An assessment of the SBIR program at the Department of Energy / Committee for Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation: An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program ; Policy and Global Affairs, Charles W. Wessner, editor ; National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Wessner, Charles W.

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation: An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Small business--Technological innovations--Research--United States--Congresses.

Small business.

Business--Research.

Business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Assessment of small business innovation research program at the Department of Energy

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 Department of Energy. It finds that, in spite of resource constraints, the DoE has made significant progress in meeting the legislative objectives of SBIR and that the program is effectively addressing the mission of the Department of Energy. The book documents the achievements and challenges of the program and recommends programmatic changes to make the SBIR program even more effective in achieving its legislative goals.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Findings and Recommendations""; ""3 Award Statistics""; ""4 Commercialization""; ""5 Agency Mission""; ""6 Woman- and Minority-Owned Businesses""; ""7 Knowledge Effects""; ""8 Program Management""; ""Appendix A: DoE SBIR Program Data""; ""Appendix B: NRC Phase II Survey""; ""Appendix C: NRC Phase I Survey""; ""Appendix D: Case Studies""; ""Appendix E: Bibliography""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-236).

ISBN:

9786611800277

9780309177801

0309177804

9781281800275

1281800279

9780309114134

0309114136

OCLC:

932320436