Between
1990 and September 2004, ATP has awarded $2.3 billion
in funding to companies to develop high-risk, enabling
technologies. Industry has matched this funding with
$2.1 billion in cost share. Of the $2.3 billion of ATP
funds,
- 218 joint ventures with 961 member firms and organizations
have received about 56 percent of total ATP award funds.
- 550 firms in single company projects have received about
44 percent of total ATP award funds. Four out of five of
these single company projects also include informal collaborators.
Joint venture project award amounts range from $600K-$31M, with
an average of $5.9M.
Single company project award amounts range from $434K-$2M,
with an average of $1.8M.
For joint ventures
(JVs), ATP funding is distributed among projects as follows:
- 34 percent are to JVs led by small businesses (fewer than
500 employees)
- 16 percent are to JVs led by medium-sized businesses
- 33 percent are to JVs led by large businesses (Fortune 500
or equivalent)
- 17 percent are to JVs led by others (non-profit organizations)
For single
company projects, ATP funding is distributed among businesses
as follows:
- 78 percent are to small businesses (fewer than 500 employees)
- 10 percent are to medium-sized businesses
- 11 percent are to large businesses (Fortune 500 or equivalent)
- Less than one percent are to others (non-profit organizations)
Factsheet 3.D2 (September 2004) |
