D: ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES

D-1. Small Business Innovative Research and Small Business Techology Transfer
The Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) are U.S. Government programs in which federal agencies with large research and development (R&D) budgets set aside a small fraction of their funding for competitions for small businesses exclusively.  Small businesses that win awards in these programs keep the rights to any technology developed and are encouraged to commercialize the technology. TABLE 13 lists various SBIR/STTR resources.

1. Table 13: SBIR/STTR Resources
   Department of the Navy – SBIR/STTR	NASA – SBIR/STTR
   Department of Defense – SBIR/STTR	Department of Energy – SBIR/STTR
   United States Army – SBIR/STTR	SBIR Solicitations

    

D-2. Contract based Mentor-Protege Programs
Contract-based mentor-protégéprograms assist small businesses (protégés) in allowing participants compete for prime contract and subcontract awards by partnering with large companies (mentors) under individual, project-based agreements. Non-contract based mentor-protégé programs assist businesses in building capabilities and capacity. TABLE 14 lists several mentor-protégé programs.

1. Table 14: Mentor Protege Progams
   Department of Defense - Mentor Protégé Program	Department of Energy – Mentor Protégé Program
   SBA - Mentor Protégé Program	Sandia National Laboratories – Mentor Protégé Program
   Department of the Army – Mentor Protégé Program

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