The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program was created in 1982 through the Small Business Innovation Development Act. In 2005, the 11 federal agencies administering the SBIR program disbursed over $1.85 billion dollars in competitive awards to innovative small firms. As the SBIR program approached its twentieth year of operation, the U.S. Congress requested the Na- tional Research Co…
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program was created in 1982 through the Small Business Innovation Development Act. As the SBIR program approached its twentieth year of operation, the U.S. Congress requested the National Research Council (NRC) of the National Academies to “conduct a comprehensive study of how the SBIR program has stimulated technological innovation and used small…