Small Business Innovation Research
Information on Awards Made by NIH and DoD in Fiscal Years 2001 through 2004 Gao ID: GAO-06-565 April 14, 2006The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is a three phase program that increases the use of small businesses to meet federal research needs and encourages commercialization of this research. Venture capital is one source of funding to help commercialize SBIR projects. To receive an award firms must meet ownership and other criteria and awards may exceed dollar guidelines. In 2002, the Small Business Administration (SBA) clarified that majority owners of firms that receive awards must be individuals rather than corporations. Since 2002, controversy has arisen over the extent to which venture capital firms may own SBIR firms. GAO was asked to provide information on SBIR for fiscal years 2001 - 2004. For NIH and DOD, we determined the (1) number and characteristics of awards, (2) number and characteristics of awards above the guidelines, (3) changes in award characteristics after 2002, and (4) factors agencies consider, and data they collect on, SBIR awards. NIH, DOD, and SBA provided technical comments that were incorporated, as appropriate. DOD said our findings were not surprising in light of differences in the markets for SBIR projects. SBA said our findings, though useful, may be misconstrued as suggesting a link between venture capital investment and SBIR eligibility, when no such link exists.
During fiscal years 2001-2004, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Department of Defense (DOD) made 16,019 SBIR awards valued at $5.3 billion. GAO identified the following characteristics of these awards: (1) most were concentrated in a few states; (2) a few agency component made most of the awards; (3) award amounts ranged from well below the guidelines to significantly above; (4) few awards were made to firms that had received venture capital investment, NIH made more than DOD; and (5) firms that received DOD SBIR awards were relatively small-sized. Overall, from fiscal year 2001 through 2004, about half of NIH awards and 12 percent of DOD awards exceeded the guidelines, and most went to firms that had not received venture capital investment. Awards above the guidelines accounted for 70 percent of NIH's SBIR dollars and 23 percent of DOD's. Agency officials said NIH and DOD made such awards generally to fund relatively expensive research or to ensure high-quality results. Awards above the guidelines to firms that had received venture capital investment accounted for 18 percent of NIH's awards above the guidelines, and about 8 percent of DOD's. At NIH, firms that had received venture capital investment were more likely to receive the largest awards than firms that had not. A similar relationship existed for DOD's phase I awards but not for its phase II awards. Since 2002, when SBA clarified SBIR ownership eligibility criteria, an increasing number of awards have been made to small business firms that had received venture capital investment; such firms have generally received larger awards at NIH and, in the aggregate, a larger share of NIH's and DOD's available SBIR funds. In addition, the average phase II award amount to firms that had received venture capital investment increased by over 70 percent, from about $860,000 in fiscal year 2001 to about $1.5 million in fiscal year 2004. As a result, such firms attracted a greater percentage of NIH's total SBIR dollars each year--about 21 percent on average in fiscal years 2003 and 2004, compared to an average of about 14 percent in fiscal years 2001 and 2002. At DOD we found similar trends, but to a somewhat lesser extent. NIH, DOD, and SBA focus mainly on SBIR eligibility criteria relating to ownership, for-profit status, and the number of employees when reviewing applications. Although applicants self-certify that they meet these criteria, both NIH and DOD make efforts to verify the accuracy of the information prior to making an award. When agency officials are unable to verify the accuracy of an applicant's information, they refer the matter to SBA. Both agencies limit their data collection efforts largely to information about the SBIR award itself, such as award size. Agencies are not required to gather data on characteristics of the firms receiving the awards, such as the presence of venture capital investment; as a result, this information is currently not being collected.
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Report to Congressional Requesters:
April 2006:
Small Business Innovation Research:
Information on Awards Made by NIH and DoD in Fiscal Years 2001 through
2004:
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GAO Highlights:
Highlights of GAO-06-565, a report to congressional requesters:
Why GAO Did This Study:
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is a three phase
program that increases the use of small businesses to meet federal
research needs and encourages commercialization of this research.
Venture capital is one source of funding to help commercialize SBIR
projects. To receive an award firms must meet ownership and other
criteria and awards may exceed dollar guidelines. In 2002, the Small
Business Administration (SBA) clarified that majority owners of firms
that receive awards must be individuals rather than corporations.
Since 2002, controversy has arisen over the extent to which venture
capital firms may own SBIR firms. GAO was asked to provide information
on SBIR for fiscal years 2001 - 2004. For NIH and DoD, we determined
the (1) number and characteristics of awards, (2) number and
characteristics of awards above the guidelines, (3) changes in award
characteristics after 2002, and (4) factors agencies consider, and data
they collect on, SBIR awards.
NIH, DoD, and SBA provided technical comments that were incorporated,
as appropriate. DoD said our findings were not surprising in light of
differences in the markets for SBIR projects. SBA said our findings,
though useful, may be misconstrued as suggesting a link between venture
capital investment and SBIR eligibility, when no such link exists.
What GAO Found:
During fiscal years 2001-2004, the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
and Department of Defense (DoD) made 16,019 SBIR awards valued at $5.3
billion. GAO identified the following characteristics of these awards:
(1) most were concentrated in a few states; (2) a few agency component
made most of the awards; (3) award amounts ranged from well below the
guidelines to significantly above; (4) few awards were made to firms
that had received venture capital investment, NIH made more than DoD;
and (5) firms that received DoD SBIR awards were relatively small-
sized.
Overall, from fiscal year 2001 through 2004, about half of NIH awards
and 12 percent of DoD awards exceeded the guidelines, and most went to
firms that had not received venture capital investment. Awards above
the guidelines accounted for 70 percent of NIH‘s SBIR dollars and 23
percent of DoD‘s. Agency officials said NIH and DoD made such awards
generally to fund relatively expensive research or to ensure high-
quality results. Awards above the guidelines to firms that had received
venture capital investment accounted for 18 percent of NIH‘s awards
above the guidelines, and about 8 percent of DoD‘s. At NIH, firms that
had received venture capital investment were more likely to receive the
largest awards than firms that had not. A similar relationship existed
for DoD‘s phase I awards but not for its phase II awards.
Since 2002, when SBA clarified SBIR ownership eligibility criteria, an
increasing number of awards have been made to small business firms that
had received venture capital investment; such firms have generally
received larger awards at NIH and, in the aggregate, a larger share of
NIH‘s and DoD‘s available SBIR funds. In addition, the average phase II
award amount to firms that had received venture capital investment
increased by over 70 percent, from about $860,000 in fiscal year 2001
to about $1.5 million in fiscal year 2004. As a result, such firms
attracted a greater percentage of NIH‘s total SBIR dollars each
year”about 21 percent on average in fiscal years 2003 and 2004,
compared to an average of about 14 percent in fiscal years 2001 and
2002. At DoD we found similar trends, but to a somewhat lesser extent.
NIH, DoD, and SBA focus mainly on SBIR eligibility criteria relating to
ownership, for-profit status, and the number of employees when
reviewing applications. Although applicants self-certify that they meet
these criteria, both NIH and DoD make efforts to verify the accuracy of
the information prior to making an award. When agency officials are
unable to verify the accuracy of an applicant‘s information, they refer
the matter to SBA. Both agencies limit their data collection efforts
largely to information about the SBIR award itself, such as award size.
Agencies are not required to gather data on characteristics of the
firms receiving the awards, such as the presence of venture capital
investment; as a result, this information is currently not being
collected.
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Contents:
Letter:
Results in Brief:
Background:
Key Characteristics of NIH's and DoD's SBIR Awards for Fiscal Years
2001 through 2004:
Few Awards above the Guidelines Were Made to Firms That Had Received
Venture Capital Investment Although These Firms Tend to Receive Larger
Awards:
SBA's Ownership Clarification Does Not Appear to Have Reduced Program
Participation by Firms That Had and Had Not Received Venture Capital
Investment:
NIH, DoD, and SBA Focus Largely on Select Eligibility Criteria and
Collect Limited Data on SBIR Awardees:
Agency Comments and Our Evaluations:
Appendixes:
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology:
Appendix II: Detailed Information on SBIR Awards Made by NIH During
Fiscal Years 2001 through 2004:
Appendix III: Detailed Information on SBIR Awards Made by DoD During
Fiscal Years 2001 through 2004:
Appendix IV: Comments from the Department of Defense:
Appendix V: Comments from the Small Business Administration:
Appendix VI: GAO Contact and Staff Acknowledgments:
Tables:
Table 1: Total Number and Dollar Value of SBIR Awards Made by NIH and
DoD During Fiscal Years 2001 - 2004:
Table 2: Geographical Distribution of NIH's Total SBIR Applications,
Awards, and Dollars Awarded for the Top 10 States During Fiscal Years
2001 - 2004:
Table 3: Geographical Distribution of DoD's Phase I SBIR Applications
and Total Awards and Dollars Awarded for the Top 10 States During
Fiscal Years 2001 - 2004:
Table 4: Total SBIR Awards and Dollars Awarded for Four Primary NIH
Awarding Components During Fiscal Years 2001 - 2004:
Table 5: Total SBIR Awards and Dollars Awarded for Four Primary DoD
Awarding Components During Fiscal Years 2001 - 2004:
Table 6: Total NIH SBIR Awards and Dollars Awarded to Firms That Had
and Had Not Received Venture Capital Investment During Fiscal Years
2001 - 2004:
Table 7: Total DoD SBIR Awards and Dollars Awarded to Firms That Had
and Had Not Received Venture Capital Investment During Fiscal Years
2001 - 2004:
Table 8: Total Number and Dollar Value of NIH and DoD SBIR Awards
within and above the Guidelines Made During the Period Fiscal Years
2001 - 2004:
Table 9: Percentage of NIH and DoD SBIR Awards within and above the
Guidelines to Firms that Had Received Venture Capital Investment During
Fiscal Years 2001 - 2004:
Table 10: Number of Awardee Firms by Agency, and Venture Capital
Investment Status for Fiscal Years 2001 through 2004:
Table 11: Number of SBIR Awards by Agency, and Venture Capital
Investment Status of Awardee Firms for Fiscal Years 2001 through 2004:
Table 12: Average Award Amount by Agency, Venture Capital Investment
Status of Awardee Firm, and Award Phase for Fiscal Years 2001 through
2004:
Table 13: Number of SBIR Awards above and within the Guidelines by
Agency and Venture Capital Investment Status of Awardee Firm for Fiscal
Years 2001 through 2004:
Table 14: Average Amount of SBIR Awards, above and within the
Guidelines, by Agency and Venture Capital Investment Status of Awardee
Firm for Fiscal Years 2001 through 2004:
Table 15: Share of Dollars Awarded by Agency and Venture Capital
Investment Status of Awardee Firm for Fiscal Years 2001 through 2004:
Table 16: Share of Dollars Awarded above and within the Guidelines by
Agency and Venture Capital Investment Status of Awardee Firm for Fiscal
Years 2001 through 2004:
Table 17: Geographical Distribution of NIH Dollars Awarded, Overall and
to Firms That Had Received Venture Capital Investment, Fiscal Years
2001-2002 Compared to Fiscal Years 2003-2004:
Table 18: Geographical Distribution of DoD Dollars Awarded, Overall and
to Firms That Had Received Venture Capital Investment, Fiscal Years
2001-2002 Compared to Fiscal Years 2003-2004:
Table 19: Dollars Awarded by Four Primary NIH Awarding Components,
Overall and to Firms that Had Received Venture Capital Investment,
Fiscal Years 2001-2002 Compared to Fiscal Years 2003-2004:
Table 20: Dollars Awarded by Four Primary DoD Awarding Components,
Overall and to Firms That Had Received Venture Capital Investment,
Fiscal Years 2001-2002 Compared to Fiscal Years 2003-2004:
Table 21: SBIR Budgets and Number of Applications Submitted by Agency
for Fiscal Years 2001 through 2004:
Table 22: Percentage of Applications Funded by Agency for Fiscal Years
2001 through 2004:
Table 23: Geographical Distribution of NIH's Total SBIR Applications,
Awards, Dollars Awarded, Dollars to Firms That Had and Had Not Received
Venture Capital Investment, and Dollars to Awards within and above
SBA's Guidelines, Fiscal Years 2001 through 2004:
Table 24: Component Distribution of NIH Awards, Dollars Awarded,
Dollars to Firms That Had and Had Not Received Venture Capital, and
Dollars to Awards within and above SBA's Guidelines, Fiscal Years 2001
through 2004:
Table 25: Geographical Distribution of NIH Dollars Awarded, Overall and
to Firms That Had Received Venture Capital Investment, Fiscal Years
2001-2002 Compared to Fiscal Years 2003-2004:
Table 26: Component Distribution of NIH Dollars Awarded, Overall and to
Firms That Had Received Venture Capital Investment, Fiscal Years 2001-
2002 Compared to Fiscal Years 2003-2004:
Table 27: Geographical Distribution of DoD's Phase I Applications,
Total Awards, Total Dollars Awarded, Dollars to Firms That Had and Had
Not Received Venture Capital Investment, and Dollars to Awards within
and above SBA's Guidelines, Fiscal Years 2001 through 2004:
Table 28: Component Distribution of DoD Awards, Dollars Awarded,
Dollars to Firms That Had and Had Not Received Venture Capital, and
Dollars to Awards within and above SBA's Guidelines, Fiscal Years 2001
through 2004:
Table 29: Geographical Distribution of DoD Dollars Awarded, Overall and
to Firms That Had Received Venture Capital Investment, Fiscal Years
2001-2002 Compared to Fiscal Years 2003-2004:
Table 30: Component Distribution of DoD Dollars Awarded, Overall and to
Firms That Had Received Venture Capital Investment, Fiscal Years 2001-
2002 Compared to Fiscal Years 2003-2004:
Figure:
Figure 1: General Selection Process for SBIR Awards at NIH and DoD:
Abbreviations:
DoD: Department of Defense:
IDI: Innovation Development Institute:
NIH: National Institutes of Health:
R&D: research and development:
SBA: Small Business Administration:
SBIR: Small Business Innovation Research:
Letter April 14, 2006:
Congressional Requesters:
As a competitor in the global economy, the United States relies heavily
on innovation through research and development (R&D). The potential of
small businesses to be sources of significant innovation led the
Congress to increase government funding for R&D projects and establish
the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. The Small
Business Innovation Development Act of 1982[Footnote 1] established the
SBIR program to, among other things, stimulate technological innovation
related to each participating federal agency's goals and mission, use
small businesses to meet federal R&D needs, and increase private sector
commercialization of innovations derived from federal R&D. From its
inception in fiscal year 1983, through fiscal year 2004, the SBIR
program has awarded over $17 billion to more than 82,000 projects.
Every federal agency with an R&D budget of $100 million or more is
required to establish and operate a SBIR program funded by 2.5 percent
of that agency's budget for research conducted by others, called
extramural research. Participating agencies make awards and manage
their own programs, while the Small Business Administration (SBA) plays
a central administrative and oversight role. Of the federal agencies
with SBIR programs, two--the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the
Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defense
(DoD)--account for the largest share of awards. NIH and DoD generally
rely on the various components within the agency, such as the
institutes and centers within NIH or the military and defense
components within DoD, to help implement the SBIR program and make
funding decisions. The extent of participation by awarding components
differs in relation to their size, with larger components issuing more
awards than smaller ones.
SBIR is a three-phased program. During phase I, participating agencies
fund a proposed idea that appears to have commercial potential to more
fully investigate its scientific and technical merit and feasibility.
In phase II, participating agencies fund projects to further develop
the idea, again taking into account its commercial potential.
Generally, phase I and II awards may not exceed $100,000 and $750,000,
respectively. However, SBA has interpreted its statutory authority as
providing it the discretion to allow participating agencies to make
larger awards above these guidelines when appropriate. Funds for all
SBIR awards are dispersed contingent upon the awardee firm successfully
achieving planned milestones. In phase III, SBIR firms are expected to
commercialize the resulting product or process, but with no further
SBIR funding. Funding for commercialization may come from the private
sector or from non-SBIR federal dollars. One source of private sector
funding available to SBIR firms to help commercialize SBIR-supported
projects is funding from venture capital firms. In return for their
investment in SBIR awardee firms, venture capital firms often receive a
share in the ownership of the firm and, ultimately, any profits that
may result when the project is commercialized.
To qualify for SBIR awards, small business firms must meet certain SBIR
ownership and other eligibility criteria, such as being 51 percent or
more owned by individuals who are U.S. citizens or permanent resident
aliens.[Footnote 2] Over the last several years, some controversy has
arisen over whether SBIR awards can be made to small businesses whose
majority owners are venture capital firms. In the fall of 2002, SBA
provided additional clarification of the ownership criteria but did not
specifically address the role of venture capital firms.[Footnote 3] In
2003, an SBA administrative law judge issued a decision stating that
venture capital firms could not be considered "individuals" for the
purpose of satisfying the ownership criteria for the program. However,
these events have raised concerns that small businesses that are
majority-owned by venture capital firms are being unfairly excluded
from participating in the SBIR program, and as a result, important
research is not being funded and conducted. Others contend that small
business firms that had not received venture capital investment are
being excluded from the program because they are unable to compete
against firms with venture capital investment that may, as a result of
the venture capital investment, have access to greater management
expertise and resources.
In this context, you asked us to review the SBIR awards NIH and DoD
made from fiscal year 2001 through 2004, including those made to firms
whose majority owners were venture capital firms, and the agencies'
processes for determining eligibility. Because information on the
degree of venture capital ownership is confidential and proprietary,
and not available from the public or private sources we contacted, we
could not directly respond to your inquiry. Instead, as agreed with
your offices, this report provides information on those small business
firms that had received venture capital investment at any time through
fiscal year 2004, and also received an SBIR award in fiscal year 2001
through fiscal year 2004.[Footnote 4] Specifically, we determined (1)
the total number and key characteristics of NIH's and DoD's phase I and
phase II awards, including the geographic location of awardee firms,
agency component making the award, amount of the award, presence of
venture capital investment in the awardee firm, and number of employees
working for the SBIR firm and its affiliates; (2) the number and key
characteristics of NIH's and DoD's phase I and phase II awards that
were above the guidelines, including the reasons the awards exceeded
the guidelines; (3) changes, if any, in award characteristics, for
awards above and below the guidelines, that occurred following SBA's
clarification of--and ruling on--the ownership criteria regarding
venture capital ownership; and (4) the factors NIH, DoD, and SBA
consider when determining eligibility for SBIR awards, and the data
these agencies collect about SBIR awardees and applicants.
