Small Business Technology Transfer program

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U.S. federal research funding program technology commercialization program

The Small Business Technology Transfer program is a U.S. federal initiative that funds collaborative research and development projects between small businesses and nonprofit research institutions to help commercialize innovative technologies.

Aliases (3)

STTR ×1
STTR Program ×1
Small Business Technology Transfer program at NASA ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. federal research funding program → technology commercialization program →
abbreviation	STTR →
administeredBy	U.S. Small Business Administration →
authorizedBy	Small Business Innovation Development Act →
coordinatedBy	U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Innovation and Technology →
country	United States →
distinguishedFrom	Small Business Innovation Research program, which does not require a research institution partner →
eligibleApplicant	U.S. for-profit small business concern →
eligiblePartner	U.S. federally funded research and development center → U.S. nonprofit research institution → U.S. university →
focus	collaborative research and development → commercialization of innovative technologies → technology transfer →
fundedBy	participating U.S. federal agencies →
fundingType	competitive awards → contracts → grants →
goal	foster technology transfer through cooperative R&D → increase private sector commercialization of innovations → stimulate technological innovation → strengthen the role of small business in meeting federal R&D needs →
hasPhase	Phase I → Phase II → Phase III →
legalStatus	federally mandated program →
participatingAgency	Department of Defense → Department of Energy → National Aeronautics and Space Administration → National Institutes of Health → National Science Foundation →
phaseIDescription	feasibility and proof-of-concept of proposed R&D →
phaseIIDescription	full R&D and prototype development →
phaseIIIDescription	commercialization using non-STTR funds →
relatedTo	Small Business Innovation Research program →
requires	formal collaboration between a small business and a U.S. research institution → intellectual property agreement between small business and research institution → principal investigator may be employed by either small business or research institution →
researchInstitutionShareOfWorkRequirement	minimum 30 percent of R&D effort →
sector	innovation policy → research and development →
smallBusinessShareOfWorkRequirement	minimum 40 percent of R&D effort →
structure	three-phase program →
targetBeneficiary	small high-technology firms →
targetOutcome	commercial products and services based on federally funded R&D →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Small Business Technology Transfer program ("STTR") →	abbreviation
National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences →	operates
U.S. Small Business Administration ("STTR Program") →	operatesProgram
NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate ("Small Business Technology Transfer program at NASA") →	overseesProgram
Office of Naval Research →	program
Small Business Innovation Research program →	relatedProgram