As the most comprehensive resource available for those involved in technology-based economic development, SSTI offers the services that are needed to help build tech-based economies. Learn more about membership...
Useful Stats: 2003 DoD Phase I SBIR Proposals and Awards
The Department of Defense (DoD) distributed $152.9 million in awards under its fiscal year 2003 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program competitions. A total of 1,882 awards were selected from a pool of more than 15,000 proposals across all states and the District of Columbia.
DoD's SBIR Program provides up to $850,000 in early-stage research and development (R&D) funding directly to small technology companies. Between SBIR and the department's Small Business Technology Transfer Program, which supports small companies working with researchers at universities and other research institutions, DoD funds more than $1 billion annually in early-stage R&D projects.
States were able to compete for DoD SBIR funding twice in 2003 through two competitive solicitations. California led all states with nearly $33 million and 403 awards. Massachusetts followed with $23.7 million and 290 awards, but converted on more of its proposals than the leader, at 16.5 percent.
South Carolina, winning 11 awards through 50 proposals, had the highest conversion percentage of all states, 22 percent. Arkansas won two awards that averaged almost $100,000 each, tops in the nation for average award size. Iowa, North Dakota and South Dakota, which collectively submitted 63 proposals, were the only states that did not receive FY 2003 DoD Phase I SBIR funding.
Among other highlights, the 21 EPSCoR states garnered a total of 167 awards. Combined, the states captured $13.5 million in SBIR funding, or 8.8 percent of the nation's total, and had a conversion rate (13.3 percent) slightly above that of the nation overall (12.5 percent).
Abstracts of those receiving DoD SBIR awards are available for FY 2003 and past years at: http://www.dodsbir.net/awardlist/awardlist.htm
In addition, SSTI has prepared a state-by-state table for FY 2003 DoD SBIR awards. The table presents each state's number of awards and proposals, award total, average award size, and conversion rate and is available at: http://www.ssti.org/Digest/Tables/051704t.htm
SSTI extends its gratitude to Chris Busch, Christine Villa of the BRTRC Technology Research Corporation, and the Idaho SBIR Competition News for their contribution to this story.