Review of the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs at the Department of Defense

Workshop

Data and Metrics for the DOD SBIR and STTR Programs: A Workshop

December 7 - 8, 2023

Past

Materials

About

Convened as part of the National Academies’ review of the SBIR and STTR programs at the Department of Defense, this in-person workshop will focus on appropriate metrics, and associated data needs, to evaluate the impact of the SBIR and STTR programs, given national security considerations and DOD mission needs. This workshop will help facilitate the development of recurring, quantifiable metrics.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Not Closed

Contact

STEP Board

(202) 334-2200
step@nas.edu

Location

National Academy of Sciences Building

2101 Constitution Ave NW

Washington DC 20418, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Review of the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs at the Department of Defense (Meeting #13)

August 15, 2025

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EDT)

Past

About

Thirteenth meeting of the Committee on the Review of the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs at the Department of Defense.

This meeting was closed in its entirety.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Maryann P. Feldman
Scott Stern
Andrea Belz
Janet Bercovitz
M. Diane Burton
Ramalingam Chellappa
Donna Ginther
Ellen M. Lord
J. Michael McQuade
Kyle Myers
Arun Seraphin
Rosemarie Ziedonis

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee met in closed session to review findings and recommendations.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

August 29, 2025

Contact

STEP Board

(202) 334-2200
step@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Review of the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs at the Department of Defense (Meeting #12)

November 7 - 8, 2024

Past

About

Twelfth Meeting of the Committee on the Review of the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs at the Department of Defense.

This meeting was closed in its entirety.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Maryann P. Feldman
Scott Stern
Michael J. Andrews
Andrea Belz
Janet Bercovitz
M. Diane Burton
Ramalingam Chellappa
Donna Ginther
Lauren Lanahan
Ellen M. Lord
Victor R. McCrary
Kyle Myers
Arun Seraphin
Stephanie S. Shipp
Rosemarie Ziedonis

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The committee discussed data analyses, draft findings and recommendations, and project next steps.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

November 20, 2024

Contact

STEP Board

(202) 334-2200
step@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Review of the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs at the Department of Defense (Meeting #11)

July 31 - August 2, 2024

Past

Agenda

Download the Agenda

About

This meeting will include both closed and open sessions.

See agenda for open session times and speakers. If you would like to attend an open session, please write to step@nas.edu.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Maryann P. Feldman
Scott Stern
Andrea Belz
Janet Bercovitz
M. Diane Burton
Ramalingam Chellappa
Donna Ginther
Ellen M. Lord
J. Michael McQuade
Kyle Myers
Arun Seraphin
Rosemarie Ziedonis

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

During the closed sessions, the committee discussed takeaways from the open sessions, the project work plan, initial data collection and project methodology, and next steps.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

August 16, 2024

Contact

STEP Board

(202) 334-2200
step@nas.edu

Location

Arnold and Mabel Beckman Center

100 Academy Way

Irvine CA 92617, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Review of the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs at the Department of Defense (Meeting #10)

May 9, 2024

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)

Past

Materials

Speaker Bio

About

The committee will be joined by David Metzger for a discussion of intellectual property and data rights for DOD SBIR/STTR recipients compared to other Department of Defense contractors. Mr. Metzger’s bio is available below.

This virtual meeting will be open in its entirety. If you would like to attend, please send an email to step@nas.edu

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Not Closed

Contact

STEP Board

(202) 334-2200
step@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Review of the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs at the Department of Defense (Meeting #9)

April 18 - 19, 2024

Past

Agenda

Download the Agenda

Materials

Speaker Bios

About

This meeting will include both closed and open sessions.

See the agenda for open session times and topics. If you would like to attend an open session, please write to step@nas.edu.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Maryann Feldman
Scott Stern
Michael Andrews
Janet Bercovitz
Diane Burton
Rama Chellappa
Donna Ginther
Lauren Lanahan
Ellen Lord
Victor McCrary
Kyle Myers
Arun Seraphin
Rosemarie Ziedonis

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

During the closed sessions, the committee discussed the project work plan, methodology, initial data collection, and next steps.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

May 02, 2024

Contact

STEP Board

(202) 334-2200
step@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Review of the SBIR and STTR Programs at the Department of Defense (Meeting #8)

February 22 - 23, 2024

Past

Agenda

Download the Agenda

About

This meeting will include both closed and open sessions.

