SBIR/STTR Consulting

The Department of Defense (DoD) SBIR and STTR Program

(click the this link to access the official DoD STIR/STTR site)

The purpose of DoD's SBIR and STTR programs is to harness the innovative talents of the Nation's small technology companies for U.S. military and economic strength.

DoD's SBIR program funds early-stage R&D projects at small technology companies -- projects which serve a DoD need and have the potential for commercialization in private sector and/or military markets. The DoD program, funds over $1 billion per year, as part of a larger ($1.6 billion) federal program administered by ten federal agencies.

As part of its SBIR program, the DoD issues an SBIR solicitation three times a year, describing its R&D needs and inviting R&D proposals from small companies -- firms organized for profit with 500 or fewer employees, including all affiliated firms. Companies apply first for a six-month to nine-month phase I award of $70,000 to $100,000 to test the scientific, technical, and commercial merit and feasibility of a particular concept. If phase I proves successful, the company may be invited to apply for a two-year phase II award of $500,000 to $750,000 to further develop the concept, usually to the prototype stage. Proposals are judged competitively on the basis of scientific, technical, and commercial merit. Following completion of phase II, small companies are expected to obtain funding from the private sector and/or non-SBIR government sources, in Phase III, to develop the concept into a product for sale in private sector and/or military markets.

The are two additions to the DoD SBIR/STTR Program called Fast Track and Phase II Enhancement.  For more information on these programs click on the DoD SBIR link at the top of this page.