Epa's Small Business Innovation Research (Sbir) Program

By Environmental Protection Agency

Book Id: WPLBN0000077445
Format Type: PDF eBook:
File Size: 0.1 MB
Reproduction Date: 2007

Title:	Epa's Small Business Innovation Research (Sbir) Program
Author:	Environmental Protection Agency
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Language:	English
Subject:	Ecology, Natural resource issues, Environemtal protection
Collections:	Environmental Awareness Library Collection
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Publisher:	United States Environmental Protection Agency


Citation APA MLA Chicago Protection Agency, B. E. (n.d.). Epa's Small Business Innovation Research (Sbir) Program. Retrieved from http://gutenberg.us/

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Excerpt: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is one of 12 federal agencies that participate in the SBIR Program established by the Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982. The purpose of this Act was to strengthen the role of small businesses in federally funded R&D and help develop a stronger national base for technical innovation. An SBIR small business is defined as a for profit organization with no more than 500 employees. In addition, the small business must be independently owned and operated, at least 51 percent owned by U.S. citizens or lawfully admitted resident aliens, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is proposing, and have its principal place of business in the United States. Joint ventures and limited partnerships are eligible for SBIR awards, provided the entity created qualifies as a small business.