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For the purposes of the SBIR program, the term "small business" is defined as an American-owned for-profit business with fewer than 500 employees.

A similar program, the Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR), uses a similar approach to the SBIR program to expand public/private sector partnerships between small businesses and nonprofit U.S. research institutions.


PARTICIPATING AGENCIES


Currently, SBIR programs are in place at the following agencies:


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