To conduct our work, we interviewed NIH, DoD, and SBA officials about
their procedures and any changes that occurred from fiscal years 2001
through 2004. We reviewed agency documentation on awards, award
selection and funding, eligibility determinations, and the data
elements that are collected during the eligibility process. We also
interviewed officials from organizations that represent venture capital
investors and biotechnology firms to obtain their views on the SBIR
program and venture capital investment.
To determine the total number of phase I and phase II awards and the
key characteristics of these awards, we obtained data from NIH and DoD
for all SBIR awards made during fiscal years 2001 through 2004. These
data included award amounts projected at the time the award was made as
well as additional funding and supplemental amounts issued subsequent
to the award, which allowed us to provide information on awards that
originated in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 but which may not be completed
until 2005 or later. As a result, our data differ from information
provided in agency reports on the amounts distributed in any specific
fiscal year. We also obtained data from two private sector firms,
Innovation Development Institute (IDI) and Dow Jones-Venture One, to
determine which awardee firms received venture capital investment
before receiving an SBIR award between fiscal years 2001 and 2004.
Initially, we selected IDI because its database included information
that supplemented agency data on SBIR awardee firms. IDI's database
included information on venture capital investments in SBIR awardee
firms that was compiled from published information such as company
press releases. Subsequently, we obtained data from Dow Jones-Venture
One to help corroborate, and supplement as necessary, the IDI data. We
selected Dow Jones-Venture One because its database on venture capital
investment is compiled and updated with information from both venture
capital investors and the firms that receive the investment. These data
do not indicate the length of time venture capital investment remained
in the awardee firm. We interviewed key officials at IDI and Dow Jones-
Venture One about their databases. We assessed the reliability of
relevant fields in the databases and found them sufficient for our
review.
To assess any differences that occurred following SBA's October 2002
clarification of ownership criteria and its May 2003 decision related
to venture capital ownership in SBIR firms, we compared NIH and DoD
data on awards made from October 1, 2000, through September 30, 2002,
with data on awards made from October 1, 2002, through September 30,
2004. We used the combined data set to compare NIH and DoD awards from
the two time periods in terms of the key characteristics described
above. See appendix I for more details about our scope and methodology.
We conducted our work in accordance with generally accepted government
auditing standards.
Results in Brief:
During fiscal years 2001-2004, NIH and DoD made a total of 16,019 SBIR
awards valued at $5.3 billion. We identified the following key
characteristics of these awards:
* Most of the awards were concentrated in a few states. Firms in
California and Massachusetts submitted about a third of all the
applications and received about a third of all SBIR awards, totaling
about a third of all dollars awarded.
* A small number of awarding components in NIH and DoD made most of the
awards. At NIH, four awarding components issued about half of the
awards, while the other 19 participating institutes and centers issued
the remainder. Similarly, at DoD, four awarding components issued over
80 percent of the SBIR awards, while the other six participating
components issued the remainder.
* Award amounts ranged from well below the guidelines to significantly
above the guidelines. At NIH, phase I awards averaged $162,537 and
ranged from $61,750 to $1.7 million; phase II awards averaged $934,643
and ranged from $150,593 to about $6.5 million. At DoD, phase I awards
averaged $89,504 and ranged from $36,595 to $449,000; phase II awards
averaged $771,362 and ranged from $69,997 to about $4.4 million.
* The percentage of awards to firms that had received venture capital
investment was relatively small at both agencies, but was larger at NIH
than at DoD. Specifically, about 17 percent of the NIH awards--
accounting for 18 percent of the dollars NIH awarded to SBIR firms--and
7 percent of the DoD awards--accounting for 7 percent of the dollars
DoD awarded--went to firms that had received venture capital
investment. Awards to firms that had received venture capital
investment were generally concentrated in the same states and in the
same award-making agency components as for all of the awards.
* The firms that received DoD SBIR awards were, on average, relatively
small-sized firms. Specifically, half of the firms had 20 employees or
fewer. SBIR awardee firms that had also received venture capital
investment were, on average, about 30 percent larger than firms that
had not. Comparable information on firm size was not available for NIH.
Overall, about 50 percent of NIH awards and 12 percent of DoD awards
exceeded SBIR guidelines, and most went to firms that had not received
venture capital investment. Awards above the guidelines accounted for
70 percent of the dollars NIH awarded to SBIR firms and 23 percent of
DoD's. At NIH, phase I awards above the guidelines ranged from just
over $100,000 to $1.7 million, although most awards were $595,000 or
less. Similarly, NIH's phase II awards above the guidelines ranged from
slightly above $750,000 to $6.5 million, but most were $2.1 million or
less. According to NIH officials responsible for the SBIR program,
awards above the guidelines generally are made for projects in selected
technology areas (such as biotechnology) that may be relatively more
expensive to complete. At DoD, phase I awards above the guidelines
ranged from just over $100,000 to about $448,796, although most of the
awards were $142,000 or less. Similarly, DoD's phase II awards above
the guidelines ranged from about $750,000 to $4.4 million, although
most were $2.0 million or less. At DoD, the two main reasons awards
exceeded the guidelines were because (1) the agency had determined that
additional funds were needed to ensure a high-quality investigation of
the proposed idea, or (2) the amount exceeding the guidelines included
non-SBIR funds. With regard to the number of awards that exceeded the
guidelines and were made to firms that had received venture capital
investment, we determined that 18 percent of awards above the
guidelines at NIH and about 8 percent of awards above the guidelines at
DoD went to such firms. However, at NIH we found that firms that had
received venture capital investment were more likely than firms that
had not received such investment to receive the largest awards. For
example, firms that had received venture capital investment were about
six times more likely to receive phase II awards greater than $2.5
million, which accounted for about 7 percent of NIH's phase II dollars.
A similar relationship existed for DoD's phase I awards but not for its
phase II awards. While the data, overall, indicate a relationship
between firms that had received venture capital investment and high
award amounts, by themselves they do not indicate whether the presence
of venture capital was the reason these firms received such large
awards.
Since 2002, when SBA clarified SBIR ownership eligibility criteria, an
increasing number of awards have been made to small business firms that
received venture capital investment; such firms have generally received
larger awards at NIH and, in the aggregate, a larger share of NIH's and
DoD's available SBIR funds. For example, the number of firms that
received venture capital investment and also received SBIR awards from
NIH steadily increased from 106 in fiscal year 2001 to 150 in fiscal
year 2004. The number of awards these firms received also increased
from 155 to 249. Moreover, the average phase II award amount to firms
that had received venture capital investment increased by over 70
percent, from $861,488 in fiscal year 2001 to about $1.5 million in
fiscal year 2004. Consequently, such firms attracted a greater
percentage of NIH's total SBIR dollars each year--about 21 percent on
average in fiscal years 2003 and 2004, compared to an average of about
14 percent in fiscal years 2001 and 2002. At DoD we found similar
trends, but to a somewhat lesser extent.
NIH, DoD, and SBA focus primarily on criteria relating to ownership,
for-profit status, and number of employees to determine a firm's
eligibility for the SBIR program. Although applicants self-certify that
they meet these criteria, both NIH and DoD perform certain actions to
try and verify the accuracy of the information submitted by applicants
prior to making an award. For example, both agencies frequently contact
potentially successful applicants and may require additional
documentation. When agency officials are unable to ensure the accuracy
of an applicant's information, they refer the matter to SBA. After SBA
makes an eligibility determination, it makes information about the
firms it finds ineligible publicly available on its Web site, but does
not always indicate that the determination was for SBIR purposes. We
also found that NIH and DoD take different approaches to retaining and
sharing information on firms found ineligible. In 2003, NIH began to
retain information centrally on firms it found ineligible and made the
information available to all of its agency components that make SBIR
awards. In contrast, DoD retains information on firms it finds
ineligible in individual contract files and shares the information
electronically with awarding components but does not retain the data in
a centralized resource. With regard to data collected by the agencies,
we determined that each agency limits its data collection efforts
largely to information about the SBIR award itself, such as award size
and location of the principal investigator. Agencies do not gather data
on characteristics of the firms receiving the awards, such as the
presence of venture capital investment or the extent of venture capital
ownership. Nor do the agencies systematically gather data on the
industry represented by the applicant.
In commenting on our report, NIH, DoD, and SBA provided technical
comments that we incorporated, as appropriate. DoD agreed that because
data on ownership are not publicly available, it is not possible to
determine the extent to which venture capital firms own SBIR awardee
firms. Moreover, DoD did not find the results of our analysis
surprising in light of differences in markets for research supported by
NIH and DoD. SBA noted that while the information may be useful, it
could be misconstrued as suggesting a link between the presence of
venture capital investment and SBIR ownership criteria when such a link
does not exist. While we understand SBA's concern, we believe the
report clearly states that we used venture capital investment as a
proxy for venture capital ownership because ownership data are
proprietary and confidential. We also explicitly note in the report
that no causal link can be inferred from the data.
Background:
Of the eleven agencies that currently have SBIR programs, two--NIH and
DoD--account for the largest share of awards.[Footnote 5] Large
agencies, such as NIH and DoD, generally rely on the various components
within the agency such as the 23 participating institutes and centers
within NIH and the 10 participating military and defense components
within DoD, to help implement the SBIR program and make funding
decisions.[Footnote 6] Agencies decide what type of research to fund,
solicit and review applications for technical and scientific merit,
verify that the applicant meets eligibility criteria, select which
projects to fund, and decide the size of the award. Awards can be made
to successful applicants in the form of grants, contracts, or
cooperative agreements.[Footnote 7] SBA plays a key administrative and
oversight role, such as issuing policy directives and annual reports
for the program and monitoring agencies' annual funding allocations.
Once an award has been issued, awarding agency staff monitor the
progress of work on the project.
The Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982 established a
three-phased structure for the SBIR program. During phase I,
participating agencies fund a proposed idea that appears to have
commercial potential to more fully investigate its scientific and
technical merit and feasibility. Work on the phase I project is
generally not to exceed 6 months. During phase II, participating
agencies fund projects to further develop the idea, generally over a 2-
year period, again taking into account its commercial potential. During
phase III, firms are expected to commercialize the resulting product or
process using other federal or private sector funds, but with no
further SBIR funding. Unlike phases I and II, phase III has no general
limits in time or dollar amounts. In addition to phase I and II awards,
NIH and DoD also make awards through a streamlined process--known as
fast track--for projects with high commercial potential.[Footnote 8]
Both agencies use an expedited review process for fast track
applications. However each agency operates its program differently. For
example, to qualify for DoD's fast track awards, firms that have
received phase I awards must obtain commitments for outside funding
that DoD will match while NIH's program considers information on phases
I and II simultaneously and does not involve matching funds. In
addition, the two agencies account for their fast track awards
differently. NIH maintains data on fast track awards separately from
its data on phase I and II awards. At DoD, fast track awards are
included in the phase I and phase II awards data. Funding for fast
track awards, which comprise a small portion of each agency's SBIR
awards, are not subject to specific dollar limits. Funds for all awards
are dispersed contingent upon the awarded firm successfully achieving
planned milestones.
Receipt of a phase II award is contingent upon successful completion of
a phase I award. Firms may receive phase II awards from the same agency
that funded their phase I award or from a different participating
agency. Successful commercialization during phase III may immediately
follow completion of the phase II project, or may not occur for several
years, or much later; drug development and medical products and
processes that require extensive testing and federal regulatory
approval before marketing fall into this final category.
Funding for commercialization may come from the private sector or from
non-SBIR federal sources. Venture capital firms that typically invest
in new or existing firms with the potential for above-average growth
are one source of private sector funding available to small businesses
that would like to commercialize their SBIR-supported projects. Venture
capital firms may seek to invest in small businesses that have received
SBIR awards because, in exchange for their venture capital, they
receive an ownership stake in the business and, ultimately, a share of
any potential profits that result when the SBIR-supported project is
commercialized.
Generally, phase I and phase II awards may not exceed $100,000 and
$750,000, respectively. SBA has interpreted its statutory authority as
providing it with discretion to allow agencies to make awards above
these guidelines, when appropriate, if they provide written
justification to SBA after doing so. For example, in 2001, SBA granted
NIH a waiver that allowed it to routinely make awards above the
guidelines for unusually expensive research, such as medical treatment
and drug research. Similarly, DoD makes awards above the guidelines on
a case-by-case basis according to certain criteria, such as whether the
cost was determined to be reasonable and necessary to ensure a high-
quality product.
To compete for SBIR awards, firms must meet size, ownership, and other
eligibility criteria.[Footnote 9] For example, eligible firms must (1)
be organized as for-profit firms that operate primarily within, or
contribute significantly to, the U.S. economy; (2) be 51 percent or
more owned by individuals who are U.S. citizens or permanent resident
aliens; and (3) have, with their affiliates, no more than 500
employees.[Footnote 10] Under current law, applicants self-certify
their eligibility and face potential criminal and civil penalties for
misrepresenting the status of their firm in order to obtain an SBIR
award. Although firms may receive multiple phase I and II SBIR awards
for different projects--either from the same or from different
participating agencies--firms may not receive multiple awards for work
that is essentially the same.
NIH and DoD follow similar procedures to select applicants and
determine their eligibility for an SBIR award. (See fig. 1.)
Specifically, each agency consults its various awarding components to
develop research topics that further the agency's mission, and
periodically announces SBIR project opportunities through a
solicitation to seek funding for research on those topics. Before the
date applications are due, both agencies encourage potential applicants
to contact agency staff to discuss any questions they may have,
including questions about their eligibility. As of December 2005, both
agencies require applicants to file electronically, and to register
with the Central Contractor Register database. Submitted applications
are reviewed internally for administrative completeness, and those that
do not comply with the requirements may be rejected or take longer to
review.
Figure 1: General Selection Process for SBIR Awards at NIH and DoD:
[See PDF for image]
Note: This chart reflects the general process at NIH and DoD. Because
agencies and their awarding components' processes differ to some
extent, not all awarding components execute each step in the same
manner.
[End of figure]
At NIH, appropriately completed applications are assigned to a
scientific review group and a potential funding component to undergo a
two-step external peer review. The scientific review groups evaluate
each application for scientific and technical merit, and commercial
potential; assign scores; and subject meritorious applications to a
second review. The National Advisory Council or the board of the
awarding component then evaluates the applications for scientific
merit, factoring in the scientific review groups' scores and relevance
to the awarding component's mission and goals, and recommends
applications to be funded. The members of the scientific review groups
and the National Advisory Council or the board of the awarding
component are nonfederal scientists, physicians, and engineers who are
recognized authorities in their field. In contrast, at DoD, after an
application has been forwarded to the appropriate awarding component,
internal agency staff review the scientific and technical merit and the
commercial potential of the application, and make decisions about which
ones to fund.
Once officials at each awarding component decide which of the
meritorious applications to fund, both NIH and DoD largely rely on
information that the applicant provides and certifies as accurate to
determine eligibility, although each agency makes some effort to
independently corroborate the self-certified information. To help
conserve limited staff resources and provide a more timely
determination, both NIH and DoD verify the eligibility of only those
firms that submit applications deemed meritorious by their review
process.
In recent years, the ownership criteria have come under increased
scrutiny, particularly with regard to majority ownership of SBIR
awardee firms by venture capital firms. Specifically, in 2001, an SBA
administrative law judge issued a decision clarifying that the terms
"individuals" and "citizens" in the SBIR criteria meant only natural
persons, not entities such as corporations. Subsequently, in the fall
of 2002, SBA both revised its SBIR policy directive and provided
additional informal clarification to participating agencies regarding
the ownership criteria, but did not specifically address the role of
venture capital firms or other corporations. Then in 2003, the same SBA
administrative law judge issued a decision stating that venture capital
firms could not be considered individuals for the purpose of satisfying
the ownership criteria for the program.
Key Characteristics of NIH's and DoD's SBIR Awards for Fiscal Years
2001 through 2004:
During fiscal years 2001 - 2004, NIH and DoD made a total of 16,019
SBIR awards valued at $5.3 billion. This section discusses the
following key characteristics that we identified for these awards: (1)
total number and value of the awards made, (2) geographical
distribution of the awards made, (3) agency components making the
awards, and (4) size of firms receiving the awards. In addition, this
section provides detailed information on the key characteristics of
those awards that were made to firms that had received venture capital
investment.
Total Number and Value of NIH's and DoD's SBIR Awards for Fiscal Years
2001 through 2004:
From fiscal year 2001 through 2004, NIH and DoD issued a combined total
of 11,146 phase I awards, totaling about $1.3 billion, and 4,675 phase
II awards, totaling about $3.8 billion. As shown in table 1, during
fiscal years 2001 - 2004, DoD made twice as many awards as NIH totaling
over $3.2 billion.
Table 1: Total Number and Dollar Value of SBIR Awards Made by NIH and
DoD During Fiscal Years 2001 - 2004:
(Dollars in millions).
NIH;
Phase I awards: Number: 3,580;
Phase I awards: Dollar value: $582;
Phase II awards: Number: 1,283;
Phase II awards: Dollar value: $1,199;
Fast track awards: Number: 198;
Fast track awards: Dollar value: $211;
Dollar value of all awards: $1,992.
DoD;
Phase I awards: Number: 7,566;
Phase I awards: Dollar value: $677;
Phase II awards: Number: 3,392;
Phase II awards: Dollar value: $2,616;
Fast track awards: Number: [A];
Fast track awards: Dollar value: [A];
Dollar value of all awards: $3,294.
Total;
Phase I awards: Number: 11,146;
Phase I awards: Dollar value: $1,259;
Phase II awards: Number: 4,675;
Phase II awards: Dollar value: $3,816;
Fast track awards: Number: 198;
Fast track awards: Dollar value: $211;
Dollar value of all awards: $5,286.
Source: GAO analysis of NIH and DoD data.
[A] DoD includes the number and full anticipated dollar value of its
fast track awards in its data on phase I and phase II awards.
Notes:
(1) The dollar value of NIH's phase I and II awards includes
anticipated funding throughout the life of the project. The dollar
value of fast track awards includes total dollars allotted to the
projects through the end of fiscal year 2005 and does not include
anticipated funding for projects that will continue after fiscal year
2005.
(2) DoD's award amounts include both SBIR dollars and additional non-
SBIR dollars from awarding components.
[End of table]
However, NIH awards were, on average, larger than the DoD awards. We
found the following at NIH:
* Phase I awards averaged $162,537, with a median of $100,658, and
ranged from $61,750 to $1.7 million, with about 90 percent falling
between $96,000 and $489,000.
