SBIR/STTR at DARPA

Identifies & Funds Early Stage R&D Projects with Potential for High Payoff and Breakthrough Capabilities for the Warfighter

Taps Innovation from US Small Businesses and Research Institutions in the Context of Tomorrow's Environment for National Security and Technology

Explores Promising Technologies and Solution Alternatives via Low-Cost Investigations.

Supports the Transition of Disruptive Technologies into DoD Programs or Commercial Products

SBIR/STTR Phases

The SBIR/STTR phase starts with an idea.

Phase 1: Determines the Merit of the idea

Phase 2: Prototype and Test phase.

Transition and Commercialization: Supports the Transition of Disruptice Technologies into DoD Programs or Commercial Products.

Images shows U.S. Capital to represent the President and Congress, Three story building to represent the Office of Management and Budget, Two high rise buildings to represent the Small Business Administration ,image of the DoD Pentagon to represent the Department of Defense Office of Small Business Program and DoD Comptroller and a Single high rise building to represent DARPA

The story begins at the top left section of the map and describles how SBIR and STTR funding and policy directives filter down from the the President and Congress to the Federal agencies in a simultaneous process.

Start Here

The program begins with the President and Congress for Program Reauthorization.

President and Congress: for NDAA and Appropriations. Image of the United States Capital building representing the President and Congress.

President and Congress: Program Reauthorization. Image of the United States Capital building representing the President and Congress.

Office of Management and Budget for Apportion money to Government Agencies. Image of a three story building representing the Office of Management and Budget.

Department of Defense Comptroller to Allocate money to DoD Agencies. Image of the DoD Pentagon representing the Department of Defense Comptroller

Small Business Administration for SBIR/STTR Policy. Image of two high rise buildings representing the Small Business Administration.

DoD OSBP Office of Small Business Program for Department of Defense Policy and Administration. Image of the DoD Pentagon representing the DOD Office of Small Business Programs.

Then moves to DARPA and they Execute the Program. Image of a single high rise building representing DARPA.