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The Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program was created
by Title II of the Small Business Research and Development Enhancement Act
of 1992, reauthorized by the Small Business Reauthorization Act of 1997,
and extended again by the Small Business Technology Transfer Program Reauthorization
Act of 2001. Those Federal agencies with more than $1 billion in extramural
research and development (R&D;) are required to allocate 0.15 percent of
their budgets for small businesses to perform cooperative R&D.; Beginning
in fiscal year 2004, this percentage will double to 0.3%. STTR projects
must be conducted jointly with non-profit research institutions with at
least 40 percent of the work performed by the small business and at least
30 percent performed by a non-profit research institution. NCI offers many
opportunities
for eligible small business researchers.
Objectives
- Stimulate technological innovation
- Strengthen the role of small businesses in meeting Federal R&D
needs
- Increase private sector commercialization of innovations derived from
Federal R&D
Small Business Eligibility
- 500 or fewer employees; and
- American-owned and independently operated; and
- For-profit
Research Institution Eligibility
- Non-profit; and
- Located in the United States; and
- University/college, domestic research organization, university-affiliated
hospital, or federally-funded research and development center
Phases
- I. Feasibility study (opportunities for Federal support)
- II. Principal R&D; effort (opportunities for Federal support)
- III. Commercialization (private sector or non-SBIR/STTR Federal support)
Evaluation Criteria
- Scientific and technical quality and innovativeness of idea
- Ability to carry out the project, i.e., principal investigator and
key personnel qualifications, adequacy of facilities and equipment,
soundness of work plan
- Impact as evidenced by technical and/or economic benefits, the likelihood
that the work would lead to a marketable product, or the likelihood
the project could attract further non-SBIR/STTR funding
NCI STTR Program
In fiscal year 2001, NCI made STTR awards totalling $4.3 million. In fiscal
year 2002, the available amount is estimated to be $4.7 million, an increase
of 10 percent from the previous year. NCI awards grants in response to the
NIH SBIR/STTR Omnibus Solicitation
and focused
program announcements.
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