See agenda for open session times and topics. If you would like to attend an open session, please write to step@nas.edu.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Maryann Feldman
Scott Stern
Michael Andrews
Andrea Belz
Janet Bercovitz
Diane Burton
Rama Chellappa
Donna Ginther
Lauren Lanahan
Ellen Lord
Victor McCrary
Kyle Myers
Arun Seraphin
Stephanie Shipp
Rosemarie Ziedonis

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

During the closed sessions, a member of the committee participated in a standard background information and conflict of interest discussion, and the committee discussed information gathered in the open sessions and the project work plan and next steps.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

March 07, 2024

Contact

STEP Board

(202) 334-2200
step@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Review of the SBIR and STTR Programs at the Department of Defense (Meeting #7)

December 8, 2023

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (EST)

Past

About

This meeting was closed in its entirety.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Maryann P. Feldman; Scott Stern; Michael Andrews; Andrea Belz; Eli Berman; M. Diane Burton; Donna Ginther; Warren Katz; Lauren Lanahan; Ellen M. Lord; Kyle Myers; Arun Seraphin; Stephanie S. Shipp; and Rosemarie Ziedonis

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

During the closed session, the committee discussed the data and metrics workshop and project next steps.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

December 15, 2023

Contact

STEP Board

(202) 334-2200
step@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Review of the SBIR and STTR Programs at the Department of Defense (Meeting of the Committee)

December 6, 2023

12:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EST)

Past

Agenda

Download the Agenda

About

This meeting of the Committee will include both open and closed sessions.

The open session will run 1:00-2:15PM. To register to attend the open session, please write to step@nas.edu

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Maryann P. Feldman; Scott Stern; Andrea Belz; Janet Bercovitz; Eli Berman; M. Diane Burton; Donna Ginther; Warren Katz; Lauren Lanahan; Ellen M. Lord; Kyle Myers; Arun Seraphin; and Stephanie S. Shipp

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

During the closed session, the committee discussed standard procedures for consensus studies, the project work plan, data collection, and plans for the data and metrics workshop.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

December 15, 2023

Contact

STEP Board

(202) 334-2200
step@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Review of the SBIR and STTR Programs at the Department of Defense (Meeting #4)

November 28, 2023

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM (EST)

Past

About

This is the fourth Meeting of the Committee on the Review of the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs at the Department of Defense.

This meeting was closed in its entirety.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Andrea Belz

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

A member of the committee participated in a standard background information and conflict of interest discussion

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

December 07, 2023

Contact

STEP Board

(202) 334-2200
step@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Review of the SBIR and STTR Programs at the Department of Defense (Meeting 3)

November 9, 2023

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM (EST)

Past

About

Third meeting of the Committee on the Review of the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs at the Department of Defense.

This meeting was closed in its entirety.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Maryann Feldman, Michael Andrews, Jorge Guzman, Ellen Lord, Michael McQuade, Stephanie Shipp, Rosemarie Ziedonis

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Members of the committee participated in a standard background information and conflict of interest discussion.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

November 20, 2023

Contact

STEP Board

(202) 334-2200
step@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Review of the SBIR and STTR Programs at the Department of Defense (Meeting 2)

October 30, 2023

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM (EDT)

Past

About

Second meeting of the Committee on the Review of the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs at the Department of Defense.

This meeting was closed in its entirety.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Arun Seraphin

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

A member of the committee participated in a standard background information and conflict of interest discussion and a discussion of initial study plans.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

November 02, 2023

Contact

STEP Board

(202) 334-2200
step@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

Review of the SBIR and STTR Programs at the Department of Defense (Meeting 1)

October 26, 2023

3:30 PM - 6:00 PM (EDT)

Past

About

First meeting of the Committee on the Review of the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs at the Department of Defense.

This meeting was closed in its entirety.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Janet Bercovitz; Eli Berman; Diane Burton; Maryann Feldman; Donna Ginther; Warren Katz; Lauren Lanahan; Victor McCrary; Scott Stern; Rosemarie Ziedonis.

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Members of the committee held a standard background information and conflict of interest discussion and discussed initial study plans.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

November 02, 2023

Contact

STEP Board

(202) 334-2200
step@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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Data and Metrics for the DOD SBIR and STTR Programs: A Workshop