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SBA SBIR/STTR Annual Report FY 2018 (SBIR / STTR)

ReportSBIR / STTRJanuary 201896 pages144 min readOriginal source
Key number
$2.78 billion billion $
Total SBIR Funding Obligated p.2
Largest segment
76%
DoD & HHS Share of SBIR Obligations p.8
Key number
$382.4 million million $
Total STTR Funding Obligated p.2

Summary

  • Participating federal agencies obligated $2.78 billion in SBIR funding and $382.4 million in STTR funding during Fiscal Year 2018.p.2
  • The Department of Defense and Department of Health & Human Services together accounted for $2,097,188,012, or 76%, of total SBIR obligations in FY18.p.8
  • Total STTR obligations reached $382,411,806 in FY18, with DoD and HHS representing $307,266,686, or 80%, of the total.p.9
  • For the STTR program, agencies received 2,998 Phase I proposals and selected 568 new awards, achieving a 19% selection rate.p.50

Key insights

  1. Federal agencies with extramural R/R&D budgets exceeding $100 million were required to obligate a minimum of 3.2% of those budgets for SBIR awards in FY18.p.7
  2. Department of Defense components represent over 42% of all funds obligated across participating SBIR and STTR programs.p.2
  3. Standard SBIR and STTR Phase I awards generally range from $100,000 to $225,000 for a 6 to 12-month period of performance.p.10
  4. Standard SBIR and STTR Phase II awards generally range from $750,000 to $1,500,000 for a two-year period of performance.p.10
  5. Small businesses submitted 3,114 SBIR Phase II proposals in FY18, resulting in 1,703 new awards for a 55% selection rate.p.49
  6. Approximately 65% of total FY18 SBIR award dollars and 59% of total STTR award dollars were concentrated in nine U.S. states.p.52
  7. Six participating agencies obligated $18,250,103 for Administrative Funding Pilot Program activities in FY18.p.63

Topics and entities

USDeep tech investmentPublic funding and grantsSME finance and lendingStartup fundingDepartment of AgricultureDepartment of CommerceDepartment of DefenseDepartment of EducationDepartment of EnergyDepartment of Health & Human ServicesDepartment of Homeland SecurityDepartment of TransportationEnvironmental Protection AgencyNational Aeronautics & Space AdministrationNational Science FoundationSmall Business Administration

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