Myth of the "Mills" SBIR and multiple award winners Charles Wessner and Robin Gaster May 2008 One consistent criticism of the SBIR program is that some firms “game” the system by winning numerous awards but then fail to commercialize. These frequent award winners (often referred to as “SBIR mills,”) are criticized for using funds that could be better spent on firms more closely focused on a primary objective of the program, namely commercialization of their research.
This critique has gained some traction; some Congressional staffers believe that limits should be placed on the number of awards a single firm can win. NSF firms are limited to four applications annually. We believe both the critique and the resulting policy adjustments are profoundly misplaced: the problem of the “mills” is indeed a myth, for several interlocking reasons: Agencies do not systematically publish their own lists of multiple award winners. Table 1. Clearly, some companies do win more awards than others. Table 2. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) OfficeSBP. Office of Small Business Programs DTRA’s Office of Small Business Programs is responsible for all aspects of the agency’s Small Business and Small Disadvantaged Business Utilization Programs. The office serves as an advocate for small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses, women-owned small businesses, historically black colleges and universities and minority institutions, Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZones) firms, and firms owned by service-disabled veterans.
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