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1 online resource (31 pages) |
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Occasional paper |
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Occasional paper (Rand Corporation)
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| Contents |
Cover; Preface; Contents; Figure and Tables; Summary; Abbreviations; Chapter One -- Introduction; Purpose of the Study; Chapter Two -- Administering the U.S. Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research Program; Three Layers of Small Business Innovation Research Program Administration; Chapter Three -- Estimating the Cost of Administering the U.S. Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research Program; Approaches; Collection of Labor Costs; Estimating the Administrative Costs; Chapter Four -- Administrative Costs in Comparable R & D Programs; Chapter Five -- Concluding Remarks |
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Appendix -- Small Business Innovation Research ProgramBibliography |
| Summary |
Congress is in the process of reauthorizing the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which expires in 2008. One issue being considered in the reauthorization is whether to allow partial use of SBIR set-asides for SBIR program administration costs and, if so, at what levels. Currently, the use of SBIR funds to administer the SBIR program is prohibited, and SBIR administration must be funded from other sources. The authors estimate that the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) spends, on average, an additional 6 percent on top of the SBIR set-asides to administer its SBIR program. That |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
United States. Department of Defense. SBIR Program Office.
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| SUBJECT |
United States. Department of Defense. SBIR Program Office fast |
| Subject |
Small business -- Research -- United States -- Finance
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Research and development contracts, Government -- United States
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Research and development contracts -- United States
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Research and development contracts, Government
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Horn, Kenneth
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Held, Bruce
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| ISBN |
9780833044402 |
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0833044400 |
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1281430161 |
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9781281430168 |
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0833043250 |
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9780833043252 |
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