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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

3. Starts Here on Earth

4. SBIR Assists in Emergency Communication Systems
Popular with U.S. military and intelligence agencies, the systems have been used in missile ranges, severe weather, and emergency response situations.
SRS Technologies

5. SBIR Farms & Manufactures in Space

6. Farming in Space
Aboard the International Space Station, there is a deployable fresh- food production system called VEGGIE. Astronauts use the system to grow red romaine lettuce and recently sampled the first ever space- grown crop this past summer.
ORBITEC

7. First Zero-­Gravity 3D Printer
Made In Space’s Zero-G Printer was launched to the ISS on September 21, 2014 making it the first company to manufacture in zero gravity. This will allow for lighter payloads in launch and real time manufacturing of necessities such as tools for repairs.
Made in Space

8. Bone Desitometer
The first x-ray machine flew up to the ISS in It has allowed NASA to study bone density in rats and can potentially be used to assess the extent of bone injuries.
Techshot, Inc.

9. SBIR Lands on Mars 9

10. SBIR Technologies on Curiosity Rover
Yardney Technical Products, Pawcatuck, CT Lithium ion baLeries
Creare, Hanover NH
Space-­‐qualified vacuum pump
Starsys Research, Boulder, CO
Gearboxes for robotic arm
Honeybee RoboFcs, NY, NY Dust removal tool
inXitu, Campbell, CA
Chemistry
and Mineralogy experiment (CheMin) instrument
GrammaTech, Ithaca NY -­‐
SoIware for rover operations 21

11. Program Background
NASA’s SBIR and STTR programs have awarded over $3.3B to research­‐intensive American small businesses
Engineers and scientists from over 12,000 Firms in all 50 States, DC and Puerto Rico have participated in the SBIR and STTR program with NASA
On average each year, 1,700 NASA scientists and engineers support the program performing technical reviews of the proposals

12. Every technology development investment dollar is critical to the ultimate success of NASA’s mission
Ultimate objective is to transition critical technologies into NASA or commercial use
Mission Directorates establish high priority needs and existing gaps
NASA Centers are home to NASA’s development projects, research facilities, and Subject Matter Experts and therefore play a critical role

13. Eligibility Requirements
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)
Formal Cooperative R&D Effort with a U.S. Research Institution
Minimum 40% by small business, 30% by U.S. Research Institution
Small business is Prime, PI can be from SBC or Research Institution
Other SBIR Requirements Apply 1
Organized for­‐profit U.S. business 1 2
At least 51% U.S. owned by individuals and independently operated 2 3
500 or fewer employees 3 4
PI’s primary employment with small business during project 4 5
Intellectual Property Agreement

14. Structure of the Programs
Phase I: Concept
Award Guideline: $125K
Duration: 6 months (SBIR)
12 months (STTR)
Phase II: Full Research, R&D to Prototype
Award Guideline: $750K
Duration: 24 months
Phase II-E
Phase III: Commercialization/Infusion
Non-SBIR/STTR funds
Contract from NASA program, other agency, prime contractor

15. NASA SBIR/STTR Award Summary
Annual Award Budget FY16:
SBIR & STTR: approximately $200M
SBIR is 3.0% of R&D in FY16 In FY17, NASA will increase the SBIR investment to 3.2%
STTR is .45% of R&D in FY16
FY 16 Awards At-­‐A-­‐Glance:
SBIR Awards: 341 Phase I and 137 Phase II
STTR Awards: 58 Phase I; Phase II Awards will be selected in 4QFY16

16. SBIR Proposals vs. Awards
2000
30%
1800
Phase 1
Proposals vs. Awards for
SBIR
26%
27%
26%
25%
1600
24%
1400
20%
1200
1000
15%
16%
15%
1769
1707
800
1506
1290
10%
600
1229
1278
400 5%
200
452
325
315
341
260
236 0%
2010
2011
2012
Awards as % of Proposals
2016
# of Proposals
# of Awards

17. STTR Proposals vs. Awards
300
60%
Phase 1
Proposals vs. Awards for
STTR
250
50%
49%
48%
200
40%
36%
32%
150
30%
245
22%
100
20%
185
124
13%
121 50
101
103
10% 50 45 58 40 33 32 0%
2010
2011
2012
Awards as % of Proposals
2016
# of Proposals
# of Awards

18. SBIR/STTR Homepage Access the PY 2016 Solicitations (Next release date
*November 2017)
Information for NEW firms available under “Proposers”
SBIR/STTR program analytics

19. NASA SBIR/STTR Program Online
Visit sbir.nasa.gov for prior year solicitations

20. Program Schedule and Selection
Announcements 20

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22. NASA Mission Directorates Learning What NASA Needs
Aeronautics Mission Directorate –
Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate
Science Mission Directorate
Space Technology Mission Directorate

23. How To Contact Us Online: www.sbir.nasa.gov
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