# Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) — Program Element 0605502D8Z

**Program element:** 0605502D8Z  
**Component:** Defense-Wide  
**Appropriation:** 0400 — RDT&E, Defense-Wide  
**Budget Activity:** 6 — RDT&E Management Support  
**Vintage:** President's Budget PB2027  
**Canonical URL:** https://hitchintel.com/programs/0605502D8Z

## Summary

Defense-Wide requests $0.0M in FY2027.

## Funding profile

| Fiscal Year | Estimate Type | Amount ($M) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Actual | 236.7 |
| FY2026 | Enacted | 0.0 |
| FY2027 | Request | 0.0 |
| FY2028 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2029 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2030 | Outyear | 0.0 |
| FY2031 | Outyear | 0.0 |

> Estimate types are not summed — the profile mixes actuals, enacted law, the request, and outyear projections.

## Projects (6)

| Project | Title | FY2025 actual | FY2026 enacted | FY2027 request | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 | Small Bus Technology Transfer | 42.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | — |
| 502 | Small Bus Innovation Research | 112.6 | 0.0 | — | — |
| 503 | SBIR CR Program | 70.0 | 0.0 | — | — |
| 504 | SBIR CRP ADMIN | 1.9 | 0.0 | — | — |
| 505 | SBIR ADMIN | 5.8 | 0.0 | — | — |
| 506 | SBIR DUE DILIGENCE | 3.9 | 0.0 | — | — |

> Projects are the summable leaves: the program element total is their sum, never added to it.

### Project 500 — Small Bus Technology Transfer

The goals of the OSW Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program is to stimulate a partnership of ideas between small business concerns (SBCs) and research institutions through DoW funded research or research and development (R/R&D). By providing awards to SBCs or cooperative R/R&D efforts with research institutions, DoW supports innovation and economic growth to generate decisive and sustained U.S. military advantages. This program supports high priority projects within the DoW Components, their missions, and the Warfighter.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Bus Technology Transfer | 42.4 | — | — |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

### Project 502 — Small Bus Innovation Research

The goals of the Office of the Secretary of War (OSW) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is to stimulate technological innovation, increase private sector commercialization of federal research and development (R&D), increase small business participation in federally funded R&D, and foster participation by minority and disadvantaged firms in technological innovation. Leveraging the innovation of small business concerns is an important contributor to the development of the cutting edge technologies that will generate decisive and sustained U.S. military advantages by increasing the readiness, modernization and lethality of the Joint Force. This program supports high priority projects within the DoW Components, their missions, and the Warfighter.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small Bus Innovation Research | 112.6 | — | — |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

### Project 503 — SBIR CR Program

Under the authority defined in 15 U.S.C. 638 (y), Commercialization Readiness (CR) Program (CRP), OSW established the “OSD Transitions SBIR/STTR Technology (OTST) Program”. The CR Program is a dynamic, results-oriented response to the Congressional challenge to the DoW in 2006 to deliver more advanced SBIR/STTR technologies faster to our warfighters. The OTST program is an interim technology maturity phase (Phase II) inserted into the SBIR/STTR development process and is structured to be a technology pull to meet requirements that address potential and emerging requirements.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBIR CR Program | 70.0 | — | — |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

### Project 504 — SBIR CRP ADMIN

The goals of the Office of the Secretary of War (OSW) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is to stimulate technological innovation, increase private sector commercialization of federal research and development (R&D), increase small business participation in federally funded R&D, and foster participation by minority and disadvantaged firms in technological innovation. Leveraging the innovation of small business concerns is an important contributor to the development of the cutting-edge technologies that will generate decisive and sustained U.S. military advantages by increasing the readiness, modernization and lethality of the Joint Force. This program supports high priority projects within the DoW Components, their missions, and the Warfighter. The SBIR Administration project was created to fund, coordinate, and execute the administrative portions of the DoW SBIR Programs.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBIR CRP ADMIN | 1.9 | — | — |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

### Project 505 — SBIR ADMIN

The goals of the Office of the Secretary of War (OSW) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is to stimulate technological innovation, increase private sector commercialization of federal research and development (R&D), increase small business participation in federally funded R&D, and foster participation by minority and disadvantaged firms in technological innovation. Leveraging the innovation of small business concerns is an important contributor to the development of the cutting-edge technologies that will generate decisive and sustained U.S. military advantages by increasing the readiness, modernization and lethality of the Joint Force. This program supports high priority projects within the DoW Components, their missions, and the Warfighter. The SBIR Administration project was created to fund, coordinate, and execute the administrative portions of the DoW SBIR Programs.

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBIR ADMIN | 5.8 | — | — |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

### Project 506 — SBIR DUE DILIGENCE

The goals of the Office of the Secretary of War (OSW) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is to stimulate technological innovation, increase private sector commercialization of federal research and development (R&D), increase small business participation in federally funded R&D, and foster participation by minority and disadvantaged firms in technological innovation. Leveraging the innovation of small business concerns is an important contributor to the development of the cutting edge technologies that will generate decisive and sustained U.S. military advantages by increasing the readiness, modernization and lethality of the Joint Force. This program supports high priority projects within the DoW Components, their missions, and the Warfighter

| Activity (R-2A) | FY2025 | FY2026 | FY2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SBIR DUE DILIGENCE | 3.9 | — | — |

> R-2A activities carry the prior, current and budget year only — no five-year plan. Coverage is partial, so count them, never total them.

## Mission & acquisition strategy

DoW Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs are designed to provide small, high-tech businesses opportunities to propose innovative ideas and solutions in response to technological challenges posed by the DoW Components that will address existing and emerging national security threats and to develop new military capabilities. The SBIR and STTR programs are critical pathways for the Department to tap the innovation of America’s small business community and research institutions to support development of cutting-edge technologies that will increase the readiness, modernization and lethality of the Joint Force.

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## Source & machine access

- **Source:** FY2027 Office of the Secretary of Defense RDT&E Budget Justification, Exhibits R-2/R-3, PE 0605502D8Z (PB PB2027).
- **MCP:** `mcp.hitchintel.com` — `budget_get_program_element(pe="0605502D8Z")`.

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