Project participants indicate that they are significantly ahead in their R&D cycle as a result of ATP funding as compared with where they would be without their ATP award.

Approximately 9 out of 10 organizations indicate that ATP funding accelerated their R&D cycle. Of those organizations indicating they were ahead in the R&D cycle:

• 42 percent indicate that there would be no project without ATP funding
• 7 percent indicate that they are more than three years ahead
• 41 percent indicate that they are ahead by one to three years
• 9 percent indicate that they are ahead by less than a year
• 1 percent indicate that they are not sure of how much they are ahead

ATP participants report that the acceleration of R&D will reduce the time it will take to bring products to market or to implement new production processes. Reduction in time-to-market by two years or more is anticipated for about 3 out of 5 planned commercial applications

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Based on Business Reporting System (BRS) survey data for ATP projects funded 1993-2003.

Factsheet 1.D2 (June 2004)