* Phase II awards averaged $934,643, with a median of $763,719, and
ranged from $150,593 to about $6.5 million, with about 90 percent
falling between $542,000 and $1.8 million.
* Fast track awards averaged $1.1 million, with a median of $850,000,
and ranged from $96,514 to $9.6 million, with about 90 percent falling
between $173,000 and $2.5 million.
In contrast, at DoD, we found the following:
* Phase I awards averaged $89,504, with a median of $99,000, and ranged
from $36,595 to $449,000, with about 90 percent falling between $68,000
and $120,000.
* Phase II awards averaged $771,362, with a median of $747,622, and
ranged from $69,997 to about $4.4 million, with about 90 percent
falling between $450,000 and $1.2 million.
Geographical Distribution of NIH's and DoD's SBIR Awards for Fiscal
Years 2001 through 2004:
While a firm in every state received at least one SBIR award from both
NIH and DoD, a small number of states accounted for most of the awards.
Specifically, about 70 percent of all SBIR awards and dollars awarded
went to firms in 10 states, although the states differed between NIH
and DoD. Moreover, firms in these states also submitted about 70
percent of the phase I and II applications at NIH, and phase I
applications at DoD. DoD does not maintain comparable information on
phase II applications by state. For example, at NIH and DoD, small
businesses from California and Massachusetts submitted about a third of
the applications and received about a third of the awards and a third
of the dollars awarded. Tables 2 and 3 provide information on the
geographical distribution of NIH's and DoD's total SBIR applications
and awards for the top 10 states for fiscal years 2001 through 2004;
detailed information on the distribution of applications, awards, and
awarded dollars among all states is presented in appendix II for NIH
and appendix III for DoD.
Table 2: Geographical Distribution of NIH's Total SBIR Applications,
Awards, and Dollars Awarded for the Top 10 States During Fiscal Years
2001 - 2004:
(Dollars in millions).
California;
Total applications - number and percentage: 3,918; (21%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 988; (20%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $395; (20%).
Massachusetts;
Total applications - number and percentage: 2,364; (12%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 707; (14%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $285; (14%).
Maryland;
Total applications - number and percentage: 1,224; (6%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 327; (6%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $142; (7%).
New York;
Total applications - number and percentage: 830; (4%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 216; (4%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $118; (6%).
Texas;
Total applications - number and percentage: 906; (5%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 213; (4%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $81; (4%).
Pennsylvania;
Total applications - number and percentage: 725; (4%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 212; (4%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $81; (4%).
Washington;
Total applications - number and percentage: 646; (3%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 195; (4%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $80; (4%).
Virginia;
Total applications - number and percentage: 728; (4%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 167; (3%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $66; (3%).
Ohio;
Total applications - number and percentage: 584; (3%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 181; (4%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $59; (3%).
New Jersey;
Total applications - number and percentage: 507; (3%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 136; (3%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $57; (3%).
Subtotal;
Total applications - number and percentage: 12,432; (66%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 3,342; (66%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $1,364; (68%).
Other states;
Total applications - number and percentage: 6,516; (34%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 1,719; (34%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $629; (32%).
Total;
Total applications - number and percentage: 18,948[A]; (100%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 5,061; (100%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $1,992; (100%).
Source: GAO analysis of NIH data.
[A] Also included in this total are three applications submitted by
firms in Puerto Rico, none of which were funded.
[End of table]
Table 3: Geographical Distribution of DoD's Phase I SBIR Applications
and Total Awards and Dollars Awarded for the Top 10 States During
Fiscal Years 2001 - 2004:
(Dollars in millions).
California;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 10,584; (21%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 2,433; (22%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $741; (23%).
Massachusetts;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 6,173; (12%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 1,568; (14%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $483; (15%).
Virginia;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 3,787; (7%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 825; (8%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $245; (7%).
Ohio;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 2,022; (4%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 485; (4%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $163; (5%).
Colorado;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 1,956; (4%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 543; (5%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $160; (5%).
Maryland;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 2,594; (5%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 543; (5%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $152; (5%).
Pennsylvania;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 1,840; (4%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 440; (4%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $132; (4%).
New York;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 1,946; (4%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 423; (4%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $126; (4%).
Texas;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 2,619; (5%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 447; (4%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $125; (4%).
New Jersey;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 1,644; (3%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 305; (3%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $88; (3%).
Subtotal;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 35,165; (69%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 8,012; (73%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $2,414; (73%).
Other states;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 15,610; (31%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 2,946; (27%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $880; (27%).
Total;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 50,775[A]; (100%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 10,958; (100%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $3,294; (100%).
Source: GAO analysis of DoD data.
[A] Also included in this total are six phase I applications submitted
by firms in Puerto Rico to DoD, none of which were funded.
Note: DoD's award amounts include both SBIR dollars and additional non-
SBIR dollars from awarding components.
[End of table]
NIH and DoD Agency Components Making SBIR Awards for Fiscal Years 2001
through 2004:
At both NIH and DoD a small number of awarding components accounted for
most of the SBIR awards and dollars awarded. Specifically, 4 of NIH's
23 participating institutes and centers accounted for about half of the
SBIR awards and dollars. The National Cancer Institute had the largest
share at NIH, accounting for almost 20 percent of the SBIR awards and
dollars. Table 4 shows the total SBIR awards and dollars associated
with these four NIH awarding components. For information on the
distribution of SBIR awards and dollars among all participating NIH
components, see appendix II.
Table 4: Total SBIR Awards and Dollars Awarded for Four Primary NIH
Awarding Components During Fiscal Years 2001 - 2004:
(Dollars in millions).
National Cancer Institute;
Total awards - number and percentage: 945; (19%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $347; (17%).
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases;
Total awards - number and percentage: 618; (12%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $276; (14%).
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute;
Total awards - number and percentage: 597; (12%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $236; (12%).
National Institute of General Medical Sciences;
Total awards - number and percentage: 390; (8%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $151; (8%).
Subtotal;
Total awards - number and percentage: 2,550; (50%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $1,011; (51%).
Remaining 19 institutes and centers;
Total awards - number and percentage: 2,511; (50%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $982; (49%).
Total;
Total awards - number and percentage: 5,061; (100%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $1,992; (100%).
Source: GAO analysis of NIH data.
[End of table]
Similarly, four of DoD's ten awarding components accounted for more
than 80 percent of the SBIR awards and dollars awarded, with the Air
Force and the Army together accounting for 43 percent of awards and
just over half of the dollars. Table 5 shows the total SBIR awards and
dollars awarded associated with these four DoD awarding components. For
more information on the distribution of SBIR awards and awarded dollars
among all participating DoD components, see appendix III.
Table 5: Total SBIR Awards and Dollars Awarded for Four Primary DoD
Awarding Components During Fiscal Years 2001 - 2004:
(Dollars in millions).
Air Force;
Total awards - number and percentage: 2,783; (25%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $1,018; (31%).
Army;
Total awards - number and percentage: 2,003; (18%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $683; (21%).
Navy;
Total awards - number and percentage: 2,548; (23%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $619; (19%).
Missile Defense Agency;
Total awards - number and percentage: 1,912; (17%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $483; (15%).
Subtotal;
Total awards - number and percentage: 9,246; (84%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $2,803; (85%).
Remaining six awarding components;
Total awards - number and percentage: 1,712; (16%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $490; (15%).
Total;
Total awards - number and percentage: 10,958; (100%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $3,294; (100%).
Source: GAO analysis of DoD data.
Note: DoD's award amounts include both SBIR dollars and additional non-
SBIR dollars from awarding components.
[End of table]
Characteristics of NIH and DoD SBIR Awards Made to Firms that Had
Received Venture Capital Investment:
Firms that had received venture capital investment received a
relatively small percentage of the NIH and DoD SBIR awards, although
they received a somewhat larger percentage of awards from NIH than
DoD.[Footnote 11] As shown in table 6, at NIH, firms that had received
venture capital investment received about 18 and 14 percent of the
phase I and II awards, respectively, accounting for about 18 percent of
the agency's total SBIR dollars.
Table 6: Total NIH SBIR Awards and Dollars Awarded to Firms That Had
and Had Not Received Venture Capital Investment During Fiscal Years
2001 - 2004:
(Dollars in millions).
Firms that had received venture capital investment;
Phase I awards: Number and percentage: 627; (18%);
Phase I awards: Dollars awarded and percentage: $112; (19%);
Phase II awards: Number and percentage: 183; (14%);
Phase II awards: Dollars awarded and percentage: $212; (18%);
Fast track awards: Number and percentage: 34; (17%);
Fast track awards: Dollars awarded and percentage: $32; (15%);
Total awards: Number and percentage: 844; (17%);
Total awards: Dollars awarded and percentage: $356; (18%).
Firms that had not received venture capital investment;
Phase I awards: Number and percentage: 2,953; (82%);
Phase I awards: Dollars awarded and percentage: $470; (81%);
Phase II awards: Number and percentage: 1,100; (86%);
Phase II awards: Dollars awarded and percentage: $988; (82%);
Fast track awards: Number and percentage: 164; (83%);
Fast track awards: Dollars awarded and percentage: $179; (85%);
Total awards: Number and percentage: 4,217; (83%);
Total awards: Dollars awarded and percentage: $1,637; (82%).
Total;
Phase I awards: Number and percentage: 3,580; (100%);
Phase I awards: Dollars awarded and percentage: $582; (100%);
Phase II awards: Number and percentage: 1,283; (100%);
Phase II awards: Dollars awarded and percentage: $1,199; (100%);
Fast track awards: Number and percentage: 198; (100%);
Fast track awards: Dollars awarded and percentage: $211; (100%);
Total awards: Number and percentage: 5,061; (100%);
Total awards: Dollars awarded and percentage: $1,992; (100%).
Source: GAO analysis of NIH, Dow Jones, and IDI data.
[End of table]
As shown in table 7, at DoD about 7 percent of phase I and II awards
were made to firms that had received venture capital investment. These
awards accounted for about 7 percent of the dollars DoD awarded to SBIR
firms.
Table 7: Total DoD SBIR Awards and Dollars Awarded to Firms That Had
and Had Not Received Venture Capital Investment During Fiscal Years
2001 - 2004:
(Dollars in millions).
Firms that had received venture capital investment;
Phase I awards: Number and percentage: 517; (7%);
Phase I awards: Dollars awarded and percentage: $47; (7%);
Phase II awards: Number and percentage: 230; (7%);
Phase II awards: Dollars awarded and percentage: $172; (7%);
Total awards: Number and percentage: 747; (7%);
Total awards: Dollars awarded and percentage: $218; (7%).
Firms that had not received venture capital investment;
Phase I awards: Number and percentage: 7,049; (93%);
Phase I awards: Dollars awarded and percentage: $630; (93%);
Phase II awards: Number and percentage: 3,162; (93%);
Phase II awards: Dollars awarded and percentage: $2,445; (93%);
Total awards: Number and percentage: 10,211; (93%);
Total awards: Dollars awarded and percentage: $3,075; (93%).
Total;
Phase I awards: Number and percentage: 7,566; (100%);
Phase I awards: Dollars awarded and percentage: $677; (100%);
Phase II awards: Number and percentage: 3,392; (100%);
Phase II awards: Dollars awarded and percentage: $2,616; (100%);
Total awards: Number and percentage: 10,958; (100%);
Total awards: Dollars awarded and percentage: $3,294; (100%).
Source: GAO analysis of DoD, Dow Jones, and IDI data.
Note: DoD's award amounts include both SBIR dollars and additional non-
SBIR dollars from awarding components.
[End of table]
Awards to firms that had received venture capital investment were
generally concentrated in the same states and in the same agency
components as for all SBIR awards. At NIH, the 10 states that accounted
for close to 70 percent of the total SBIR dollars also accounted for
about 77 percent of the dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment. Likewise, at NIH, the four awarding components that
issued about half of the SBIR dollars also accounted for 73 percent of
the dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment. At
DoD, the 10 states that accounted for 73 percent of the total dollars
awarded to SBIR firms also accounted for about 70 percent of the
dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment. In
addition, the four awarding components that issued 85 percent of the
dollars also issued 82 percent of the dollars to firms that had
received venture capital investment.
In contrast, awards to firms that had not received venture capital
investment were more widely distributed, although small businesses in
every state received at least one SBIR award from NIH and DoD.
Specifically, we found that in 17 states, none of the firms that had
received SBIR awards from NIH had received venture capital investment.
For example, awardee firms in Nebraska, Vermont, and Delaware each
accounted for less than 1 percent of NIH's SBIR dollars, and none of
the firms in these states had received venture capital investment. For
DoD, we found that in 21 states, none of the firms that had received
SBIR awards had received venture capital investment. For example,
awardee firms in Nevada, Tennessee, and Rhode Island each accounted for
about 1 percent or less of the dollars DoD awarded, and none of the
firms in these states had received venture capital investment. Detailed
information on the geographical distribution of applications, awards,
and dollars awarded to firms that had received venture capital
investment is presented in appendix II for NIH and appendix III for
DoD.
Size of SBIR Firms That Received Awards from DoD:
The firms that received DoD SBIR awards were, on average, relatively
small-sized firms. Half of the firms had 20 or fewer employees, as
reported by awardees at the time they applied for SBIR awards. DoD SBIR
awardee firms that had received venture capital investment were also
small-sized, on average, but about 30 percent larger than firms that
had not received such investment. We could not determine the size of
SBIR awardee firms for NIH, because the agency does not maintain
comparable information on the number of employees at awardee firms.
Few Awards above the Guidelines Were Made to Firms That Had Received
Venture Capital Investment Although These Firms Tend to Receive Larger
Awards:
While about half of NIH awards and 12 percent of DoD awards were above
the guidelines, less than 20 percent of such awards at NIH and about 8
percent at DoD went to firms that had received venture capital
investment. However, at NIH, we found that firms that had received
venture capital investment were more likely than firms that had not
received such investment to receive the largest awards. A similar
relationship existed for DoD's phase I awards but not for its phase II
awards. While the data, overall, indicate a relationship between firms
that had received venture capital investment and high award amounts,
they do not indicate whether the presence of venture capital investment
was the reason the firms received an SBIR award. Awards above the
guidelines were generally concentrated in the same states and made by
the same awarding agency components as were awards that were within the
guidelines.
Number and Value of NIH and DoD SBIR Awards That Were above the
Guidelines:
From fiscal years 2001 through 2004, 2,674 of the 5,061 SBIR awards
made by NIH exceeded the guidelines. These awards totaled about $1.4
billion and accounted for 70 percent of NIH's SBIR dollars. During the
same time period, 1,302 of the 10,958 SBIR awards made by DoD exceeded
the guidelines. These awards totaled $743 million and accounted for 23
percent of the dollars DoD awarded. Table 8 shows the total number and
dollar value of the SBIR awards made by NIH and DoD during fiscal years
2001 - 2004 that were both within and above the guidelines.[Footnote
12]
Table 8: Total Number and Dollar Value of NIH and DoD SBIR Awards
within and above the Guidelines Made During the Period Fiscal Years
2001 - 2004:
(Dollars in millions).
Phase I:
Number of awards;
NIH: Within the guidelines - number and percentage: 1,738; (49%);
NIH: Above the guidelines - number and percentage: 1,842; (51%);
DoD: Within the guidelines - number and percentage: 6,826; (90%);
DoD: Above the guidelines - number and percentage: 740; (10%).
Dollar value of awards;
NIH: Within the guidelines - number and percentage: $171; (29%);
NIH: Above the guidelines - number and percentage: $411; (71%);
DoD: Within the guidelines - number and percentage: $587; (87%);
DoD: Above the guidelines - number and percentage: $91; (13%).
Phase II:
Number of awards;
NIH: Within the guidelines - number and percentage: 549; (43%);
NIH: Above the guidelines - number and percentage: 734; (57%);
DoD: Within the guidelines - number and percentage: 2,830; (83%);
DoD: Above the guidelines - number and percentage: 562; (17%).
Dollar value of awards;
NIH: Within the guidelines - number and percentage: $376; (31%);
NIH: Above the guidelines - number and percentage: $823; (69%);
DoD: Within the guidelines - number and percentage: $1,964; (75%);
DoD: Above the guidelines - number and percentage: $653; (25%).
Fast track:
Number of awards;
NIH: Within the guidelines - number and percentage: 100; (51%);
NIH: Above the guidelines - number and percentage: 98; (49%);
DoD: Within the guidelines - number and percentage: [A];
DoD: Above the guidelines - number and percentage: [A].
Dollar value of awards;
NIH: Within the guidelines - number and percentage: $59; (28%);
NIH: Above the guidelines - number and percentage: $152; (72%);
DoD: Within the guidelines - number and percentage: [A];
DoD: Above the guidelines - number and percentage: [A].
Total:
Number of awards;
NIH: Within the guidelines - number and percentage: 2,387; (47%);
NIH: Above the guidelines - number and percentage: 2,674; (53%);
DoD: Within the guidelines - number and percentage: 9,656; (88%);
DoD: Above the guidelines - number and percentage: 1,302; (12%).
Dollar value of awards;
NIH: Within the guidelines - number and percentage: $606; (30%);
NIH: Above the guidelines - number and percentage: $1,386; (70%);
DoD: Within the guidelines - number and percentage: $2,550; (77%);
DoD: Above the guidelines - number and percentage: $743; (23%).
Source: GAO analysis of NIH and DoD data.
[A] All DoD fast track awards are included with DoD's phase I and phase
II awards.
Note: Almost all of DoD's phase I awards above the guidelines are
attributable to the Army's effort to provide funding for the transition
from phase I to phase II. However, the amount above the guidelines
generally reduces subsequent phase II award amounts.
[End of table]
At NIH we found the following:
* Phase I awards that exceeded the guidelines averaged $223,106, with a
median of $153,138, and ranged from just over $100,000 to $1.7 million,
but about 90 percent were $595,000 or less.
* Phase II awards above the guidelines averaged $1.1 million, with a
median of $924,914, and ranged from just over $750,000 to $6.5 million,
but about 90 percent were $2.1 million or less.
* Fast track awards above the guidelines averaged $1.5 million, with a
median of $1,151,979, and ranged from just over $850,000 to $9.6
million, but about 90 percent were $3.4 million or less.
