SBA SBIR/STTR Annual Report FY 2020 (SBIR / STTR)

Summary

• Participating agencies obligated $3.53 billion of SBIR funding and $460.6 million of STTR funding for a total of $3.99 billion in FY20.p.2
• The Department of Defense and Department of Health & Human Services accounted for 78% of total SBIR obligations, representing $2,767,352,356.p.10
• For STTR, total obligations reached $460,600,454, with DoD and HHS representing 79% or $364,106,255.p.11
• Small businesses submitted 20,712 SBIR Phase I proposals, resulting in 3,931 new awards and a 19% selection rate.p.48
• Agencies received 5,158 SBIR Phase II proposals and selected 2,167 new awards, achieving a 42% selection rate.p.48

Key insights

1. Federal agencies with extramural R/R&D budgets exceeding $100 million were required to obligate at least 3.2% for SBIR awards.p.7
2. Agencies with extramural R/R&D budgets exceeding $1 billion were required to obligate a minimum of 0.45% for STTR awards.p.7
3. Civilian agency SBIR obligations totaled $1,847,254,367, with HHS accounting for 59% of that total.p.14
4. Air Force and Navy accounted for approximately 66% of total DoD SBIR obligations.p.20
5. A group of 60 multiple award-winning companies received 1,998 Phase II awards during FY15–FY19, representing 20% of all Phase II awards.p.49
6. Five states—California, Massachusetts, Virginia, Maryland, and New York—concentrated approximately 63% of total FY20 SBIR dollars.p.52