The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is a highly competitive program that encourages domestic small businesses to engage in Federal Research/Research and Development (R/R&D) that has the potential for commercialization. Through a competitive awards-based program, SBIR enables small businesses to explore their technological potential and provides the incentive to profit from its commercialization.

Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) is another program that expands funding opportunities in the federal innovation research and development (R&D) arena. Central to the program is expansion of the public/private sector partnership to include the joint venture opportunities for small businesses and nonprofit research institutions. The unique feature of the STTR program is the requirement for the small business to formally collaborate with a research institution in Phase I and Phase II. STTR's most important role is to bridge the gap between performance of basic science and commercialization of resulting innovations.

This webinar will focus specifically on Department of Defense SBIR/STTR programs, providing an overview of the SBIR/STTR programs followed by critical details about the differences between the Army, Navy, Air Force, DARPA, and the Chemical & Biological Defense programs.  

Presented By:

 Tracy Frost, DoD SBIR/STTR Program Administrator

. Brad Guay, Army STTR Program Manager

Robert Smith, Navy SBIR Program Manager

James A. Sweeney III, Air Force SBIR/STTR Commercialization Readiness Program (CRP) Manager

Susan Nichols, DARPA SBIR Program Manager

Larry Pollack, Chemical & Biological Defense SBIR Program Manager

Speaker Bio's 

 

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