Small Business Technology Transfer program

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U.S. federal research funding program technology commercialization program

The Small Business Technology Transfer program is a U.S. federal initiative that funds collaborative research and development projects between small businesses and nonprofit research institutions to help commercialize innovative technologies.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Small Business Technology Transfer program canonical	4
STTR	1
STTR Program	1
Small Business Technology Transfer	1
Small Business Technology Transfer program at NASA	1

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Small Business Technology Transfer program
Context triple: [Office of Naval Research, program, Small Business Technology Transfer program]

A. Small Business Innovation Research program
The Small Business Innovation Research program is a U.S. government initiative that provides competitive funding to small businesses for research and development with strong commercialization potential.
B. Advanced Technological Education (ATE)
Advanced Technological Education (ATE) is a National Science Foundation program that supports the education and training of technicians in advanced technology fields through partnerships between two-year colleges, industry, and other educational institutions.
C. Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980
The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 is a U.S. federal law designed to promote the transfer of technology from federal laboratories to the private sector and encourage innovation and commercialization of federally funded research.
D. N8 Research Partnership
N8 Research Partnership is a collaboration of eight research-intensive universities in Northern England focused on advancing world-class research, innovation, and economic growth.
E. National Medal of Technology and Innovation
The National Medal of Technology and Innovation is the United States’ highest honor for technological achievement, recognizing individuals, teams, and companies for outstanding contributions to the nation’s economic, environmental, and social well-being through innovation.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Small Business Technology Transfer program
Target entity description: The Small Business Technology Transfer program is a U.S. federal initiative that funds collaborative research and development projects between small businesses and nonprofit research institutions to help commercialize innovative technologies.

A. Small Business Innovation Research program
The Small Business Innovation Research program is a U.S. government initiative that provides competitive funding to small businesses for research and development with strong commercialization potential.
B. New Markets Tax Credit Program
The New Markets Tax Credit Program is a U.S. federal initiative that incentivizes private investment in low-income communities by offering tax credits to investors in qualified community development projects.
C. Advanced Technological Education (ATE)
Advanced Technological Education (ATE) is a National Science Foundation program that supports the education and training of technicians in advanced technology fields through partnerships between two-year colleges, industry, and other educational institutions.
D. Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980
The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 is a U.S. federal law designed to promote the transfer of technology from federal laboratories to the private sector and encourage innovation and commercialization of federally funded research.
E. N8 Research Partnership
N8 Research Partnership is a collaboration of eight research-intensive universities in Northern England focused on advancing world-class research, innovation, and economic growth.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	U.S. federal research funding program ⓘ technology commercialization program ⓘ
abbreviation	Small Business Technology Transfer program self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: STTR
administeredBy	U.S. Small Business Administration ⓘ
authorizedBy	Small Business Innovation Research program ⓘ surface form: Small Business Innovation Development Act
coordinatedBy	U.S. Small Business Administration ⓘ surface form: U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Innovation and Technology
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
distinguishedFrom	Small Business Innovation Research program ⓘ surface form: Small Business Innovation Research program, which does not require a research institution partner
eligibleApplicant	U.S. for-profit small business concern ⓘ
eligiblePartner	U.S. federally funded research and development center ⓘ U.S. nonprofit research institution ⓘ U.S. university ⓘ
focus	collaborative research and development ⓘ commercialization of innovative technologies ⓘ technology transfer ⓘ
fundedBy	participating U.S. federal agencies ⓘ
fundingType	competitive awards ⓘ contracts ⓘ grants ⓘ
goal	foster technology transfer through cooperative R&D ⓘ increase private sector commercialization of innovations ⓘ stimulate technological innovation ⓘ strengthen the role of small business in meeting federal R&D needs ⓘ
hasPhase	Phase I ⓘ Phase II ⓘ Phase III ⓘ
legalStatus	federally mandated program ⓘ
participatingAgency	Department of Defense ⓘ U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ surface form: Department of Energy NASA ⓘ surface form: National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Institutes of Health ⓘ National Science Foundation ⓘ
phaseIDescription	feasibility and proof-of-concept of proposed R&D ⓘ
phaseIIDescription	full R&D and prototype development ⓘ
phaseIIIDescription	commercialization using non-STTR funds ⓘ
relatedTo	Small Business Innovation Research program ⓘ
requires	formal collaboration between a small business and a U.S. research institution ⓘ intellectual property agreement between small business and research institution ⓘ principal investigator may be employed by either small business or research institution ⓘ
researchInstitutionShareOfWorkRequirement	minimum 30 percent of R&D effort ⓘ
sector	innovation policy ⓘ research and development ⓘ
smallBusinessShareOfWorkRequirement	minimum 40 percent of R&D effort ⓘ
structure	three-phase program ⓘ
targetBeneficiary	small high-technology firms ⓘ
targetOutcome	commercial products and services based on federally funded R&D ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Office of Naval Research → program → Small Business Technology Transfer program ⓘ

Small Business Innovation Research program → relatedProgram → Small Business Technology Transfer program ⓘ

Small Business Technology Transfer program → abbreviation → Small Business Technology Transfer program self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: STTR

U.S. Small Business Administration → operatesProgram → Small Business Technology Transfer program ⓘ

this entity surface form: STTR Program

National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences → operates → Small Business Technology Transfer program ⓘ

NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate → overseesProgram → Small Business Technology Transfer program ⓘ

this entity surface form: Small Business Technology Transfer program at NASA

Office of Investment and Innovation of the U.S. Small Business Administration → overseesProgram → Small Business Technology Transfer program ⓘ

STMD → overseesProgram → Small Business Technology Transfer program ⓘ

this entity surface form: Small Business Technology Transfer

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