Estimating the Cost of Administering the Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program

• Main Author: Seong, Somi (auth)
• Other Authors: Horn, Kenneth (auth), Held, Bruce J. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2008
• Subjects: Working patterns & practices; Management & Organizational Behavior
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Currently, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funds cannot be used to administer the SBIR program; SBIR administration must be funded from other sources. As Congress reauthorizes the program, it is considering whether to allow partial use of SBIR set-asides for SBIR program administration cos...