SBIR and STTR Programs Are Safe Through FY11
For the 11th time in the last 32-months, Congress approved a continuing resolution to extend authorization of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. The House version of the Small Business Additional Temporary Extension Act of 2011 (S.990) would extend small business programs "as is" through the end of Fiscal Year 2011. The Senate version would extend the program through May 31, 2012. Both the Senate and House versions passed by unanimous consent. The bill will now proceed to conference committee before reaching the president. Read the bill...