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... requested the Academies to provide a subsequent round of analysis, focused on operational questions with a view to identifying further improvements to the program. FOCUS ON LEGISLATIVE OBJECTIVES The SBIR programs are unique efforts designed by Congress to provide funding via government agencies in pursuit of four key objectives.
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... The preliminary population was developed by taking the original set of SBIR Phase II awards made by NASA during the study period and eliminating on a random basis awards to PIs who received more than two awards (to limit the burden on respondents)
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... And although the limited data available from the 2011 Survey indicates limited infusion of SBIR technologies into NASA Mission Directorates for awards made in FY1998-2007, the program has since then become increasingly aligned with NASA Mission Directorate needs. NASA SBIR projects commercialize at a level similar to that of comparable SBIR programs at DoD, although the small size of the NASA market limits the scale of commercialization.
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... NASA was unable to provide comprehensive data on follow-on contracts after Phase II. The new data collection mechanism may provide better data in the future.
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... • MOSB Phase II success rates in every year FY2005-2012 were lower than those for non-MOSB firms. Overall, MOSB success rates were 13 percentage points lower than those for non-MOSBs.
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... Furthering a Culture of Monitoring, Evaluation, and Assessment Predicated on Enhanced Information Flows • The NASA SBIR program should improve current data collection approaches and methodologies. NASA should make it a top priority to develop and implement appropriate metrics for assessing program outcomes.
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... o Identifying and applying best practices. Potentially, different approaches adopted by various NASA Field Centers could provide valuable data on more and less effective commercialization support strategies.


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