Air Force Impact to the Economy via SBIR-STTR: 2014 Economic Impact Study

This study was undertaken to quantify the Air Force SBIR/STTR Program’s overall contribution to the national economy and the nation’s defense mission. The study examined the economic outcomes and impacts from all Air Force SBIR/STTR Phase II awards completed during the 2000-2013 period. It was intended to answer the following basic question: What resulted from the Air Force’s SBIR/STTR research and development (R&D) investment of nearly $4 billion provided to 1,750 companies in 4,524 separate SBIR/STTR contracts?