Revisiting the Department of Defense SBIR fast track initiative / Charles W. Wessner, editor ; Committee on Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation--an assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program, Policy and Global Affairs Division, 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):

United States. Department of Defense. SBIR Program Office.

United States.

Small business--Research--United States.

Small business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (212 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Revisiting the Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research fact track initiative

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In October 1995, the Department of Defense launched a Fast Track initiative to attract new firms and encourage commercialization of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funded technologies throughout the department. The goal of the Fast Track initiative is to help close the funding gap that can occur between Phase I and II of the SBIR program. The Fast Track initiative seeks to address the gap by providing expedited review and essentially continuous funding from Phase I to Phase II, as long as applying firms can demonstrate that they have obtained third-party financing for their technology. Another program initiative, Phase II Enhancement, was launched in 1999 to concentrate SBIR funds on those R&D projects most likely to result in viable new products that the Department of Defense and others will buy. The current volume evaluates the two SBIR Program initiatives--Fast Track and Phase II Enhancement--and finds that both programs are effective. Ninety percent of Fast Track and 95 percent of Phase II Enhancement reported satisfaction with their decision. This book identifies the successes and remaining shortcomings of the programs, providing recommendations to address these issues.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Summary""; ""1 Assessing the SBIR Fast Track and Phase II Enhancement Programs at the Department of Defense""; ""2 Survey Analysis""; ""3 Findings and Recommendations""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Survey Methodology and Administration""; ""Appendix B: Fast Track/Phase II Enhancement Firm Survey Summary of Responses""; ""Appendix C: Phase II Survey for Fast Track Study Summary of Responses""; ""Appendix D: Update of SBIR Fast Track Case Studies""; ""Appendix E: Bibliography""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786612412592

9780309146821

0309146828

9781282412590

1282412590

9780309132121

0309132126

OCLC:

923280956