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Proposal Success Rate of all 2010 SBIR Phase 1 Awards (Phase 1 awards/ Phase 1 proposals received)

Agency abbr	Success Rate
USDA	0.171
DOC	0.079
DOD	0.160
ED	0.136
DOE	0.144
HHS	0.197
DHS	0.165
DOT	0.088
EPA	0.067
NASA	0.215
NSF	0.175
Total	0.167

Average Amount of all 2010 SBIR Phase 1 Award ($) (dollars in thousands)

Agency abbr	Average amount
USDA	87.02
DOC	92.92
DOD	87.26
ED	89.20
DOE	100.20
HHS	266.74
DHS	106.67
DOT	99.29
EPA	69.09
NASA	99.51
NSF	155.85
Total	130.00

2010 Award Timelines of Participating SBIR Agencies

	USDA	DOC	DOC	DOD	ED	DOE	HHS	HHS	DHS	DHS	DOT	EPA	NASA	NSF
		NIST	NOAA				CTR	GR	S&T	DNDO
Average months between phase I proposal deadline and start of award	9.50	6.30	6.07	5.76	7.60	7.07	9.03	9.93	4.03	3.57	4.23	9.00	4.93	6.45
Percent of phase I awards dispersed in less than 6 months from proposal deadline	0	0	0	58	48	0	10	10	100	100	100	0	100	0
Average months between phase I end and phase II start	9.50	5.57	5.03	10.53	3.87	3.97	N/A	20.77	6.03	3.07	11.00	8.00	6.47	7.38
Average months between phase II selection and phase II start	3.50	0.03	0.03	N/A*	0.70	0.30	N/A**	N/A**	3.53	1 to 3	6.00	1.00	3.9	2.7
Percent of phase II awards dispersed in less than 3 months	0	100	100	N/A*	100	100	N/A**	N/A**	13	100	0	100	2	16

Footnotes
*DOD does not track the date a company is notified of an award.
**NIH does not track the date a company is notified of an award. The duration between notification and first day of period of performance can range from a week to several months. Long delays (i.e. > 60 days) are usually due to the delay in the NIH budget each fiscal year.
Abbrevations
NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology
NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
S&T - Science and Technology
DNDO - Domestic Nuclear Detection Office
GR - Grants
CTR - Contracts