SBIR/STTR Annual Report FY 2017 (SBIR / STTR)

Summary

• In Fiscal Year 2017, the SBIR and STTR programs' eleven participating agencies obligated more than $3.04 billion through Phase I and II awards.p.2
• Participating agencies obligated $2.67 billion in SBIR funding and $369 million in STTR funding during Fiscal Year 2017.p.3
• The Department of Defense and Department of Health & Human Services accounted for $2,038,904,577 (76%) of total SBIR obligations in FY17.p.9
• Total STTR obligations in FY17 reached $368,524,326, with DoD and HHS attributing $287,286,114 (78%) of these funds.p.10
• Federal agencies with extramural R/R&D budgets exceeding $100 million were required to obligate a minimum of 3.2% of their extramural R/R&D budgets to SBIR.p.8
• Civilian agencies saw 16% of Phase I proposals and 52% of Phase II proposals receive awards in FY17.p.14

Key insights

1. Total obligations increased 15% from Fiscal Year 2016, translating into an additional $400 million of funding for small businesses.p.2
2. In FY17, Participating Agencies’ total SBIR obligations amounted to $2,673,410,381, of which $2,038,904,577 (76%) were attributed to DoD and HHS.p.9
3. Participating Agencies with extramural R/R&D budgets exceeding $1 billion were required to obligate a minimum of 0.45% of their extramural budget to STTR.p.10
4. SBIR/STTR Phase I awards generally range from $100,000 to $225,000 for a 6 to 12-month period of performance.p.11
5. SBIR/STTR Phase II awards generally range from $750,000 to $1,500,000 for a two-year period of performance.p.11
6. In FY17, $133,459,863 (12%) of new SBIR obligations went to Women-owned Small Businesses across Civilian Agencies.p.14
7. In FY17, DoD Service Agencies’ and Fourth Estate’s total SBIR obligations amounted to $1,153,167,255.p.19
8. During the preceding five fiscal years, 46 companies received more than 15 Phase II awards, representing 1,394 (16%) of the 8,751 overall Phase II awards.p.51