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DOE ANNOUNCES SBIR & STTR RECIPIENTS
The U.S. Department of Energy has announced both Phase I and Phase II award winners for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.The SBIR program provides money directly to small businesses to conduct research and development for new products, processes and procedures. The following table lists the number of companies awarded funding in each state, and the state's relative ranking for the number of awards received.
SBIR
Phase I Phase II
# of Awards
Rank # of Awards
Rank AL 2 19 1 14 AZ 7 6 4 5 AR 2 19 CA 48 1 25 1 CO 17 3 6 3 CT 9 4 4 5 DE 2 19 FL 1 26 GA 2 19 IL 3 17 1 14 IN 1 26 KS 1 26 ME 2 19 MD 2 19 MA 33 2 15 2 MI 7 6 3 8 MN 2 19 MS 1 26 NH 2 11 NJ 4 14 3 8 NM 4 14 4 5 NY 6 9 NC 3 17 OH 7 6 OK 1 26 OR 1 14 PA 6 9 TN 4 14 2 11 TX 8 5 2 11 UT 5 11 3 8 VT 1 26 VA 5 11 6 3 WA 5 11 1 14 WV 1 14 WI 1 26 1 14
The STTR program requires small businesses to conduct cooperative research and development by partnering with a research institution. The following table lists the number of companies and research institutions in each state that were involved in selected proposals. Because the company and the research institution are not required to be from the same state, state totals for the two categories may be different.STTR
Phase I Phase II
CO. Res. INST.
CO. Res. INST.
AZ 1 0 CA 2 3 CO 1 1 DC 1 0 DE 1 0 IL 0 2 IN 1 0 IA 0 1 MA 2 0 2 2 MI 1 0 MT 1 1 NM 0 1 1 1 NC 1 1 PA 0 1 TN 0 2 1 3 UT 1 0 VA 2 1 1 WA 1 1
A complete listing of successful SBIR proposals is available on the web at http://sbir.er.doe.gov/sbir. A complete listing of successful STTR proposals is available on the web at http://sttr.er.doe.gov/sttr
ATKINSON TO LEAVE R.I.; POSITION AVAILABLE
Rob Atkinson, the executive director of the Rhode Island Economic Policy Council, has announced his resignation. He has accepted a position with the Progressive Policy Institute, leading a new initiative on science and technology. As a result of his departure, the Council is seeking an executive director.The Council is a non-profit corporation, co-chaired by the Governor and a business CEO, with a 19-member board from business, labor, higher education and government leadership of Rhode Island. The Council is equally funded by industry and the state. It provides objective, in-depth analysis of the state's economy; develops and implements creative strategies; recommends policies; and advises the Governor, Administration and General Assembly.
The ideal candidate will have a graduate degree; more than five years experience in economic development; policy research and analytical ability; demonstrated ability to build consensus, lead coalitions, and work with elected legislators; strong organization management skills; and, energetic approach.
Resumes, which will be considered until the position is filled, should be sent to: RIEPC, 15 Westminster St, Suite 615, Providence, RI 02903-2417.
SSTI RELEASES ISSUE BRIEF ON R&D TAX INCENTIVES
The State Science and Technology Institute (SSTI) recently released an issue brief that examines specific tax incentives offered by the states to encourage research and development (R&D) activity. The report, State Research and Development Tax Incentives, identifies tax incentives for R&D offered in 1996 by individual states and describes their major attributes. It also considers the use and cost of the incentives.SSTI found that thirty-five states offered some type of incentive for research and development activity in 1996. Many of the states offered an income tax credit modeled after the federal research and experimentation tax credit guidelines. Other types of incentives included sales and use tax credits and property tax credits.
SSTI also found that the relative impact of these incentives is uncertain. Sixteen states were able to address questions regarding the impact of the tax incentive in terms of the number of companies that received the incentive and the resulting tax expenditures. The limited amount of data available on the number of companies that use the incentive and the subsequent tax expenditure prevents any assessment of the effectiveness of the R&D tax incentives in encouraging R&D activity. More extensive data collection on the companies using the incentives would permit future analysis of the effect of the incentives and the relative merits of the differents types of incentives.
Contact SSTI at 614/421-SSTI (7784) for more information about the report.
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