Although NIH does not retain data centrally on the reason individual
projects exceeded the SBA guidelines, it generally makes such awards
for research in specific fields, such as biotechnology, that is
relatively costly to conduct. In 2001, SBA granted NIH a waiver that
allows the agency to issue awards that exceed the guidelines without
reporting data on individual projects. In the waiver, SBA recognized
that NIH routinely issues awards for particularly expensive
technologies. During the review process, external peer reviewers also
assess the reasonableness of cost estimates before agency officials
make awards above the guidelines.
At DoD, we found the following:
* Phase I awards that exceeded the guidelines averaged $122,312, with a
median of $119,911, and ranged from just over $100,000 to $448,796, but
about 90 percent were $142,000 or less.
* Phase II awards above the guidelines averaged $1.2 million, with a
median of $1 million, and ranged from just over $750,000 to $4.4
million, but about 90 percent were $2.0 million or less.
At DoD, the two main reasons awards exceeded the guidelines were that
(1) extra funds were needed to ensure a high-quality investigation of a
proposed idea and (2) the amount above the guidelines included non-SBIR
program funds. These non-SBIR funds, called mission funds, are not
included in DoD's calculation of its 2.5 percent obligation to fund the
SBIR program. For example, a DoD component, such as the Army, Navy, or
Air Force, may add mission funds to a SBIR project if it decides that
the project may help support its programmatic goals. Moreover, it is
DoD's policy to encourage its awarding components to match these and
other non-SBIR dollars with SBIR dollars. At DoD, about half of phase
II awards above the guidelines have received mission funds from
awarding components.
Extent to Which NIH and DoD SBIR Awards above the Guidelines Were Made
to Firms That Had Received Venture Capital Investment:
At both NIH and DoD, most of the awards that exceeded the guidelines
went to firms that had not received venture capital investment. As
shown in table 9, only 18 percent of awards above the guidelines at NIH
and only about 8 percent of awards above the guidelines at DoD went to
firms that had received venture capital investment.
Table 9: Percentage of NIH and DoD SBIR Awards within and above the
Guidelines to Firms that Had Received Venture Capital Investment During
Fiscal Years 2001 - 2004:
Phase I;
NIH: Awards within the guidelines - percentage to firms that had
received venture capital investment: 16;
NIH: Awards above the guidelines - percentage to firms that had
received venture capital investment: 19;
DoD: Awards within the guidelines - percentage to firms that had
received venture capital investment: 7;
DoD: Awards above the guidelines - percentage to firms that had
received venture capital investment: 9.
Phase II;
NIH: Awards within the guidelines - percentage to firms that had
received venture capital investment: 12;
NIH: Awards above the guidelines - percentage to firms that had
received venture capital investment: 16;
DoD: Awards within the guidelines - percentage to firms that had
received venture capital investment: 7;
DoD: Awards above the guidelines - percentage to firms that had
received venture capital investment: 6.
Fast track;
NIH: Awards within the guidelines - percentage to firms that had
received venture capital investment: 18;
NIH: Awards above the guidelines - percentage to firms that had
received venture capital investment: 16;
DoD: Awards within the guidelines - percentage to firms that had
received venture capital investment: [A];
DoD: Awards above the guidelines - percentage to firms that had
received venture capital investment: [A].
Total;
NIH: Awards within the guidelines - percentage to firms that had
received venture capital investment: 15;
NIH: Awards above the guidelines - percentage to firms that had
received venture capital investment: 18;
DoD: Awards within the guidelines - percentage to firms that had
received venture capital investment: 7;
DoD: Awards above the guidelines - percentage to firms that had
received venture capital investment: 8.
Source: GAO analysis of NIH, DoD, Dow Jones, and IDI data.
[A] All DoD fast track awards are included with DoD's phase I and phase
II awards.
Note: DoD's award amounts include both SBIR dollars and additional non-
SBIR dollars from awarding components.
[End of table]
While firms that had received venture capital investment received a
small share of the total SBIR awards, these firms were generally more
likely than firms that had not received such investment to receive the
largest awards from NIH. Specifically, firms that had received venture
capital were twice as likely as firms that had not received such
investment to receive phase II awards from NIH greater than $1 million,
which accounted for about 37 percent of NIH's phase II dollars; these
firms were about six times more likely to receive phase II awards
greater than $2.5 million, which accounted for about 7 percent of the
phase II dollars.
Similarly, for DoD phase I awards, we found that firms that had
received venture capital investment were more likely to receive awards
above the guidelines than firms that had not received such investment.
However, this relationship did not hold true for DoD's phase II awards.
We found that phase II awardee firms that had received venture capital
were less likely to receive large awards than firms that had not
received such investment.
While the data, overall, indicate a relationship between firms that
received venture capital investment and high award amounts, by
themselves the data do not indicate whether the presence of venture
capital was the reason these firms received such large awards. Many
factors can influence the willingness of venture capital firms to
invest funds in small businesses.
NIH and DoD awards that exceeded SBA's guidelines were generally
concentrated in the same states and in the same agency components as
were all SBIR awards. At NIH, the 10 states that received close to 70
percent of the total SBIR dollars also received 72 percent of the
dollars for awards above the guidelines. Likewise, at NIH, the four
components that awarded about half of the SBIR program dollars
accounted for 54 percent of the awards above the guidelines. At DoD,
the 10 states that received 73 percent of the total dollars awarded
also received about 74 percent of the awards above the guidelines. In
addition, the four DoD agency components that awarded 85 percent of the
dollars also awarded about 89 percent of the awards above the
guidelines. Detailed information on the geographical and agency
component distribution for awards that were above the guidelines, as
well as awards that were within the guidelines, and their associated
dollars is presented in appendix II for NIH and appendix III for DoD.
SBA's Ownership Clarification Does Not Appear to Have Reduced Program
Participation by Firms That Had and Had Not Received Venture Capital
Investment:
During fiscal years 2001 - 2004, participation in NIH's and DoD's SBIR
programs substantially increased for both types of firms--those that
had, and those that had not, received venture capital investment.
However, we did observe the following differences in the awards made by
NIH and DoD over the 4-year period including the 2 years before and the
2 years after SBA provided additional clarification of the ownership
criteria in October 2002:
* Overall participation in the SBIR program by firms that had received,
and that had not received, venture capital investment increased.
However, firms that had received venture capital investment were added
to the program at a significantly higher rate than those that had not.
For example, at NIH, over the 4-year period, we noted that
participation by firms that had received venture capital investment
grew at a rate of 42 percent, compared to 19 percent for those that had
not received this type of investment.
* The total number of awards made by NIH and DoD to both types of firms
in the 2 years after the clarification was greater than the number of
awards made before the clarification. However, the rate at which awards
were made to firms that had received venture capital investment was
significantly greater than the rate at which awards were made to firms
that had not received venture capital investment. For example, over the
4-year period, the number of awards that DoD made to firms that had
received venture capital investment increased by 167 percent, compared
to a 65 percent increase in awards to firms that had not. More
specifically, the number of awards to firms that had received venture
capital increased from 270 in the 2 years before the clarification to
477 in the 2 years after. Whereas, awards to firms that had not
received venture capital increased from 4,154 in the 2 years before the
clarification to 6,057 in the 2 years after.
* For firms that had and had not received venture capital investment,
the average dollar value of awards generally increased at NIH, but
decreased or remained about the same at DoD over this 4-year period.
For example, at NIH, although both types of firms received increasingly
larger phase II awards between fiscal years 2001 and 2004, the awards
to firms that had received venture capital investment were
substantially larger than those to firms that had not received this
kind of investment. Specifically, in the 2 years before the
clarification, phase II awards to firms that had received venture
capital investment averaged about $885,000 compared to over $1.3
million in the 2 years following, while awards to firms that had not
received venture capital averaged less than $860,000 before the
clarification compared to less than $950,000 after the clarification.
* The number of awards that were above the guidelines increased
significantly at NIH after the clarification but decreased at DoD. For
example, from 2001 to 2004, the number of awards above the guidelines
increased by 45 percent at NIH from about 600, on average, in the 2
years before the clarification to about 730, on average, in the 2 years
after. In contrast, at DoD, these awards decreased by 26 percent, from
about 351 on average, in the 2 years before the clarification to about
300, on average, in the 2 years after the clarification.
* Firms that had received venture capital investment received an
increasing share of total dollars awarded at both NIH and DoD although
the change at DoD was significantly less. For example, at NIH, in the 2
years prior to the clarification, firms that had received venture
capital investment were awarded about 14 percent of total SBIR program
funds, and in the 2 years following the clarification this share had
increased to about 22 percent. At DoD, firms that had received venture
capital investment received 6 percent, on average, of the dollars
awarded in the 2 years before the clarification and 7 percent, on
average, in the 2 years following the clarification.
* At both NIH and DoD, 10 states accounted for the majority of dollars
awarded both before and after the clarification. However, the
concentration of NIH's dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment increased somewhat in the 10 states
following the clarification, while the concentration of DoD's dollars
awarded to such firms in the 10 states decreased somewhat.
* Four agency components generally accounted for the majority of
dollars awarded and dollars awarded to firms that had received venture
capital investment both before and after the clarification. At both NIH
and DoD, the concentration of the dollars awarded by the four agency
components to firms that had received venture capital investment
increased following the clarification but to a lesser extent at DoD.
* Finally, the number of applications received by both NIH and DoD
continued to increase following the SBA clarification. Both agencies
experienced a significant growth in the number of applications received
in the 2 years after the clarification compared to the 2 years
preceding the clarification. For example, at DoD, the total number of
applications in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 was 22,139 and the total
number of applications received in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 was
33,922. According to officials responsible for the SBIR program at NIH
and DoD, the quality of the applications for SBIR awards increased or
remained the same during the 4-year period. However, because the number
of applications received increased at a faster rate than the agencies'
SBIR budgets, the percentage of the applications funded by NIH and DoD
has generally decreased.
Tables 10 through 22 provide detailed data for NIH's and DoD's SBIR
awards broken out by fiscal year from 2001 to 2004.
Table 10: Number of Awardee Firms by Agency, and Venture Capital
Investment Status for Fiscal Years 2001 through 2004:
NIH:
Number of firms that had received venture capital and an SBIR award;
Fiscal year 2001: 106;
Fiscal year 2002: 145;
Fiscal year 2003: 146;
Fiscal year 2004: 150;
Percentage increase from 2001: 42.
Number of firms that had not received venture capital but had received
an SBIR award;
Fiscal year 2001: 668;
Fiscal year 2002: 715;
Fiscal year 2003: 675;
Fiscal year 2004: 797;
Percentage increase from 2001: 19.
NIH total;
Fiscal year 2001: 773;
Fiscal year 2002: 859;
Fiscal year 2003: 820;
Fiscal year 2004: 946;
Percentage increase from 2001: 22.
DoD:
Number of firms that had received venture capital and a SBIR award;
Fiscal year 2001: 42;
Fiscal year 2002: 69;
Fiscal year 2003: 95;
Fiscal year 2004: 100;
Percentage increase from 2001: 138.
Number of firms that had not received venture capital but had received
a SBIR award;
Fiscal year 2001: 932;
Fiscal year 2002: 1,151;
Fiscal year 2003: 1,407;
Fiscal year 2004: 1,377;
Percentage increase from 2001: 48.
DoD total;
Fiscal year 2001: 972;
Fiscal year 2002: 1,220;
Fiscal year 2003: 1,500;
Fiscal year 2004: 1,476;
Percentage increase from 2001: 52.
Source: GAO analysis of NIH, DoD, Dow Jones, and IDI data.
Note: Subtotals do not add to totals because a small number of firms
received SBIR awards in the same fiscal year, both before and after
they received venture capital investment.
[End of table]
Table 11: Number of SBIR Awards by Agency, and Venture Capital
Investment Status of Awardee Firms for Fiscal Years 2001 through 2004:
NIH:
Awards to firms that had received venture capital investment;
Fiscal year 2001: 155;
Fiscal year 2002: 219;
Fiscal year 2003: 221;
Fiscal year 2004: 249;
Percentage increase from 2001: 61.
Awards to firms that had not received venture capital investment;
Fiscal year 2001: 1,009;
Fiscal year 2002: 1,060;
Fiscal year 2003: 980;
Fiscal year 2004: 1,168;
Percentage increase from 2001: 16.
NIH total;
Fiscal year 2001: 1,164;
Fiscal year 2002: 1,279;
Fiscal year 2003: 1,201;
Fiscal year 2004: 1,417;
Percentage increase from 2001: 22.
DoD:
Awards to firms that had received venture capital investment;
Fiscal year 2001: 98;
Fiscal year 2002: 172;
Fiscal year 2003: 215;
Fiscal year 2004: 262;
Percentage increase from 2001: 167.
Awards to firms that had not received venture capital investment;
Fiscal year 2001: 1,830;
Fiscal year 2002: 2,324;
Fiscal year 2003: 3,042;
Fiscal year 2004: 3,015;
Percentage increase from 2001: 65.
DoD total;
Fiscal year 2001: 1,928;
Fiscal year 2002: 2,496;
Fiscal year 2003: 3,257;
Fiscal year 2004: 3,277;
Percentage increase from 2001: 70.
Source: GAO analysis of NIH, DoD, Dow Jones, and IDI data.
[End of table]
Table 12: Average Award Amount by Agency, Venture Capital Investment
Status of Awardee Firm, and Award Phase for Fiscal Years 2001 through
2004:
NIH SBIR awards to firms that had received venture capital investment:
Phase I;
Fiscal year 2001: 168,190;
Fiscal year 2002: 159,548;
Fiscal year 2003: 169,038;
Fiscal year 2004: 212,241;
Percentage change: 26.
Phase II;
Fiscal year 2001: 861,488;
Fiscal year 2002: 907,879;
Fiscal year 2003: 1,262,073;
Fiscal year 2004: 1,475,188;
Percentage change: 71.
Fast track;
Fiscal year 2001: 783,884;
Fiscal year 2002: 977,551;
Fiscal year 2003: 1,064,922;
Fiscal year 2004: 833,293;
Percentage change: 6.
NIH awards to firms that had not received venture capital investment:
Phase I;
Fiscal year 2001: 136,463;
Fiscal year 2002: 147,481;
Fiscal year 2003: 166,400;
Fiscal year 2004: 181,051;
Percentage change: 33.
Phase II;
Fiscal year 2001: 837,487;
Fiscal year 2002: 871,835;
Fiscal year 2003: 908,577;
Fiscal year 2004: 985,544;
Percentage change: 18.
Fast track;
Fiscal year 2001: 1,051,212;
Fiscal year 2002: 1,456,464;
Fiscal year 2003: 1,168,800;
Fiscal year 2004: 766,553;
Percentage change: -27.
DoD SBIR awards to firms that had received venture capital investment:
Phase I;
Fiscal year 2001: 91,032;
Fiscal year 2002: 90,192;
Fiscal year 2003: 89,814;
Fiscal year 2004: 91,520;
Percentage change: 1.
Phase II;
Fiscal year 2001: 795,780;
Fiscal year 2002: 855,745;
Fiscal year 2003: 739,721;
Fiscal year 2004: 679,724;
Percentage change: -15.
DoD awards to firms that had not received venture capital investment:
Phase I;
Fiscal year 2001: 90,278;
Fiscal year 2002: 88,907;
Fiscal year 2003: 87,891;
Fiscal year 2004: 91,143;
Percentage change: 1.
Phase II;
Fiscal year 2001: 831,144;
Fiscal year 2002: 809,933;
Fiscal year 2003: 764,919;
Fiscal year 2004: 725,277;
Percentage change: -13.
Source: GAO analysis of NIH, DoD, Dow Jones, and IDI data.
Note: DoD's award amounts include both SBIR dollars and additional non-
SBIR dollars from awarding components.
[End of table]
Table 13: Number of SBIR Awards above and within the Guidelines by
Agency and Venture Capital Investment Status of Awardee Firm for Fiscal
Years 2001 through 2004:
NIH awards above the guidelines:
Awards to firms that had received venture capital investment;
Fiscal year 2001: 79;
Fiscal year 2002: 119;
Fiscal year 2003: 125;
Fiscal year 2004: 162;
Percentage change: 105.
Awards to firms that had not received venture capital investment;
Fiscal year 2001: 484;
Fiscal year 2002: 531;
Fiscal year 2003: 518;
Fiscal year 2004: 656;
Percentage change: 36.
Subtotal - awards above the guidelines;
Fiscal year 2001: 563;
Fiscal year 2002: 650;
Fiscal year 2003: 643;
Fiscal year 2004: 818;
Percentage change: 45.
NIH awards within the guidelines:
Awards to firms that had received venture capital investment;
Fiscal year 2001: 76;
Fiscal year 2002: 100;
Fiscal year 2003: 96;
Fiscal year 2004: 87;
Percentage change: 14.
Awards to firms that had not received venture capital investment;
Fiscal year 2001: 525;
Fiscal year 2002: 529;
Fiscal year 2003: 462;
Fiscal year 2004: 512;
Percentage change: -2.
Subtotal - awards within the guidelines;
Fiscal year 2001: 601;
Fiscal year 2002: 629;
Fiscal year 2003: 558;
Fiscal year 2004: 599;
Percentage change: Less than -1.
NIH total;
Fiscal year 2001: 1,164;
Fiscal year 2002: 1,279;
Fiscal year 2003: 1,201;
Fiscal year 2004: 1,417;
Percentage change: 22.
DoD awards above the guidelines:
Awards to firms that had received venture capital investment;
Fiscal year 2001: 22;
Fiscal year 2002: 34;
Fiscal year 2003: 25;
Fiscal year 2004: 19;
Percentage change: -14.
Awards to firms that had not received venture capital investment;
Fiscal year 2001: 320;
Fiscal year 2002: 326;
Fiscal year 2003: 323;
Fiscal year 2004: 233;
Percentage change: -27.
Subtotal - awards above the guidelines;
Fiscal year 2001: 342;
Fiscal year 2002: 360;
Fiscal year 2003: 348;
Fiscal year 2004: 252;
Percentage change: -26.
DoD awards within the guidelines:
Awards to firms that had received venture capital investment;
Fiscal year 2001: 76;
Fiscal year 2002: 138;
Fiscal year 2003: 190;
Fiscal year 2004: 243;
Percentage change: 220.
Awards to firms that had not received venture capital investment;
Fiscal year 2001: 1,510;
Fiscal year 2002: 1,998;
Fiscal year 2003: 2,719;
Fiscal year 2004: 2,782;
Percentage change: 84.
