Participating Agencies

Eleven federal agencies set aside part of their research and development budgets specifically for the SBIR program. Five of the agencies also fund projects through the STTR program, which requires small firms to partner with non-profit research institutions.

Federal Agencies that Fund Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Projects

U.S. Department
of Agriculture

(USDA)

National Institute of Standards and Technology

(NIST)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

(NOAA)

U.S. Department
of Defense

(DoD)

U.S. Department
of Education

(DED)

U.S. Department
of Energy

(DOE)

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

(DHS)

U.S. Department
of Transportation

(DOT)

Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

(NASA)

National Science Foundation

(NSF)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

(HHS)

National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Federal Agencies That Fund STTR Research and Development Projects

U.S. Department
of Defense

(DoD)

U.S. Department
of Energy

(DOE)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

(NASA)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

(HHS)

National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

National Science Foundation

(NSF)

The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center is funded in part through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Small Business Administration through a partnership with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock College of Business, Health, and Human Services and other institutions of higher education.

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