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NASA
Glenn Research Center SBIR/STTR Program Office
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology
Transfer Programs (STTR) stimulate technological innovation, strengthen the role of small businesses to meet NASA R&D needs, encourage private sector commercialization of innovations, and encourage participation by minority and disadvantaged businesses. The commercialization aspect of the program transitions the technology into products/services for NASA missions, other Government agencies, and non-Government markets.
The NASA SBIR Program is administered through an annual solicitation with a funding allocation of 2.5% of the agency’s extramural research and development budget. The current law authroizes the program through September 30, 2008.
The NASA STTR Program is similar in structure to the SBIR Program and receives funding of at least 0.3% of the agency’s extramural research and development budget. It is up to the small business and its partnering research institution to decide how their intellectual property will be transferred between them. The current law authroizes the program through September 30, 2009.
The SBIR and STTR Programs are valuable at NASA
Glenn Research Center. They provide innovations that enhance and complement research and technology
in critical mission areas. For businesses, they provide valuable opportunities and a low-risk way to develop and commercialize their technology.
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