Subtotal - awards within the guidelines;
Fiscal year 2001: 1,586;
Fiscal year 2002: 2,136;
Fiscal year 2003: 2,909;
Fiscal year 2004: 3,025;
Percentage change: 91.
DoD total;
Fiscal year 2001: 1,928;
Fiscal year 2002: 2,496;
Fiscal year 2003: 3,257;
Fiscal year 2004: 3,277;
Percentage change: 70.
Source: GAO analysis of NIH, DoD, Dow Jones, and IDI data.
Note: DoD's award amounts include both SBIR dollars and additional non-
SBIR dollars from awarding components.
[End of table]
Table 14: Average Amount of SBIR Awards, above and within the
Guidelines, by Agency and Venture Capital Investment Status of Awardee
Firm for Fiscal Years 2001 through 2004:
Agency, investment status, and award phase: NIH SBIR awards to firms
that had received venture capital investment:
Agency, investment status, and award phase: Awards above the
guidelines:
Agency, investment status, and award phase: Phase I;
Fiscal year 2001: 227,867;
Fiscal year 2002: 214,623;
Fiscal year 2003: 234,256;
Fiscal year 2004: 275,301;
Percentage change: 21.
Agency, investment status, and award phase: Phase II;
Fiscal year 2001: 1,061,762;
Fiscal year 2002: 1,034,901;
Fiscal year 2003: 1,503,443;
Fiscal year 2004: 1,830,112;
Percentage change: 72.
Agency, investment status, and award phase: Fast track;
Fiscal year 2001: 858,545;
Fiscal year 2002: 2,098,561;
Fiscal year 2003: 1,360,918;
Fiscal year 2004: 1,234,942;
Percentage change: 44.
Agency, investment status, and award phase: Awards within the
guidelines:
Agency, investment status, and award phase: Phase I;
Fiscal year 2001: 99,151;
Fiscal year 2002: 99,033;
Fiscal year 2003: 98,803;
Fiscal year 2004: 98,542;
Percentage change: -1.
Agency, investment status, and award phase: Phase II;
Fiscal year 2001: 680,288;
Fiscal year 2002: 653,835;
Fiscal year 2003: 693,131;
Fiscal year 2004: 632,244;
Percentage change: -7.
Agency, investment status, and award phase: Fast track;
Fiscal year 2001: 765,218;
Fiscal year 2002: 529,147;
Fiscal year 2003: 472,932;
Fiscal year 2004: 431,644;
Percentage change: -44.
Agency, investment status, and award phase: NIH SBIR awards to firms
that had not received venture capital investment:
Agency, investment status, and award phase: Awards above the
guidelines:
Agency, investment status, and award phase: Phase I;
Fiscal year 2001: 181,217;
Fiscal year 2002: 200,314;
Fiscal year 2003: 230,007;
Fiscal year 2004: 248,623;
Percentage change: 37.
Agency, investment status, and award phase: Phase II;
Fiscal year 2001: 976,319;
Fiscal year 2002: 1,040,435;
Fiscal year 2003: 1,076,773;
Fiscal year 2004: 1,148,833;
Percentage change: 18.
Agency, investment status, and award phase: Fast track;
Fiscal year 2001: 1,147,764;
Fiscal year 2002: 2,068,788;
Fiscal year 2003: 1,781,892;
Fiscal year 2004: 1,195,005;
Percentage change: 4.
Agency, investment status, and award phase: Awards within the
guidelines:
Agency, investment status, and award phase: Phase I;
Fiscal year 2001: 98,640;
Fiscal year 2002: 98,267;
Fiscal year 2003: 98,167;
Fiscal year 2004: 97,899;
Percentage change: -1.
Agency, investment status, and award phase: Phase II;
Fiscal year 2001: 694,630;
Fiscal year 2002: 681,442;
Fiscal year 2003: 682,759;
Fiscal year 2004: 693,059;
Percentage change: Less than 1.
Agency, investment status, and award phase: Fast track;
Fiscal year 2001: 729,372;
Fiscal year 2002: 555,988;
Fiscal year 2003: 683,436;
Fiscal year 2004: 546,206;
Percentage change: -25.
Agency, investment status, and award phase: DoD SBIR awards to firms
that had received venture capital investment:
Agency, investment status, and award phase: Awards above the
guidelines:
Agency, investment status, and award phase: Phase I;
Fiscal year 2001: 123,356;
Fiscal year 2002: 126,304;
Fiscal year 2003: 144,474;
Fiscal year 2004: 120,128;
Percentage change: -3.
Agency, investment status, and award phase: Phase II;
Fiscal year 2001: 1,090,605;
Fiscal year 2002: 1,186,847;
Fiscal year 2003: 993,327;
Fiscal year 2004: 1,349,711;
Percentage change: 24.
Agency, investment status, and award phase: Awards within the
guidelines:
Agency, investment status, and award phase: Phase I;
Fiscal year 2001: 82,628;
Fiscal year 2002: 82,767;
Fiscal year 2003: 83,080;
Fiscal year 2004: 88,548;
Percentage change: 7.
Agency, investment status, and award phase: Phase II;
Fiscal year 2001: 693,726;
Fiscal year 2002: 727,577;
Fiscal year 2003: 700,705;
Fiscal year 2004: 657,140;
Percentage change: -5.
Agency, investment status, and award phase: DoD SBIR awards to firms
that had not received venture capital investment:
Agency, investment status, and award phase: Awards above the
guidelines:
Agency, investment status, and award phase: Phase I;
Fiscal year 2001: 119,844;
Fiscal year 2002: 123,022;
Fiscal year 2003: 123,061;
Fiscal year 2004: 119,903;
Percentage change: Less than 1.
Agency, investment status, and award phase: Phase II;
Fiscal year 2001: 1,182,723;
Fiscal year 2002: 1,131,501;
Fiscal year 2003: 1,168,355;
Fiscal year 2004: 1,175,187;
Percentage change: -1.
Agency, investment status, and award phase: Awards within the
guidelines:
Agency, investment status, and award phase: Phase I;
Fiscal year 2001: 86,446;
Fiscal year 2002: 85,005;
Fiscal year 2003: 84,403;
Fiscal year 2004: 88,551;
Percentage change: 2.
Agency, investment status, and award phase: Phase II;
Fiscal year 2001: 689,116;
Fiscal year 2002: 706,179;
Fiscal year 2003: 693,342;
Fiscal year 2004: 692,485;
Percentage change: Less than 1.
Source: GAO analysis of NIH, DoD, Dow Jones, and IDI data.
Note: DoD's award amounts include both SBIR dollars and additional non-
SBIR dollars from awarding components.
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Table 15: Share of Dollars Awarded by Agency and Venture Capital
Investment Status of Awardee Firm for Fiscal Years 2001 through 2004:
(Dollars in millions).
NIH:
Awards to firms that had received venture capital:
Total dollars awarded;
Fiscal year 2001: $57;
Fiscal year 2002: $72;
Fiscal year 2003: $99;
Fiscal year 2004: $127.
Percentage of dollars;
Fiscal year 2001: 14;
Fiscal year 2002: 14;
Fiscal year 2003: 20;
Fiscal year 2004: 22.
Awards to firms that had not received venture capital:
Total dollars awarded;
Fiscal year 2001: $358;
Fiscal year 2002: $438;
Fiscal year 2003: $394;
Fiscal year 2004: $447.
Percentage of dollars;
Fiscal year 2001: 86;
Fiscal year 2002: 86;
Fiscal year 2003: 80;
Fiscal year 2004: 78.
Total dollars awarded by NIH;
Fiscal year 2001: $415;
Fiscal year 2002: $510;
Fiscal year 2003: $493;
Fiscal year 2004: $574.
DoD:
Awards to firms that had received venture capital:
Total dollars awarded;
Fiscal year 2001: $34;
Fiscal year 2002: $48;
Fiscal year 2003: $58;
Fiscal year 2004: $78.
Percent of dollars;
Fiscal year 2001: 5;
Fiscal year 2002: 7;
Fiscal year 2003: 7;
Fiscal year 2004: 7.
Awards to firms that had not received venture capital:
Total dollars awarded;
Fiscal year 2001: $636;
Fiscal year 2002: $653;
Fiscal year 2003: $811;
Fiscal year 2004: $975.
Percent of dollars;
Fiscal year 2001: 95;
Fiscal year 2002: 93;
Fiscal year 2003: 93;
Fiscal year 2004: 93.
Total dollars awarded by DoD;
Fiscal year 2001: $670;
Fiscal year 2002: $701;
Fiscal year 2003: $869;
Fiscal year 2004: $1,053.
Source: GAO analysis of NIH, DoD, Dow Jones, and IDI data.
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Table 16: Share of Dollars Awarded above and within the Guidelines by
Agency and Venture Capital Investment Status of Awardee Firm for Fiscal
Years 2001 through 2004:
(Dollars in millions).
NIH SBIR awards to firms that had received venture capital:
Awards above the guidelines:
Total dollars awarded;
Fiscal year 2001: $34;
Fiscal year 2002: $52;
Fiscal year 2003: $80;
Fiscal year 2004: $108.
Percentage of total dollars awarded;
Fiscal year 2001: 8;
Fiscal year 2002: 10;
Fiscal year 2003: 16;
Fiscal year 2004: 19.
Awards within the guidelines:
Total dollars awarded;
Fiscal year 2001: $22;
Fiscal year 2002: $20;
Fiscal year 2003: $19;
Fiscal year 2004: $19.
Percentage of total dollars awarded;
Fiscal year 2001: 5;
Fiscal year 2002: 4;
Fiscal year 2003: 4;
Fiscal year 2004: 3.
NIH SBIR awards to firms that had not received venture capital:
Awards above the guidelines:
Total dollars awarded;
Fiscal year 2001: $220;
Fiscal year 2002: $293;
Fiscal year 2003: $271;
Fiscal year 2004: $327.
Percentage of total dollars awarded;
Fiscal year 2001: 53;
Fiscal year 2002: 57;
Fiscal year 2003: 55;
Fiscal year 2004: 57.
Awards within the guidelines:
Total dollars awarded;
Fiscal year 2001: $138;
Fiscal year 2002: $145;
Fiscal year 2003: $123;
Fiscal year 2004: $120.
Percentage of total dollars awarded;
Fiscal year 2001: 33;
Fiscal year 2002: 29;
Fiscal year 2003: 25;
Fiscal year 2004: 21.
Total dollars awarded by NIH;
Fiscal year 2001: $415;
Fiscal year 2002: $510;
Fiscal year 2003: $493;
Fiscal year 2004: $574.
DoD SBIR awards to firms that had received venture capital:
Awards above the guidelines:
Total dollars awarded;
Fiscal year 2001: $11;
Fiscal year 2002: $17;
Fiscal year 2003: $10;
Fiscal year 2004: $6.
Percentage of total dollars awarded;
Fiscal year 2001: 2;
Fiscal year 2002: 2;
Fiscal year 2003: 1;
Fiscal year 2004: 1.
Awards within the guidelines:
Total dollars awarded;
Fiscal year 2001: $22;
Fiscal year 2002: $31;
Fiscal year 2003: $48;
Fiscal year 2004: $72.
Percentage of total dollars awarded;
Fiscal year 2001: 3;
Fiscal year 2002: 4;
Fiscal year 2003: 6;
Fiscal year 2004: 7.
DoD SBIR awards to firms that had not received venture capital:
Awards above the guidelines:
Total dollars awarded;
Fiscal year 2001: $233;
Fiscal year 2002: $192;
Fiscal year 2003: $166;
Fiscal year 2004: $107.
Percentage of total dollars awarded;
Fiscal year 2001: 35;
Fiscal year 2002: 27;
Fiscal year 2003: 19;
Fiscal year 2004: 10.
Awards within the guidelines:
Total dollars awarded;
Fiscal year 2001: $404;
Fiscal year 2002: $461;
Fiscal year 2003: $645;
Fiscal year 2004: $868.
Percentage of total dollars awarded;
Fiscal year 2001: 60;
Fiscal year 2002: 66;
Fiscal year 2003: 74;
Fiscal year 2004: 82.
Total dollars awarded by DoD;
Fiscal year 2001: $670;
Fiscal year 2002: $701;
Fiscal year 2003: $869;
Fiscal year 2004: $1,053.
Source: GAO analysis of NIH, DoD, Dow Jones, and IDI data.
Note: DoD's award amounts include both SBIR dollars and additional non-
SBIR dollars from awarding components.
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Table 17: Geographical Distribution of NIH Dollars Awarded, Overall and
to Firms That Had Received Venture Capital Investment, Fiscal Years
2001-2002 Compared to Fiscal Years 2003-2004:
(Dollars in millions).
California;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $176;
(19%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $52; (41%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $219;
(21%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $80; (35%).
Massachusetts;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $142;
(15%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $9; (7%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $142;
(13%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $20; (9%).
Maryland;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $65;
(7%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $3; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $77;
(7%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $20; (9%).
New York;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $47;
(5%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $10; (8%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $71;
(7%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $28; (12%).
Texas;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $26;
(3%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $5; (4%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $55;
(5%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $6; (3%).
Pennsylvania;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $38;
(4%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $5; (4%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $43;
(4%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $6; (3%).
Washington;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $40;
(4%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $7; (6%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $39;
(4%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $10; (4%).
Virginia;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $28;
(3%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $2; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $38;
(4%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $2; (1%).
Ohio;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $32;
(3%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $2; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $27;
(3%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $1; (1%).
New Jersey;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $31;
(3%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $2; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $26;
(2%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $3; (1%).
Subtotal;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $626;
(68%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $97; (76%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $737;
(69%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $176; (78%).
Other states;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $299;
(32%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $32; (24%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $330;
(31);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $51; (22%).
Total;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $925;
(100%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $129; (100%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $1,068;
(100%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $227; (100%).
Source: GAO analysis of NIH, Dow Jones, and IDI data.
Note: Totals and percentages may not add because of rounding.
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Table 18: Geographical Distribution of DoD Dollars Awarded, Overall and
to Firms That Had Received Venture Capital Investment, Fiscal Years
2001-2002 Compared to Fiscal Years 2003-2004:
(Dollars in millions).
California;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $320;
(23%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $28; (34%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $421;
(22%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $40; (29%).
Massachusetts;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $204;
(15%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $2; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $279;
(15%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $15; (11%).
Virginia;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $115;
(8%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $7; (9%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $130;
(7%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $5; (4%).
Ohio;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $72;
(5%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $0; (0);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $90;
(5%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $1; (1%).
Colorado;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $68;
(5%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $8; (9%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $92;
(5%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $6; (4%).
Maryland;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $57;
(4%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $2; (3%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $94;
(5%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $5; (3%).
Pennsylvania;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $54;
(4%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $1; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $78;
(4%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $1; (Less than 1).
New York;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $47;
(3%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $3; (4%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $80;
(4%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $10; (8%).
Texas;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $47;
(3%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $3; (3%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $78;
(4%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $3; (2%).
New Jersey;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $40;
(3%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $5; (6%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $48;
(2%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $7; (5%).
Subtotal;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $1,025;
(75%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $58; (71%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $1,389;
(72%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $93; (68%).
Other states;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $347;
(25%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $24; (29%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $533;
(28%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $43; (32%).
Total;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $1,371;
(100%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $82; (100%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $1,922;
(100%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $136; (100%).
Source: GAO analysis of DoD, Dow Jones, and IDI data.
Notes:
(1) Totals and percentages may not add because of rounding.
(2) DoD's award amounts include both SBIR dollars and additional non-
SBIR dollars from awarding components.
[End of table]
Table 19: Dollars Awarded by Four Primary NIH Awarding Components,
Overall and to Firms that Had Received Venture Capital Investment,
Fiscal Years 2001-2002 Compared to Fiscal Years 2003-2004:
(Dollars in millions).
National Cancer Institute;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $156;
(17%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $27; (21%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $192;
(18%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $53; (23%).
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $103;
(11%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $38; (29%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $173;
(16%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $82; (36%).
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $115;
(12%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $10; (8%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $121;
(11%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $18; (8%).
National Institute of General Medical Sciences;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $75;
(8%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $14; (11%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $76;
(7%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $19; (8%).
Subtotal;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $449;
(49%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $89; (69%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $562;
(53%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $172; (76%).
Remaining 19 institutes and centers;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $476;
(51%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $40; (31%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $506;
(47%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $55; (24%).
Total;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $925;
(100%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $129; (100%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $1,068;
(100%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $227; (100%).
Source: GAO analysis of NIH, Dow Jones, and IDI data.
Note: Totals and percentages may not add because of rounding.
[End of table]
Table 20: Dollars Awarded by Four Primary DoD Awarding Components,
Overall and to Firms That Had Received Venture Capital Investment,
Fiscal Years 2001-2002 Compared to Fiscal Years 2003-2004:
(Dollars in millions).
Air Force;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $479;
(35%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $22; (27%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $539;
(28%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $31; (22%).
Army;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $286;
(21%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $20; (24%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $398;
(21%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $41; (30%).
Navy;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $267;
(19%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $12; (14%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $352;
(18%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $21; (15%).
Missile Defense Agency;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $144;
(10%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $12; (14%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $339;
(18%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $20; (14%).
Subtotal;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $1,176;
(86%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $66; (80%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $1,628;
(85%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $112; (82%).
Remaining six awarding components;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $196;
(14%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $16; (20%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $295;
(15%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $24; (18%).
Total;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $1,371;
(100%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $82; (100%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded - total and percentage: $1,922;
(100%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars awarded to firms that had received
venture capital investment - total and percentage: $136; (100%).
Source: GAO analysis of DoD, Dow Jones, and IDI data.
Notes:
(1) Totals and percentages may not add because of rounding.
(2) DoD's award amounts include both SBIR dollars and additional non-
SBIR dollars from awarding components.
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Table 21: SBIR Budgets and Number of Applications Submitted by Agency
for Fiscal Years 2001 through 2004:
(Dollars in millions).
NIH - total SBIR budget;
Fiscal year 2001: $402;
Fiscal year 2002: $471;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: $873;
Fiscal year 2003: $525;
Fiscal year 2004: $566;
Fiscal years 2003-2004: $1,091;
Percentage increase - fiscal years 2001-2002 compared to fiscal years
2003-2004: 25.
NIH - total applications submitted;
Fiscal year 2001: 3,601;
Fiscal year 2002: 4,049;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: 7,650;
Fiscal year 2003: 5,176;
Fiscal year 2004: 6,122;
Fiscal years 2003-2004: 11,298;
Percentage increase - fiscal years 2001-2002 compared to fiscal years
2003-2004: 48.
