The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is one of the largest examples of U.S. public-private partnerships. Founded in 1982, SBIR was designed to encourage small business to develop new processes and products and to provide quality research in support of the many missions of the U.S. government, including health, energy, the environment, and national defense. In response to a request from the U.S. Congress, the National Research Council assessed SBIR as administered by the five federal agencies that together make up 96 percent of program expenditures.
This book, one of six in the series, reports on the SBIR program at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and finds that the program is making significant progress in achieving the Congressional goals for the program. Keeping in mind NASA's unique mission and the recent significant changes to the program, the committee found the SBIR program to be sound in concept and effective in practice at NASA.. The book recommends programmatic changes that should make the SBIR program even more effective in achieving its legislative goals.

Table of Contents
  • Front Matter
  • Summary
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Findings and Recommendations
  • 3 Applications and Awards at NASA
  • 4 SBIR Program Outcomes
  • 5 Program Management
  • Appendixes
  • Appendix A: NASA SBIR Program Data
  • Appendix B: NRC Phase II Survey and NRC Firm Survey
  • Appendix C: NRC Phase I Survey
  • Appendix D: NRC Project Manager Survey
  • Appendix E: Case Studies
  • Appendix F: Bibliography
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1 Front Matter; 2 Summary; 3 1 Introduction; 4 2 Findings and Recommendations; 5 3 Applications and Awards at NASA; 6 4 SBIR Program Outcomes; 7 5 Program Management; 8 Appendixes; 9 Appendix A: NASA SBIR Program Data; 10 Appendix B: NRC Phase II Survey and NRC Firm Survey; 11 Appendix C: NRC Phase I Survey; 12 Appendix D: NRC Project Manager Survey; 13 Appendix E: Case Studies; 14 Appendix F: Bibliography
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780309124423
Publisert
2009-04-27
Utgiver
Vendor
National Academies Press
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
334

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Biografisk notat

Committee for Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation: An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program, National Research Council