SBIR

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SBIR STTR Programs atNASA Langley Research
Center

• presented by
• Sheri Beam
• Small Business Partnership Team
• July 31, 2003

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I Have An Idea
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SBIR and STTR Programs
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SBIR vs. STTR Program

• SBIR, mandated by Congress in 1982 and
  reauthorized in 2000, awards funding to small
  businesses to support early stage RD.
• STTR provides funding to small business and
  nonprofit research institution partners.

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Investment Areas

• SBIR/STTR research areas (Subtopics) are aligned
  with the agencys Strategic Enterprises
• Aerospace Technology
• Biological and Physical Research
• Earth Science
• Human Exploration and Development of Space
• Space Science
• Annual SBIR/STTR Solicitation - sbir.nasa.gov

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What Do I Do Now?
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