DoD - total SBIR budget;
Fiscal year 2001: $638;
Fiscal year 2002: $779;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: $1,417;
Fiscal year 2003: $895;
Fiscal year 2004: $1,016;
Fiscal years 2003-2004: $1,911;
Percentage increase
- fiscal years 2001-2002 compared to fiscal years 2003-2004: 35.
DoD - total applications submitted;
Fiscal year 2001: 8,225;
Fiscal year 2002: 13,914;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: 22,139;
Fiscal year 2003: 16,520;
Fiscal year 2004: 17,402;
Fiscal years 2003-2004: 33,922;
Percentage increase - fiscal years 2001-2002 compared to fiscal years
2003-2004: 53.
Source: GAO analysis of NIH and DoD data.
Note: Data for DoD are from the agency's fiscal year reports, which
coincide more closely with the calendar year.
[End of table]
Table 22: Percentage of Applications Funded by Agency for Fiscal Years
2001 through 2004:
Agency: NIH total;
Fiscal year 2001: 34%;
Fiscal year 2002: 32%;
Fiscal year 2003: 27%;
Fiscal year 2004: 22%.
Agency: NIH phase I;
Fiscal year 2001: 30%;
Fiscal year 2002: 28%;
Fiscal year 2003: 24%;
Fiscal year 2004: 20%.
Agency: NIH phase II;
Fiscal year 2001: 53%;
Fiscal year 2002: 49%;
Fiscal year 2003: 44%;
Fiscal year 2004: 38%.
Agency: NIH fast track;
Fiscal year 2001: 30%;
Fiscal year 2002: 29%;
Fiscal year 2003: 22%;
Fiscal year 2004: 18%.
Agency: DoD total;
Fiscal year 2001: 24%;
Fiscal year 2002: 20%;
Fiscal year 2003: 19%;
Fiscal year 2004: 19%.
Agency: DoD phase I;
Fiscal year 2001: 18%;
Fiscal year 2002: 17%;
Fiscal year 2003: 14%;
Fiscal year 2004: 13%.
Agency: DoD phase II;
Fiscal year 2001: 75%;
Fiscal year 2002: 63%;
Fiscal year 2003: 73%;
Fiscal year 2004: 68%.
Source: GAO analysis of NIH and DoD data.
[End of table]
NIH, DoD, and SBA Focus Largely on Select Eligibility Criteria and
Collect Limited Data on SBIR Awardees:
NIH, DoD and SBA focus primarily on criteria relating to ownership, for-
profit status, and the number of employees to determine a firm's
eligibility for the SBIR program and take steps to verify eligibility
information provided by applicants. When NIH or DoD officials are
unable to ensure the accuracy of an applicant's information, they refer
the matter to SBA. After SBA makes an eligibility determination, it
makes information about the firms it finds ineligible available on its
Web site, but does not always indicate that the determination was for
SBIR purposes. NIH makes information on ineligible firms centrally
available to participating agency components while DoD does not. Each
agency limits its data collection efforts largely to information about
the SBIR award itself, such as award size and location of the principal
investigator, and does not collect information on certain
characteristics of the firms receiving the awards, such as the presence
of venture capital investment.
Officials at NIH, DoD, and SBA told us that they focus largely on three
SBIR criteria in their eligibility reviews--ownership, size in terms of
the number of employees, and for-profit status of SBIR applicants.
However, they also stated that they consider information on the full
range of criteria, such as whether the principal investigator is
employed primarily by the applying firm, and the extent to which work
on the project will be performed by others.[Footnote 13] Both NIH and
DoD rely on applicants to self-certify that they meet all of the SBIR
program's eligibility requirements as part of their SBIR applications.
At NIH, applicants certify they meet the eligibility criteria by
completing a verification statement when NIH notifies them that their
application has been selected for funding but prior to NIH making the
award. The verification statement requires applicants to respond to a
series of questions to certify they meet SBA's eligibility criteria
relating to for-profit status, ownership, number of employees, where
the work will be performed, and the primary employment of the principal
investigator, among others. NIH also refers applicants to its notice of
SBIR funding opportunities, known as a solicitation, for more detail on
SBA's eligibility requirements. NIH will not issue an award until it
receives and accepts the applicant's responses to the verification
statement. At DoD, the cover sheet for each SBIR application requires
applicants to certify they meet SBA's eligibility criteria. The cover
sheet also refers applicants to DoD's solicitation that details the
requirements. As with NIH, DoD will not fund applications if the
questions on the cover sheet are not answered. Both NIH and DoD warn
applicants of the civil and criminal penalties for making false,
fictitious, or fraudulent statements. In addition to the eligibility
criteria provided in the agency's solicitations, NIH and DoD support
periodic conferences during which potential applicants can learn about
SBIR eligibility criteria, and both agencies post eligibility
requirements on their Web sites.
Although agencies rely largely on applicants to self-certify that they
meet the SBIR program's eligibility criteria, both NIH and DoD make
additional efforts to ensure the accuracy of the information provided
by applicants prior to making an award. At NIH, officials in
participating institutes and centers conduct Web searches, check press
releases, and may request documentation from applicants to verify
information on their eligibility status, including, but not limited to,
information on ownership, size, principal investigators, board members,
location, e-mail addresses, and affiliations with other firms. In
addition, NIH officials search published information on such features
as venture capital investments, and whether the applicant has been
purchased by another company or changed its name, as well as internal
information on whether NIH has received other grant applications from
the applicant. NIH officials review this information, among other
things, to identify potential concerns regarding the applicant's
eligibility status. For example, an ".edu" e-mail extension could
indicate that the principal investigator is primarily employed by a
university rather than by the applicant, as required by SBIR criteria.
If no concerns arise, NIH deems the company eligible. However, when
concerns cannot be resolved, NIH officials contact the applicant to ask
a standard list of questions. Currently, the list of questions varies
by institute and center, but according to NIH officials, the agency is
in the process of creating a uniform list of eligibility questions to
be used throughout NIH. NIH officials also told us that it has
incorporated eligibility training into the curriculum for its SBIR
staff.
At DoD, prior to making an award, officials check the information
applicants provided in the application cover sheet for consistency with
the eligibility information applicants entered into the Central
Contractor Registration database that is required for all applications,
and the Online Representations and Certifications Application system
that is required for phase II applications. According to DoD officials,
most discrepancies between information on the cover sheets and in the
databases occur because the applicant was purchased by another company,
the e-mail addresses have changed, or the principal investigator
appears to be a full-time employee of an educational institution. To
resolve discrepancies, DoD officials may choose to contact the
applicant, or search on the Web for information. Typically, officials
told us, DoD awarding components work with firms to answer their
eligibility questions and help ensure that they prepare the necessary
documentation properly. In addition, DoD encourages self-policing by
applicants by posting the names of recent SBIR awardees on its Web site
so that competitors can raise any eligibility concerns they may have.
However, Office of Naval Research officials said competing firms seldom
raise concerns, usually only one per year, and that typically the
concern is related to whether the awardee firm has been purchased by
another company.
When officials at either NIH or DoD have unresolved concerns about the
accuracy of an applicant's eligibility information, they refer the
matter to SBA to make an eligibility determination.[Footnote 14] Upon
receipt of a letter from the agency detailing its concerns, SBA
officials contact the applicant, ask them to re-certify their
eligibility status, and may request additional documentation on the
criteria of concern. For example, SBA officials may request articles of
incorporation and information on the distribution of ownership to
determine whether the applicant was at least 51 percent owned by
qualified individuals. Upon making a determination of eligibility, SBA
then notifies the official at the inquiring agency, and the applicant,
of its decision. Further, SBA makes the information about firms it
finds ineligible publicly available on its Web site so that all
participating agencies and the public can access the information.
However, SBA does not currently require its eligibility officials to
include information on the Web site identifying whether or not the
determination was for SBIR purposes. An SBA official told us the agency
plans to include such information on its Web site more systematically
before the end of fiscal year 2006.
NIH and DoD take different approaches to retaining and sharing
information on firms found ineligible by SBA. At NIH, when SBA notifies
the referring agency official that it has deemed an SBIR applicant as
ineligible, the official notes the determination in the applicant's
file. However, according to NIH officials, in response to the May 2003
SBA decision, NIH also began centrally tracking firms SBA found
ineligible, as well as firms that self-selected themselves as
ineligible and withdrew their applications at some point in the review
process. The agency makes this information available to all of its
institutes and centers that make SBIR awards. In addition, agency
officials told us that, if during the eligibility review process, a
firm was determined to be ineligible for an SBIR award, NIH advises the
applicant to be recertified by SBA before applying for additional
awards. In contrast, DoD retains information on firms determined to be
ineligible in the applicants' files and does not have a centralized
process to share the information across DoD awarding components.
However, DoD officials said it is common practice for awarding
components to share such information electronically.
For the most part, NIH and DoD limit their data collection efforts
largely to information about the SBIR awards they make. Key information
the agencies track includes the phase, date, and amount of the award;
the geographic location of the awardee firm and principal investigator;
and contact information. Currently, the agencies do not maintain
detailed data on (1) applicants that the agencies decided not to select
for funding, (2) the reasons applicants were not selected for funding,
and (3) characteristics of the firms receiving the awards, such as the
presence of venture capital investment or the extent of ownership by
venture capital firms or other entities.[Footnote 15] Moreover, neither
NIH nor DoD systematically categorizes SBIR projects by the industry
represented or by the specific type of research, such as whether the
research is for a process or product or whether the research is for
software or therapeutic devices. However, both agencies categorize
projects by the general research topics listed in each agency's
solicitation.
Agency Comments and Our Evaluations:
We provided NIH, DoD, and SBA with a draft of this report for their
review and comment. NIH only provided technical comments that we have
incorporated, as appropriate. DoD agreed that because data on ownership
are not publicly available, it is not possible to determine the extent
to which venture capital firms own SBIR awardee firms. Moreover, DoD
did not find the results of our analysis surprising in light of
differences in markets for SBIR projects supported by NIH and DoD. SBA
noted in its comments that while the information in the report may be
useful, it could be misconstrued as suggesting a link between the
presence of venture capital investment and SBIR ownership criteria when
such a link does not exist. While we understand SBA's concern, we
believe that our report clearly states that we used venture capital
investment as a proxy for venture capital ownership because ownership
data are proprietary and confidential or not readily available. We also
explicitly note in the report that no causal link can be inferred from
the data. Both DoD and SBA also provided technical comments that we
incorporated, as appropriate. The comments from DoD and SBA are
included in this report as appendixes IV and V, respectively.
We are sending copies of this report to the Director of the National
Institutes of Health, the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator of
the Small Business Administration, and other interested parties. We
will make copies available to others upon request. In addition, this
report will be available, at no charge, on GAO's Web site at
[Hyperlink, http://www.gao.gov].
If you or your staff have any questions about this report, please
contact me at (202) 512-3841 or [Hyperlink, mittala@gao.gov]. Contact
points for our Offices of Congressional Relations and Public affairs
may be found on the last page of this report. Key contributors to this
report are listed in appendix VI.
Signed by:
Anu K. Mittal:
Director, Natural Resources and Environment:
List of Requesters:
The Honorable John F. Kerry:
Ranking Member:
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship:
United States Senate:
The Honorable Edward M. Kennedy:
Ranking Minority Member:
Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions:
United States Senate:
The Honorable Michael B. Enzi:
Chairman:
Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions:
United States Senate:
The Honorable Olympia J. Snowe Chair:
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship:
United States Senate:
The Honorable Donald A. Manzullo:
Chairman:
Committee on Small Business:
House of Representatives:
Appendixes:
Appendix I: Scope and Methodology:
In conducting our work, we interviewed officials at the National
Institutes of Health (NIH), the Department of Defense (DoD), and the
Small Business Administration (SBA) about their procedures in place,
and any changes that occurred during the time period of our review--
fiscal years 2001 through 2004. We reviewed agency documentation on
awards, award selection and funding, eligibility determinations, and
the data elements that are collected during the eligibility process. We
also interviewed officials from organizations that represent venture
capital investors and biotechnology firms to obtain their views on the
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and venture capital
investment.
To determine the total number and key characteristics of SBIR awards,
we obtained data from NIH and DoD for all awards made during fiscal
years 2001 - 2004. Specifically, we asked for funding data on all SBIR
awards that originated in fiscal years 2001 through 2004 and excluded
data on funding to awards that originated before and after our time
frame. These data included award amounts projected at the time the
award was made and supplemental amounts issued subsequent to the award.
We compared these data to data on funds actually issued to awardee
firms to ensure that the projections were reasonable. We based our
analysis on the projected amounts combined with supplemental funds,
which allowed us to provide information on awards that originated in
fiscal years 2003 and 2004 but which may not be completed until 2005 or
later. However, for NIH fast track awards, we based our analysis on the
actual dollars NIH spent on the award as of September 30, 2005. We did
not analyze awards NIH made as contracts, which were a small portion of
NIH's awards, because certain data elements essential for our analysis
were not available. We interviewed key officials at NIH and DoD about
their databases. We assessed the reliability of relevant fields in the
agencies' databases and found them sufficient for our review. Our
assessment included tests of the data itself as well as reviews of
internal quality control procedures. We used analytic software to
identify the following key characteristics of awards made by NIH and
DoD: the number of firms receiving these awards; geographic location of
these firms; agency components making the awards; the amounts of the
awards; and for DoD, the number of employees working for the SBIR firms
and their affiliates.
We also obtained data from two private sector firms, the Innovation
Development Institute (IDI) and Dow Jones-Venture One. Initially, we
selected IDI because its database included information that
supplemented agency data on SBIR awardee firms. IDI's database included
information on venture capital investments in SBIR awardee firms that
was compiled from published information such as company press releases.
Subsequently, we obtained data from Dow Jones-Venture One to help
corroborate, and supplement as necessary, the IDI data. We selected Dow
Jones-Venture One because its database on venture capital investment is
compiled and updated with information from both venture capital
investors and the firms that receive the investment. We interviewed key
officials at IDI and Dow Jones-Venture One about their databases. We
assessed the reliability of relevant fields in the databases and found
them sufficient for our review. Our assessment included tests of the
data itself as well as reviews of internal quality control procedures.
We combined data from NIH and DoD with data from the private sector
sources to identify firms that had received venture capital investment
at any time before they received an SBIR award in our time frame. In a
small number of cases, the venture capital investment occurred as early
as 1980, although most occurred in or after 1990. Specifically, at both
agencies combined, 93 percent of SBIR firms first received venture
capital investment between 1990 and 2004, 6 percent first received
investment between 1985 and 1989, and 1 percent first received
investment earlier than 1985. The private sector data did not include
information on whether the venture capital investment was still present
in the firm at the time of the SBIR award, or whether the venture
capital firms were majority owners. We used analytic software to
determine the number of awards made, the amounts of the awards, the
percentage of applications receiving awards, and how the awards were
distributed geographically. Similarly, to identify the number of phase
I and phase II awards that were above the guidelines and their key
characteristics, we used analytic software on the agency data and the
combined data to identify firms that had received venture capital
investment by the time they received an SBIR award above the guidelines
in our time frame.
In our analyses, we express differences in the likelihoods of receiving
awards that exceeded SBA's guidelines by using odds ratios. An odds
ratio is generally defined as the ratio of odds of an event occurring
in one group compared to the odds of it occurring in another
group.[Footnote 16] In our analyses, the event of interest was
receiving an award that exceeded SBA's guidelines versus one that did
not. We computed odds ratios to indicate the difference between firms
that had and firms that had not received venture capital investment in
the likelihood of receiving awards that (1) exceeded SBA's guidelines
at all, and (2) exceeded the guidelines by large amounts. For example,
the odds that a firm that had received venture capital investment
received an NIH phase II award above $1 million were .499 while the
odds that a firm that had not received venture capital investment
received such an award were .244. Therefore, the ratio of those two
odds was 2.045 (.499/.244), indicating that firms that had received
venture capital investment were 2.045 times (about 2 times) more likely
to receive phase II awards over $1 million than firms that had not
received such investment.
To assess any differences that occurred to awards both above and below
the guidelines following SBA's October 2002 additional clarification of
the SBIR ownership criteria and its May 2003 decision that addressed
ownership of SBIR firms by venture capital firms, we compared NIH and
DoD data on awards made from October 1, 2000, through September 30,
2002, with data on awards made from October 1, 2002, through September
30, 2004. We used the combined data set to compare NIH and DoD awards
from the two time periods in terms of the key characteristics described
above. We conducted our work in accordance with generally accepted
government auditing standards.
[End of section]
Appendix II: Detailed Information on SBIR Awards Made by NIH During
Fiscal Years 2001 through 2004:
Table 23: Geographical Distribution of NIH's Total SBIR Applications,
Awards, Dollars Awarded, Dollars to Firms That Had and Had Not Received
Venture Capital Investment, and Dollars to Awards within and above
SBA's Guidelines, Fiscal Years 2001 through 2004:
(Dollars in millions).
California;
Total applications - number and percentage: 3,918; (21%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 988; (20%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $395; (20%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $132; (37%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $263; (16%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $93;
(15%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $302;
(22%).
Massachusetts;
Total applications - number and percentage: 2,364; (12%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 707; (14%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $285; (14%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $30; (8%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $255; (16%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $83;
(14%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $202;
(15%).
Maryland;
Total applications - number and percentage: 1,224; (6%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 327; (6%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $142; (7%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $23; (7%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $119; (7%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $30;
(5%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $111;
(8%).
New York;
Total applications - number and percentage: 830; (4%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 216; (4%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $118; (6%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $37; (11%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $81; (5%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $27;
(4%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $92;
(7%).
Texas;
Total applications - number and percentage: 906; (5%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 213; (4%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $81; (4%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $11; (3%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $70; (4%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $23;
(4%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $58;
(4%).
Pennsylvania;
Total applications - number and percentage: 725; (4%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 212; (4%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $81; (4%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $11; (3%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $70; (4%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $24;
(4%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $57;
(4%).
Washington;
Total applications - number and percentage: 646; (3%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 195; (4%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $80; (4%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $17; (5%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $63; (4%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $37;
(6%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $43;
(3%).
Virginia;
Total applications - number and percentage: 728; (4%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 167; (3%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $66; (3%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $3; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $63; (4%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $21;
(3%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $45;
(3%).
