Competitive procedure to both link small businesses with government requirements and facilitate commercialization of innovative technology.
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is a three-phased competitive awards-based program that enables small businesses to explore their technological potential and provides the incentive to profit from its commercialization of Research/Research and Development (R/R&D) efforts.
- Phase I establishes the technical merit, feasibility, and commercial potential of the proposed R/R&D efforts. During this phase, each awards are capped at $250,000 ceiling and has a maximum duration of six (6) months.
- Phase II continues the Phase I effort and demonstrates the scientific and technical merit of the R/R&D effort and its commercial potential. During this phase, each awards are capped at $1,000,000 ceiling and have a maximum duration of two (2) years.
- Phase III is for the small business to pursue commercialization objectives resulting from the Phase I/II efforts. During this phase work may be for products, production, services, R/R&D, or any combination thereof. The work does not have any SBIR related restrictions on the value funded, duration or size of small business performing the work. See SBIR Phase III Sole Source Awards card in the PTAI for additional details.
Phase I and II awards can only be made by participating agencies listed here. Any agency, including non-SBIR agencies, can issue a Phase III award described in the "SBIR Phase III Sole Source Awards" card.
Encourages domestic small businesses to engage in Federal R/R&D that has the potential for commercialization.
- By including qualified small businesses in the nations R&D arena, high-tech innovation is stimulated, and the United States advances entrepreneurial spirit as it meets its specific research and development needs
- By acquiring or further developing products and services developed under SBIR awards, the products and services leverage prior R/R&D and expedite the process to meet new Federal requirements
- SMALL BUSINESS BENEFIT: Increases opportunities for small businesses to develop and bring their products to market, thereby strengthening the small business industrial base
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