SBIR/STTR at the National Institutes of Health

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs provide federal research and development funding to small businesses. In 2008, the National Research Council completed a comprehensive assessment of the SBIR and STTR programs. The first-round study found that the programs were "sound in concept and effective in practice." Building on the outcomes from the Phase I study, this second phase examines both topics of general policy interest that emerged during the first phase and topics of specific interest to individual agencies, and provides a second snapshot to measure the program's progress against its legislative goals.

• Front Matter
• Summary
• 1 Introduction
• 2 NIH Program Management
• 3 Program Initiatives at NIH
• 4 SBIR and STTR Awards at NIH
• 5 Quantitative Outcomes
• 6 Participation of Women and Minorities
• 7 Insights from Case Studies and Survey Responses
• 8 Findings and Recommendations
• Appendixes
• Appendix A: Overview of Methodological Approaches, Data Sources, and Survey Tools
• Appendix B: Major Changes to the SBIR Program Resulting from the 2011 SBIR Reauthorization Act, P.L. 112-81, December 2011
• Appendix C: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 2014 SBIR/STTR Survey
• Appendix D: Research Institutions (RIs) Working on NIH SBIR/STTR Awards
• Appendix E: Case Studies
• Appendix F: Glossary
• Appendix G: Bibliography