Ohio;
Total applications - number and percentage: 584; (3%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 181; (4%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $59; (3%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $3; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $55; (3%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $19;
(3%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $40;
(3%).
New Jersey;
Total applications - number and percentage: 507; (3%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 136; (3%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $57; (3%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $5; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $52; (3%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $16;
(3%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $41;
(3%).
North Carolina;
Total applications - number and percentage: 484; (3%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 127; (3%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $56; (3%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $4; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $53; (3%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $15;
(2%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $42;
(3%).
Wisconsin;
Total applications - number and percentage: 295; (2%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 103; (2%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $45; (2%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $11; (3%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $35; (2%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $10;
(2%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $35;
(3%).
Oregon;
Total applications - number and percentage: 297; (2%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 112; (2%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $43; (2%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $3; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $40; (2%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $17;
(3%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $26;
(2%).
Michigan;
Total applications - number and percentage: 450; (2%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 110; (2%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $41; (2%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $3; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $38; (2%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $15;
(3%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $25;
(2%).
Colorado;
Total applications - number and percentage: 430; (2%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 127; (3%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $39; (2%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $4; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $35; (2%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $20;
(3%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $19;
(1%).
Illinois;
Total applications - number and percentage: 528; (3%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 109; (2%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $38; (2%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $6; (2%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $31; (2%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $12;
(2%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $25;
(2%).
Minnesota;
Total applications - number and percentage: 336; (2%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 90; (2%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $31; (2%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $1; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $31; (2%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $13;
(2%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $19;
(1%).
Connecticut;
Total applications - number and percentage: 256; (1%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 77; (2%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $26; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $4; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $22; (1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $8;
(1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $18;
(1%).
Arizona;
Total applications - number and percentage: 219; (1%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 60; (1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $26; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $3; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $23; (1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $12;
(2%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $14;
(1%).
Florida;
Total applications - number and percentage: 393; (2%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 81; (2%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $23; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $1; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $23; (1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $11;
(2%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $13;
(1%).
Utah;
Total applications - number and percentage: 267; (1%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 72; (1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $21; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $1; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $19; (1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $13;
(2%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $8;
(1%).
New Hampshire;
Total applications - number and percentage: 168; (1%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 58; (1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $20; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $1; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $19; (1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $11;
(2%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $9;
(1%).
Georgia;
Total applications - number and percentage: 209; (1%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 51; (1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $20; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $6; (2%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $14; (1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $5;
(1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $15;
(1%).
Indiana;
Total applications - number and percentage: 170; (1%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 44; (1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $18; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $4; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $13; (1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $4;
(1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $13;
(1%).
District of Columbia;
Total applications - number and percentage: 123; (1%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 42; (1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $16; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $16; (1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $5;
(1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $12;
(1%).
Rhode Island;
Total applications - number and percentage: 115; (1%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 37; (1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $16; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $1; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $14; (1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $3;
(1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $12;
(1%).
Hawaii;
Total applications - number and percentage: 45; (Less than 1%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 13; (Less than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $14; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $13; (4%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $1; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: Less
than $1; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $14;
(1%).
Missouri;
Total applications - number and percentage: 188; (1%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 43; (1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $13; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $2; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $11; (1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $9;
(2%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $4;
(Less than 1%).
Alabama;
Total applications - number and percentage: 127; (1%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 36; (1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $12; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $2; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $10; (1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $5;
(1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $7;
(1%).
South Carolina;
Total applications - number and percentage: 110; (1%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 33; (1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $12; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $4; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $7; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $3;
(1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $8;
(1%).
New Mexico;
Total applications - number and percentage: 137; (1%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 37; (1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $11; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $1; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $10; (1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $5;
(1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $6;
(Less than 1%).
Iowa;
Total applications - number and percentage: 81; (Less than 1%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 20; (Less than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $9; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $1; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $8; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $2;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $7;
(1%).
Oklahoma;
Total applications - number and percentage: 78; (Less than 1%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 19; (Less than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $9; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $3; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $6; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $3;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $6;
(Less than 1%).
Tennessee;
Total applications - number and percentage: 151; (1%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 28; (1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $9; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $8; (1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $3;
(1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $5;
(Less than 1%).
Kentucky;
Total applications - number and percentage: 120; (1%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 21; (Less than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $8; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $2; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $7; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $3;
(1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $5;
(Less than 1%).
Nebraska;
Total applications - number and percentage: 44; (Less than 1%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 16; (Less than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $8; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $8; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $2;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $6;
(Less than 1%).
Vermont;
Total applications - number and percentage: 64; (Less than 1%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 20; (Less than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $7; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $7; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $3;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $5;
(Less than 1%).
Delaware;
Total applications - number and percentage: 115; (1%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 22; (Less than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $6; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $6; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $3;
(1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $3;
(Less than 1%).
Kansas;
Total applications - number and percentage: 66; (Less than 1%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 19; (Less than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $5; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $5; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $3;
(1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $2;
(Less than 1%).
Montana;
Total applications - number and percentage: 66; (Less than 1%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 12; (Less than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $4; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $4; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $1;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $3;
(Less than 1%).
Nevada;
Total applications - number and percentage: 49; (Less than 1%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 12; (Less than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $4; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $4; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $4;
(1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: Less
than $1; (Less than 1%).
Maine;
Total applications - number and percentage: 55; (Less than 1%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 13; (Less than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $4; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $4; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $2;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $2;
(Less than 1%).
Wyoming;
Total applications - number and percentage: 19; (Less than 1%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 8; (Less than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $3; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $3; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $2;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $1;
(Less than 1%).
Arkansas;
Total applications - number and percentage: 47; (Less than 1%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 10; (Less than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $2; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $2; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $1;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $1;
(Less than 1%).
North Dakota;
Total applications - number and percentage: 27; (Less than 1%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 7; (Less than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $2; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $2; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $1;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $1;
(Less than 1%).
Louisiana;
Total applications - number and percentage: 75; (Less than 1%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 9; (Less than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $2; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $2; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $1;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $1;
(Less than 1%).
South Dakota;
Total applications - number and percentage: 35; (Less than 1%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 4; (Less than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $2; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $2; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $1;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $1;
(Less than 1%).
Idaho;
Total applications - number and percentage: 28; (Less than 1%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 8; (Less than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $1; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $1; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $1;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: Less
than $1; (Less than 1%).
Mississippi;
Total applications - number and percentage: 18; (Less than 1%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 6; (Less than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $1; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $1; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: Less
than $1; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $1;
(Less than 1%).
Alaska;
Total applications - number and percentage: 11; (Less than 1%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 2; (Less than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than
1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: Less
than $1; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: Less
than $1; (Less than 1%).
West Virginia;
Total applications - number and percentage: 17; (Less than 1%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 1; (Less than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than
1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: Less
than $1; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $0;
(0%).
Total;
Total applications - number and percentage: 18,948[A] (100%);
Total awards - number and percentage: 5,061; (100%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $1,992; (100%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $356; (100%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $1,637; (100%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage:
$606; (100%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage:
$1,386; (100%).
Source: GAO analysis of NIH, Dow Jones, and IDI data.
[A] Also included in this total are three applications submitted to NIH
by firms in Puerto Rico, none of which were funded.
Note: Percentages and totals may not add because of rounding.
[End of table]
Table 24: Component Distribution of NIH Awards, Dollars Awarded,
Dollars to Firms That Had and Had Not Received Venture Capital, and
Dollars to Awards within and above SBA's Guidelines, Fiscal Years 2001
through 2004:
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Source: GAO analysis of NIH, Dow Jones, and IDI data.
Note: Percentages and totals may not add because of rounding.
[End of table]
Table 25: Geographical Distribution of NIH Dollars Awarded, Overall and
to Firms That Had Received Venture Capital Investment, Fiscal Years
2001-2002 Compared to Fiscal Years 2003-2004:
(Dollars in millions).
California;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$176; (19%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $52; (41%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$219; (21%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $80; (35%).
Massachusetts;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$142; (15%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $9; (7%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$142; (13%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $20; (9%).
Maryland;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$65; (7%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $3; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$77; (7%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $20; (9%).
New York;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$47; (5%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $10; (8%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$71; (7%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $28; (12%).
Texas;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$26; (3%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $5; (4%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$55; (5%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $6; (3%).
Pennsylvania;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$38; (4%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $5; (4%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$43; (4%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $6; (3%).
Washington;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$40; (4%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $7; (6%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$39; (4%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $10; (4%).
Virginia;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$28; (3%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $2; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$38; (4%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $2; (1%).
Ohio;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$32; (3%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $2; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$27; (3%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (1%).
New Jersey;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$31; (3%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $2; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$26; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $3; (1%).
North Carolina;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$32; (3%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$24; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $3; (1%).
Wisconsin;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$20; (2%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $6; (5%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$25; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $5; (2%).
Oregon;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$22; (2%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$21; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $2; (1%).
Michigan;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$17; (2%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$24; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (1%).
Colorado;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$18; (2%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $2; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$21; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $2; (1%).
Illinois;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$20; (2%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $3; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$17; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $3; (2%).
Minnesota;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$14; (2%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$17; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (Less than 1%).
Connecticut;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$8; (1%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$18; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $4; (2%).
Arizona;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$16; (2%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$11; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $2; (1%).
Florida;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$9; (1%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than
1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$14; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than
1%).
Utah;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$14; (2%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$6; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than
1%).
New Hampshire;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$9; (1%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than
1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$11; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (Less than 1%).
Georgia;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$9; (1%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $2; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$11; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $4; (2%).
Indiana;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$7; (1%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$11; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $3; (1%).
District of Columbia;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$9; (1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$7; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
Rhode Island;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$7; (1%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than
1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$8; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (1%).
Hawaii;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$3; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $2; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$11; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $11; (5%).
Missouri;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$7; (1%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $2; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$6; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than
1%).
Alabama;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$8; (1%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $2; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$4; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (Less than 1%).
South Carolina;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$6; (1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $2; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$6; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $2; (1%).
New Mexico;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$5; (1%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$6; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than
1%).
Iowa;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$6; (1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$3; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (1%).
Oklahoma;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$3; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$6; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $2; (1%).
Tennessee;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$2; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than
1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$6; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
Kentucky;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$3; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$5; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (Less than 1%).
Nebraska;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$2; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$6; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
Vermont;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$2; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$6; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
Delaware;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$2; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$3; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
Kansas;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$3; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$2; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
Montana;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$2; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$3; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
Nevada;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$3; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$1; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
Maine;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$3; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$1; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
Wyoming;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$1; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$1; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
Arkansas;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$1; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$1; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
North Dakota;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$1; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$1; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
Louisiana;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$1; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$1; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
South Dakota;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$2; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
Idaho;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$1; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$1; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
Mississippi;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
Less than $1; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$1; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
Alaska;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
Less than $1; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
West Virginia;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
Less than $1; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
Total;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$925; (100%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $129; (100%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$1,068; (100%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $227; (100%).
Source: GAO analysis of NIH, Dow Jones, and IDI data.
Note: Percentages and totals may not add because of rounding.
[End of table]
Table 26: Component Distribution of NIH Dollars Awarded, Overall and to
Firms That Had Received Venture Capital Investment, Fiscal Years 2001-
2002 Compared to Fiscal Years 2003-2004:
(Dollars in millions).
National Cancer Institute;
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$156; (17%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $27; (21%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$192; (18%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $53; (23%).
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$103; (11%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $38; (29%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$173; (16%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $82; (36%).
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$115; (12%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $10; (8%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$121; (11%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $18; (8%).
National Institute of General Medical Sciences;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$75; (8%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $14; (11%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$76; (7%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $19; (8%).
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$63; (7%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $7; (6%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$79; (7%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $11; (5%).
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$54; (6%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $8; (6%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$57; (5%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $14; (6%).
National Center for Research Resources;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$61; (7%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $2; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$45; (4%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $6; (3%).
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$44; (5%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $3; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$47; (4%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $3; (1%).
National Institute of Mental Health;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$39; (4%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$41; (4%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $2; (1%).
National Institute on Aging;
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$40; (4%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than
1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$38; (4%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $3; (1%).
National Institute on Drug Abuse;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$29; (3%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $3; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$28; (3%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than
1%).
National Eye Institute;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$22; (2%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $2; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$28; (3%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $3; (1%).
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$22; (2%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$25; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $2; (1%).
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$20; (2%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $3; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$18; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $2; (1%).
National Human Genome Research Institute;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$19; (2%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $7; (5%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$17; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $5; (2%).
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$19; (2%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$16; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than
1%).
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$8; (1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$25; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $2; (1%).
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$15; (2%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$13; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than
1%).
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$8; (1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$17; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
National Institute of Nursing Research;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$5; (1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$6; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than
1%).
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$6; (1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$3; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (Less than 1%).
National Library of Medicine;
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$2; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$2; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (Less than 1%).
National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
Less than $1; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
Total;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$925; (100%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $129; (100%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$1,068; (100%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $227; (100%).
Source: GAO analysis of NIH, Dow Jones, and IDI data.
Note: Percentages and totals may not add because of rounding.
[End of table]
[End of section]
Appendix III: Detailed Information on SBIR Awards Made by DoD During
Fiscal Years 2001 through 2004:
Table 27: Geographical Distribution of DoD's Phase I Applications,
Total Awards, Total Dollars Awarded, Dollars to Firms That Had and Had
Not Received Venture Capital Investment, and Dollars to Awards within
and above SBA's Guidelines, Fiscal Years 2001 through 2004:
(Dollars in millions).
California;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 10,584; (21%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 2,433;
(22%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $741; (23%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $68; (31%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $673; (22%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage:
$567; (22%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $175;
(24%).
Massachusetts;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 6,173; (12%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 1,568;
(14%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $483; (15%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $17; (8%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $465; (15%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage:
$363; (14%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $120;
(16%).
Virginia;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 3,787; (7%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 825; (8%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $245; (7%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $12; (6%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $232; (8%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage:
$185; (7%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $60;
(8%).
Ohio;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 2,022; (4%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 485; (4%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $163; (5%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $1; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $161; (5%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage:
$130; (5%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $33;
(4%).
Colorado;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 1,956; (4%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 543; (5%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $160; (5%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $14; (6%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $146; (5%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage:
$128; (5%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $32;
(4%).
Maryland;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 2,594; (5%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 543; (5%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $152; (5%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $7; (3%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $145; (5%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage:
$121; (5%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $31;
(4%).
Pennsylvania;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 1,840; (4%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 440; (4%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $132; (4%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $2; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $131; (4%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage:
$103; (4%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $29;
(4%).
New York;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 1,946; (4%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 423; (4%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $126; (4%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $14; (6%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $113; (4%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $97;
(4%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $29;
(4%).
Texas;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 2,619; (5%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 447; (4%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $125; (4%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $6; (3%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $119; (4%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage:
$101; (4%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $23;
(3%).
New Jersey;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 1,644; (3%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 305; (3%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $88; (3%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $12; (5%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $76; (2%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $68;
(3%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $20;
(3%).
Florida;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 1,662; (3%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 280; (3%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $83; (3%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $2; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $81; (3%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $66;
(3%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $17;
(2%).
Alabama;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 1,139; (2%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 280; (3%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $81; (2%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $6; (3%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $75; (2%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $67;
(3%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $14;
(2%).
Michigan;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 1,400; (3%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 224; (2%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $69; (2%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $14; (7%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $55; (2%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $52;
(2%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $17;
(2%).
Washington;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 828; (2%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 179; (2%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $63; (2%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $3; (2%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $60; (2%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $47;
(2%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $17;
(2%).
Arizona;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 1,291; (3%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 226; (2%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $60; (2%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $3; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $56; (2%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $51;
(2%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $9;
(1%).
New Mexico;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 801; (2%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 179; (2%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $50; (2%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $1; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $48; (2%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $37;
(1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $13;
(2%).
Connecticut;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 705; (1%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 151; (1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $46; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $3; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $43; (1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $39;
(2%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $8;
(1%).
New Hampshire;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 541; (1%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 142; (1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $44; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $43; (1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $31;
(1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $13;
(2%).
Minnesota;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 645; (1%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 134; (1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $41; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $11; (5%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $31; (1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $35;
(1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $6;
(1%).
Georgia;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 673; (1%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 101; (1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $34; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $8; (4%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $27; (1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $23;
(1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $11;
(2%).
Illinois;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 788; (2%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 112; (1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $31; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $31; (1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $27;
(1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $5;
(1%).
Nevada;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 189; (Less than 1%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 62; (1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $25; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $25; (1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $17;
(1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $8;
(1%).
North Carolina;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 478; (1%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 92; (1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $23; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $6; (3%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $16; (1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $21;
(1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $1;
(Less than 1%).
Oregon;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 350; (1%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 73; (1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $21; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $1; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $19; (1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $17;
(1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $4;
(1%).
Utah;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 352; (1%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 63; (1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $21; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $1; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $20; (1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $16;
(1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $4;
(1%).
Tennessee;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 383; (1%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 57; (1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $17; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $17; (1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $15;
(1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $2;
(Less than 1%).
Rhode Island;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 151; (Less than 1%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 35; (Less
than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $15; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $15; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $11;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $4;
(1%).
West Virginia;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 201; (Less than 1%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 45; (Less
than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $15; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $15; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $8;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $7;
(1%).
Indiana;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 287; (1%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 49; (Less
than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $14; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $1; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $12; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $11;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $3;
(Less than 1%).
Maine;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 154; (Less than 1%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 40; (Less
than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $13; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $1; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $13; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $8;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $5;
(1%).
South Carolina;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 190; (Less than 1%);
Total phase I and phase II awards
- number and percentage: 42; (Less than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $11; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $11; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $8;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $3;
(Less than 1%).
Wisconsin;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 173; (Less than 1%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 29; (Less
than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $11; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $1; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $10; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $9;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $1;
(Less than 1%).
Oklahoma;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 226; (Less than 1%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 46; (Less
than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $10; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $3; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $7; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $8;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $2;
(Less than 1%).
Idaho;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 178; (Less than 1%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 27; (Less
than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $9; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $9; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $4;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $5;
(1%).
Missouri;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 248; (Less than 1%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 36; (Less
than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $8; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $8; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $8;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: Less
than $1; (Less than 1%).
Montana;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 173; (Less than 1%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 30; (Less
than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $8; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $8; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $7;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $1;
(Less than 1%).
Vermont;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 120; (Less than 1%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 19; (Less
than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $7; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $7; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $5;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $1;
(Less than 1%).
