What is the Small Business Administration’s involvement in the SBIR/STTR programs? Does the SBA make any awards itself?
No. The SBA monitors and coordinates the activities of the SBIR Program across all participating government agencies; the SBA is also responsible for reporting the program’s results to Congress. The participating federal agencies are individually responsible for deciding which SBIR topic solicitations to release; evaluating SBIR proposals; and awarding SBIR funding.
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