The Small Business Innovation Research Program: An Assessment of the Department of Defense Fast Track Initiative

by Board on Science Technology and Economic Policy

In 1992, Congress for the first time explicitly directed the federal agencies making SBIR grants to use commercial potential as a criterion for granting SBIR awards. In response, the Department of Defense developed the SBIR Fast Track initiative, which provides expedited decision-making for SBIR awards to companies that have commitments from outside vendors. To verify the effectiveness of this initiative, the DoD asked the STEP Board to assess the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309069297
• ISBN13: 9780309069298
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 362 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.1"