https://www.defendsbir.com/home daily 1.0 2025-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68927c3e4eae270b469a591f/75064bb1-361f-46f1-a9d4-b76b3ade1db4/Defend+SBIR+Capitol+Hill+Forum+Agenda.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68927c3e4eae270b469a591f/41ef71eb-9389-43f9-bb42-ba9c9bbbe4b1/Event+Schedule.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68927c3e4eae270b469a591f/e55cc6da-f1aa-4e9f-b6bb-2621c26f8d03/sbir4.jpg Home “Punishing these multiple award winners for their successful track record would be disastrous for our efforts to develop and field new technologies." – Robert Smith, former director of the Navy’s SBIR/STTR Programs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68927c3e4eae270b469a591f/6d39779c-5e85-4c0e-acc5-febbeb469a84/9148058.jpg Home "Top-down restrictions … would reduce the flexibility and agility of the SBIR program and risk making them less effective as tools to support new technologies." – Center for Strategic and International Studies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68927c3e4eae270b469a591f/02c96083-8dae-4c57-8cdc-b420c84b6834/medicalsbir.jpg Home “It's a program that other countries have emulated, and we are in the process of disabling our own by creating these sort of artificial caps and restrictions on the program.” - Sujai Shivakumar, CSIS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68927c3e4eae270b469a591f/d01672a7-a096-4601-91f3-140c9025ca3f/sbir5.jpg Home “Legislative attempts to limit the number of awards may have unintended and counter-productive results for the overall innovation system.” – Research Policy, Vol. 1, Issue 7 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/68927c3e4eae270b469a591f/3331f49f-b83f-47e6-9b7e-69bd12e65376/progeny.jpg Home “The defense acquisition system is funding experienced SBIR firms to help solve a range of challenges facing the force." - Richard McNamara, former submarine acquisition executive https://www.defendsbir.com/terms-of-service daily 0.75 2025-08-07 https://www.defendsbir.com/privacy-policy daily 0.75 2025-08-07