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3 Applications and Awards at NASA
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The objective is to provide a quantitative overview of award patterns by looking at the data for SBIR Phase I and Phase II applications and awards both overall and broken down by state, by firms that have won multiple awards, and by demographics. 3.2 PHASE I APPLICATIONS Since 1997, NASA has attracted on average 2,224 proposals annually for Phase I awards.
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450 400 350 Number of Phase I Awards 300 250 200 150 100 50 0 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Year FIGURE 3-2 NASA SBIR Phase I awards, 1992-2005. SOURCE: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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MS 69 13 18.8 KY 16 2 12.5 AR 54 10 18.5 NY 571 69 12.1 VT 39 7 17.9 TX 1,062 128 12.1 NH 234 41 17.5 DE 86 10 11.6 WY 29 5 17.2 MN 246 28 11.4 MT 123 21 17.1 FL 659 73 11.1 CO 1,123 188 16.7 MI 380 42 11.1 LA 30 5 16.7 WV 37 4 10.8 WA 306 51 16.7 AZ 704 75 10.7 AL 694 111 16.0 ID 67 7 10.4 NM 402 64 15.9 HI 44 4 9.1 OR 259 41 15.8 GA 208 18 8.7 IA 38 6 15.8 NV 72 6 8.3 MA 2,395 376 15.7 IL 279 23 8.2 WI 320 50 15.6 KS 56 4 7.1 PA 426 66 15.5 ME 29 2 6.9 UT 155 23 14.8 DC 36 2 5.6 CT 334 49 14.7 SC 36 2 5.6 OH 744 106 14.2 OK 49 1 2.0 NJ 503 71 14.1 AK 13 0.0 MO 66 9 13.6 ND 4 0.0 IN 126 17 13.5 NE 4 0.0 VA 1,196 159 13.3 PR 2 0.0 TN 204 27 13.2 RI 19 0.0 NC 91 12 13.2 SD 10 0.0 CA 4,285 565 13.2 VI 2 0.0 MD 1,074 141 13.1 ALL 20,010 2,734 13.7 SOURCE: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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Given the substantial amount of agency effort involved in evaluation applications, it does appear that the agency may wish to evaluate application rates further, with a view to perhaps discussing poor quality applications with some companies. 3.2.3.2 New Applicants The numbers of new applicants and new winners attracted into the program is an important measure of program openness.
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40 Percent of All Phase I Applications 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Average Year FIGURE 3-3 First-time applications to the NASA SBIR program. NASA Figure 3-3.eps SOURCE: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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30 Percent of All Phase I Applications 25 20 15 10 Woman-owned Firms 5 Minority-owned Firms Either 0 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Year FIGURE 3-4 Shares of Phase I applications, by demographic group, 1997-2005. SOURCE: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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Woman-owned Firms 30 Minority-owned Firms Either Percent of All Phase I Awards 25 20 15 10 5 0 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 Year FIGURE 3-5 NASA SBIR Phase I awards, by demographic group, 1992-2005. NASA Figure 3-5.eps SOURCE: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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NASA Figure 3-6.eps 3.3 PHASE II AWARDS As with Phase I, the number of Phase II awards made by NASA has re mained relatively constant, as indicated in Figure 3-7. From 1997 onwards, the number of awards has fluctuated within the range from 125-155.
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3.3.1 Phase II Awards by State Patterns of award by state follow the pattern for Phase I quite closely, al though as Table 3-3 shows, the "conversion rate" for states vary widely. As with Phase I, states with NASA research centers are likely to generate more awards (e.g., Alabama, Maryland)
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3.3.3 Phase II Applications and Awards: Woman- and Minority-owned Firms 3.3.3.1 Phase II Applications Shares and Trends Applications from woman- and minority-owned firms have remained relatively static over time at NASA, as Figure 3-9 shows. Overall, woman-owned firms have made somewhat fewer applications than minority-owned firms.
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1,924 SOURCE: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 3.3.3.2 Phase II Awards, by Demographics Overall, woman- and minority-owned firms receive about 20 percent of NASA Phase II awards.
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NASA Figure 3-9.eps Woman-owned Firms 30 Minority-owned Firms Either 25 Percent of All Phase II Awards 20 15 10 5 0 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Year FIGURE 3-10 NASA SBIR Phase II awards, by demographic group, 1997-2004. NASA Figure 3-10.eps SOURCE: National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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