Kansas;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 108; (Less than 1%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 20; (Less
than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $7; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $7; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $6;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: Less
than $1; (Less than 1%).
Louisiana;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 166; (Less than 1%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 29; (Less
than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $6; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $6; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $5;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $1;
(Less than 1%).
District of Columbia;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 129; (Less than 1%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 20; (Less
than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $6; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $6; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $5;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $1;
(Less than 1%).
Hawaii;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 158; (Less than 1%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 22; (Less
than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $6; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $6; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $4;
(Less than;
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $2;
(Less than 1%).
Iowa;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 143; (Less than 1%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 17; (Less
than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $5; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $5; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $4;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $2;
(Less than 1%).
Delaware;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 153; (Less than 1%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 21; (Less
than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $4; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $4; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $3;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $1;
(Less than 1%).
Arkansas;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 81; (Less than 1%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 12; (Less
than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $4; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $4; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $4;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $0;
(0%).
Mississippi;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 95; (Less than 1%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 19; (Less
than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $3; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $1; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $2; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $3;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $0;
(0%).
Nebraska;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 49; (Less than 1%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 10; (Less
than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $3; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $3; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $2;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $1;
(Less than 1%).
Kentucky;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 64; (Less than 1%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 6; (Less
than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $2; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $2; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: Less
than $1; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $2;
(Less than 1%).
Wyoming;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 42; (Less than 1%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 5; (Less
than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $2; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $2; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $2;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: Less
than $1; (Less than 1%).
Alaska;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 36; (Less than 1%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 4; (Less
than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $1; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $1; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $1;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $0;
(0%).
North Dakota;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 25; (Less than 1%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 3; (Less
than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $1; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $1; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $1;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: Less
than $1; (Less than 1%).
South Dakota;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 29; (Less than 1%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 5; (Less
than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than
1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $0; (0%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: Less
than $1; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $0;
(0%).
Total;
Phase I applications - number and percentage: 50,775[A]; (100%);
Total phase I and phase II awards - number and percentage: 10,958;
(100%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $3,294; (100%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $218; (100%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $3,075; (100%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage:
$2,550; (100%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $743;
(100%).
Source: GAO analysis of DoD, Dow Jones, and IDI data.
[A] Also included in this total are six phase I applications submitted
to DoD by firms in Puerto Rico, none of which were funded.
Notes: (1) Dollar totals include SBIR dollars and non-SBIR funds from
DoD awarding components.
(2) Percentages and totals may not add because of rounding.
[End of table]
Table 28: Component Distribution of DoD Awards, Dollars Awarded,
Dollars to Firms That Had and Had Not Received Venture Capital, and
Dollars to Awards within and above SBA's Guidelines, Fiscal Years 2001
through 2004:
(Dollars in millions).
Air Force;
Total awards - number and percentage: 2,783; (25%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $1,018; (31%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $53; (24%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $965; (31%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage:
$756; (30%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $263;
(35%).
Army;
Total awards - number and percentage: 2,003; (18%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $683; (21%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $61; (28%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $622; (20%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage:
$499; (20%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $185;
(25%).
Navy;
Total awards - number and percentage: 2,548; (23%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $619; (19%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $32; (15%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $587; (19%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage:
$508; (20%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $111;
(15%).
Missile Defense Agency;
Total awards - number and percentage: 1,912; (17%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $483; (15%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $32; (14%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $451; (15%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage:
$382; (15%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $101;
(14%).
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency;
Total awards - number and percentage: 680; (6%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $235; (7%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $23; (11%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $212; (7%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage:
$168; (7%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $67;
(9%).
Office of Secretary of Defense;
Total awards - number and percentage: 653; (6%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $163; (5%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $8; (4%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $155; (5%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage:
$159; (6%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $4;
(1%).
Chemical Biological Defense;
Total awards - number and percentage: 141; (1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $35; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $6; (3%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $30; (1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $32;
(1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $4;
(Less than 1%).
Special Operations Command;
Total awards - number and percentage: 149; (1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $35; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $2; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $33; (1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $27;
(1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $8;
(1%).
Defense Threat Reduction Agency;
Total awards - number and percentage: 72; (1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $18; (1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $1; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $17; (1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $17;
(1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $1;
(Less than 1%).
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency;
Total awards - number and percentage: 17; (Less than 1%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $4; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $1; (Less than 1 %);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $3; (Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $4;
(Less than 1%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $0;
(0%).
Total;
Total awards - number and percentage: 10,958; (100%);
Total dollars awarded - number and percentage: $3,294; (100%);
Dollars to firms that had received venture capital investment - number
and percentage: $218; (100%);
Dollars to firms that had not received venture capital investment -
number and percentage: $3,075; (100%);
Dollars to awards within SBA's guidelines - number and percentage:
$2,550; (100%);
Dollars to awards above SBA's guidelines - number and percentage: $743;
(100%).
Source: GAO analysis of DoD, Dow Jones, and IDI data.
Notes:
(1) DoD's dollar totals include SBIR dollars and additional non-SBIR
funds from DoD awarding components.
(2) Percentages and totals may not add because of rounding.
[End of table]
Table 29: Geographical Distribution of DoD Dollars Awarded, Overall and
to Firms That Had Received Venture Capital Investment, Fiscal Years
2001-2002 Compared to Fiscal Years 2003-2004:
(Dollars in millions).
California;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$320; (23%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $28; (34%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$421; (22%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $40; (29%).
Massachusetts;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$204; (15%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $2; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$279; (15%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $15; (11%).
Virginia;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$115; (8%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $7; (9%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$130; (7%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $5; (4%).
Ohio;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$72; (5%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$90; (5%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (1%).
Colorado;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$68; (5%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $8; (9%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$92; (5%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $6; (4%).
Maryland;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$57; (4%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $2; (3%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$94; (5%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $5; (3%).
Pennsylvania;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$54; (4%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$78; (4%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (Less than 1%).
New York;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$47; (3%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $3; (4%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$80; (4%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $10; (8%).
Texas;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$47; (3%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $3; (3%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$78; (4%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $3; (2%).
New Jersey;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$40; (3%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $5; (6%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$48; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $7; (5%).
Florida;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$34; (2%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$50; (3%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (1%).
Alabama;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$23; (2%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$58; (3%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $4; (3%).
Michigan;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$25; (2%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $4; (5%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$44; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $10; (7%).
Washington;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$24; (2%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$40; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $3; (2%).
Arizona;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$31; (2%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $2; (3%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$29; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (1%).
New Mexico;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$24; (2%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$25; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (1%).
Connecticut;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$19; (1%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than
1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$28; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $3; (2%).
New Hampshire;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$16; (1%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than
1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$28; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
Minnesota;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$20; (1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $6; (7%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$21; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $5; (4%).
Georgia;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$19; (1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $5; (6%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$16; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $3; (2%).
Illinois;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$11; (1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than
1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$21; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than
1%).
Nevada;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$9; (1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$16; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
North Carolina;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$8; (1%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $2; (2%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$14; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $5; (3%).
Oregon;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$8; (1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than
1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$13; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (1%).
Utah;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$7; (1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than
1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$14; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (1%).
Tennessee;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$8; (1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$9; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
Rhode Island;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$8; (1%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$7; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
West Virginia;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$2; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$14; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
Indiana;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$4; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than
1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$10; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (1%).
Maine;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$5; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$9; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (1%).
South Carolina;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$4; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$7; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
Wisconsin;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$3; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than
1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$8; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (1%).
Oklahoma;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$2; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$7; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $3; (2%).
Idaho;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$5; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$3; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
Missouri;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$3; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$6; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
Montana;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$4; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$4; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
Vermont;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
Less than $1; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$6; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
Kansas;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$3; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$3; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
Louisiana;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$2; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than
1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$4; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
District of Columbia;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$2; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$4; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
Hawaii;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$1; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$5; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
Iowa;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$3; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$2; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
Delaware;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$2; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$2; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
Arkansas;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$1; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$3; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
Mississippi;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$2; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$2; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than
1%).
Nebraska;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$3; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
Less than $1; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
Kentucky;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
Less than $1; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$2; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
Wyoming;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$1; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$1; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
Alaska;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
Less than $1; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$1; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
North Dakota;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$1; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
South Dakota;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
Less than $1; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
Less than $1; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $0; (0%).
Total;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$1,371; (100%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $82; (100%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$1,922; (100%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $136; (100%).
Source: GAO analysis of DoD, Dow Jones, and IDI data.
Notes:
(1) DoD's dollar totals include SBIR dollars and additional non-SBIR
funds from DoD awarding components.
(2) Percentages and totals may not add because of rounding.
[End of table]
Table 30: Component Distribution of DoD Dollars Awarded, Overall and to
Firms That Had Received Venture Capital Investment, Fiscal Years 2001-
2002 Compared to Fiscal Years 2003-2004:
(Dollars in millions).
Air Force;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$479; (35%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $22; (27%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$539; (28%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $31; (22%).
Army;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$286; (21%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $20; (24%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$398; (21%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $41; (30%).
Navy;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$267; (19%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $12; (14%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$352; (18%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $21; (15%).
Missile Defense Agency;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$144; (10%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $12; (14%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$339; (18%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $20; (14%).
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$95; (7%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $10; (12%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$140; (7%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $14; (10%).
Office of Secretary of Defense;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$54; (4%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $3; (4%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$109; (6%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $5; (4%).
Chemical Biological Defense;
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$18; (1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $3; (4%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$17; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $3; (2%).
Special Operations Command;
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$11; (1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than
1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$24; (1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (1%).
Defense Threat Reduction Agency;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$15; (1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than
1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$3; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (Less than 1%).
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$2; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: Less than $1; (Less than
1%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$1; (Less than 1%);
Fiscal years 2003- 2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $1; (Less than 1%).
Total;
Fiscal years 2001-2002: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$1,371; (100%);
Fiscal years 2001- 2002: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $82; (100%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Total dollars awarded - number and percentage:
$1,922; (100%);
Fiscal years 2003-2004: Dollars to firms that had received venture
capital investment - number and percentage: $136; (100%).
Source: GAO analysis of DoD, Dow Jones, and IDI data.
Notes:
(1) DoD's dollar totals include SBIR dollars and additional non-SBIR
funds from DoD awarding components.
(2) Percentages and totals may not add because of rounding.
[End of table]
[End of section]
Appendix IV: Comments from the Department of Defense:
OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE:
ACQUISITION, TECHNOLOGY AND LOGISTICS:
3000 DEFENSE PENTAGON:
WASHINGTON, DC 20301-3000:
Anu K. Mittal:
Director, Natural Resources and Environment:
U.S. Government Accountability Office:
441 G Street, NW:
Washington, DC 20548:
APR 06 2006:
Dear Ms. Mittal:
This is the Department of Defense (DoD) response to GAO draft report,
"SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH: Information on Awards Made by NIH
and DoD in Fiscal Years 2001 through 2004," dated April 2006 (GAO Code
360617).
The GAO offers no recommendations and concedes that the initial
congressional question regarding SBIR awards to firms whose majority
owners were venture capital firms could not be answered. The Department
concurs with GAO's finding stated early in the report that information
on the degree of venture capital ownership is confidential and
proprietary, and not available from public sources. Thus, it is
generally impossible to verify whether or not a firm is majority owned
by venture capital corporations beyond documents provided by the firm.
Additionally, the relatively small degree of venture capital interest
in DoD SBIR awardees, particularly relative to NIH awardees, is not
surprising based on the characteristics of the respective markets.
Likewise, absence of higher award rates or different geographic
distribution of awards to firms with venture capital support versus
firms without such support is not a surprise. Presence of venture
capital investment is not an evaluation criteria in the selection of
SBIR awardees from among qualifying firms.
The Department appreciates the opportunity to comment on the draft
report and would like to provide technical corrections and additional
information (enclosure).
Sincerely,
Signed by:
Frank M. Ramos:
Director, Small Business Programs:
Enclosure: As stated:
[End of section]
Appendix V: Comments from the Small Business Administration:
U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION:
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20416:
April 6, 2006:
Ms. Anu K. Mittal:
Director, Natural Resources and Environment:
Government Accountability Office:
441 G Street, NW:
Washington, DC 20548:
Re: SBA comments on the Government Accountability Office (GAO) draft
report, "Small Business Innovation Research: Information on Awards Made
by National Institute of Health (NIH) and the Department of Defense
(DoD) in Fiscal Years 2001 through 2004" (GAO-06-565):
Dear Ms. Mittal:
On March 22, 2006, GAO submitted to the U.S. Small Business
Administration (SBA) for comment a draft report titled "Small Business
Innovation Research (SBIR): Information on Awards Made by NIH and DoD
in Fiscal Years 2001 through 2004" (GAO-06-565). The report presents
selected tabulations of publicly-available data on SBIR program awards
for two of the eleven participating agencies. While the report presents
information that can be useful for program evaluation, SBA finds much
of the discussion of data unclear. We welcome the opportunity to
provide some clarification.
One of the topics of the report is the involvement of venture capital
in small businesses receiving SBIR awards. Data is presented in the
report on the number of awardee firms that have received venture
capital investment, tabulated by state and by agency. While these data
are useful, the presentation of the data and the discussion in the
report may be misconstrued as suggesting a link between this
information and issues regarding the eligibility requirements for the
program.
The report contains a considerable number of references to the
program's ownership requirements for eligibility, which state that an
awardee must be a for-profit business concern that is (a) at least 51
percent owned and controlled by one or more individuals who are U.S.
citizens, or (b) at least 51 percent owned and controlled by another
for-profit business concern that is itself eligible for the program
(i.e., is itself at least 51 percent owned and controlled by one or
more individuals who are U.S. citizens). Further, the awardee firm,
together with all of its affiliates, may employ no more than 500
employees in total. The report also contains references to an SBA size
determination ruling that clarified certain features of the program's
eligibility requirements.
However, as noted in the report, the data presented indicate only the
presence of venture capital investment in awardee firms and do not
contain information on the degree or actual percentage of ownership by
venture capital firms. Venture capital firms may own up to 49 percent
of an SBIR awardee, and this has been the case throughout the history
of the program (so long as all other eligibility requirements are met).
Thus, the data presented in the report has no bearing on program
eligibility. For this reason, SBA finds the general discussion of SBIR
eligibility to be unclear and potentially misleading. Attachment A
contains additional comments on the report.
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the draft report.
Sincerely,
Signed by:
Karen Hontz:
Associate Administrator for Government Contracting:
[End of section]
Appendix VI: GAO Contact and Staff Acknowledgments:
GAO Contact:
Anu K. Mittal (202) 512-3841:
Staff Acknowledgments:
In addition to the individual named above, Cheryl Williams (Assistant
Director), Stephen Cleary, Curtis Groves, Annamarie Warman Lopata,
Gregory Marchand, Marcus Oliver, Alison O'Neill, G. Gregory Peterson,
and Anne Rhodes-Kline made key contributions to this report.
(360617):
FOOTNOTES
[1] Pub. L. No. 97-219 (1982).
[2] Effective early 2005, the 51 percent ownership requirement was
revised to allow for majority ownership and control by another business
concern or joint venture which itself meets the 51 percent requirement.
13 C.F.R. § 121.702(a).
[3] SBA's clarification took two forms: one was an updated Policy
Directive promulgated through the Federal Register and the second was
additional informal interpretive guidance provided by SBA's Office of
General Counsel in October of 2002. 67 Fed. Reg. 60072 (Sep. 24, 2002).
[4] Ninety-three percent of the firms in our study that had received an
SBIR award and venture capital investment first received venture
capital investment between 1990 and 2004. The remaining 7 percent first
received venture capital investment before 1990. The data also do not
indicate the length of time venture capital investment remained in the
awardee firm.
[5] The nine other participating agencies are the Departments of
Agriculture, Commerce, Education, Energy, Homeland Security, and
Transportation; the Environmental Protection Agency, the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the National Science
Foundation.
[6] The names of two DoD components changed during the period of our
review--fiscal years 2001 through 2004. Specifically, the Ballistic
Missile Defense Organization became the Missile Defense Agency in 2002,
the National Imagery and Mapping Agency became the National Geospatial-
Intelligence Agency in 2003.
[7] At DoD, which almost exclusively uses contracts to make awards,
contracting officials are responsible for ensuring that evaluations are
based solely on the factors specified in the solicitation and that all
requirements of law, executive orders, regulations, and all other
applicable procedures--including clearances and approvals--have been
met.
[8] While the fast track process is not explicitly provided for in the
SBIR statute or Policy Directive, NIH and DoD have developed the
process as one way to help ensure seamless funding between phase I and
phase II.
[9] The Small Business Act states that a small business must be
"independently owned and operated," must not be "dominant in its
field," and that the definition of small business can vary by industry.
Over the years, SBA has established and revised numerical definitions,
called size standards, which are almost always stated in terms of
either the number of employees or average annual receipts of a firm.
For SBIR, SBA established a size standard all participating agencies
must use that is stated in terms of the number of employees in the
firm.
[10] Effective early 2005, the 51 percent ownership requirement was
revised to allow for majority ownership and control by another business
concern or joint venture which itself meets the 51 percent requirement.
13 C.F.R. § 121.702(a).
[11] Ninety-three percent of the firms in our study that had received
an SBIR award and venture capital investment first received venture
capital investment between 1990 and 2004, while the remaining 7 percent
first received venture capital investment before 1990. The data do not
indicate the length of time the venture capital investment remained in
the awardee firm.
[12] The percentage of DoD awards that exceeded SBA's guidelines due to
SBIR funds alone may be lower than 12 percent because awarding
components may add non-SBIR program funds to individual awards. DoD
does not account for these funds in a way that allowed us to separate
program from SBIR dollars.
[13] SBA guidance states that awardees must perform at least two-thirds
of the research and analysis effort on phase I projects and half of the
work on phase II projects, although the agency may approve deviations
from this guidance.
[14] SBA refers to these eligibility determinations as "size
determinations."
[15] Awardee firms will be asked to provide information on venture
capital investment associated with specific SBIR projects as part of
efforts to build a government database that includes information on
commercialization of SBIR projects, among other things.
[16] Odds are generally defined as the probability of being in one
group divided by the probability of not being in the group. For
example, 33.3 percent of the NIH phase II awards that went to firms
that had received venture capital investment exceeded $1 million. So,
the probability that firms that had received venture capital investment
received phase II awards that exceeded $1 million was .333, and the
odds that such firms received these large awards were .499 (.333/.667).
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