Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer Programs
The Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Programs connect acquisition professionals and technologists with industry and nonprofit research institutions. It is NAVAIR’s principal venue for the identification, submission and development of innovative solutions and their transition for use on naval aviation weapons systems or commercialization.
Established by Congress in 1982, the SBIR Program provides critical startup funds, accounting for a considerable portion of the Chief Technology Office science and technology portfolio. The STTR Program is the sister program to SBIR. It requires small businesses to partner with a university, federally funded research and development center or a qualified nonprofit research institution.
Technologies developed by small businesses through the SBIR/STTR Programs are in response to requests for proposals on technical areas of needs identified by acquisition professionals and technologists and are published in DoD Broad Agency Announcements.
Click here to find additional information on the SBIR/STTR programs.
Kristi DePriest
Program Manager, Small Business Innovative Research
Ms. DePriest became Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transition (STTR) Program Manager in February 2022. Ms. DePriest is responsible for the management and implementation of DoD, Navy, and Command policy aimed at encouraging innovation by small businesses, technical development and the successful transition of federally funded SBIR Science and Technology products into the Naval Aviation Enterprise. More than 300 companies participate in NAVAIR's SBIR/STTR Programs through multiple solicitations each year.
Location
NAS PAX River
Patuxent River, MD 20670
United States