
ISBN-10: 0309377870
ISBN-13: 9780309377874
Barcode No: 9780309377874
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Synopsis
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is one of the largest examples of U.S. public-private partnerships, and was established in 1982 to encourage small businesses to develop new processes and products and to provide quality research in support of the U.S. government's many missions. The U.S. Congress tasked the National Research Council with undertaking a comprehensive study of how the SBIR program has stimulated technological innovation and used small businesses to meet federal research and development needs, and with recommending further improvements to the program. In the first round of this study, an ad hoc committee prepared a series of reports from 2004 to 2009 on the SBIR program at the five agencies responsible for 96 percent of the program's operations-including NASA. In a follow-up to the first round, NASA requested from the Academies an assessment focused on operational questions in order to identify further improvements to the program. Public-private partnerships like SBIR are particularly important since today's knowledge economy is driven in large part by the nation's capacity to innovate. One of the defining features of the U.S. economy is a high level of entrepreneurial activity. Entrepreneurs in the United States see opportunities and are willing and able to assume risk to bring new welfare-enhancing, wealth-generating technologies to the market. Yet, although discoveries in various fields present new opportunities, converting these discoveries into innovations for the market involves substantial challenges. The American capacity for innovation can be strengthened by addressing the challenges faced by entrepreneurs. Table of Contents Front Matter Summary 1 Introduction 2 Program Management 3 Program Initiatives 4 SBIR Awards 5 Quantitative Outcomes 6 Participation of Women and Minorities 7 Insights from Survey Responses and Case Studies 8 Findings and Recommendations Appendixes Appendix A: Overview of Methodological Approaches, Data Sources, and Survey To Appendix B: Major Changes to the SBIR Program Resulting from the 2011 SBIR Reauthorization Act, P.L. 112-81, December 2011 Appendix C: 2011 Survey Instrument Appendix D: List of Universities Involved in Surveyed NASA SBIR Awards Appendix E: Case Studies Appendix F: Annex 1 to Chapter 5: Supplemental 2011 Survey Data Appendix G: Annex 2 to Chapter 5: Department of Defense Data on NASA SBIR Awards Appendix H: Glossary Appendix I: Bibliography

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