Programs support a very broad spectrum of technology development.
Each of the institutes and centers of the National Institutes of Health have such programs. It is important, however, to emphasize the fact that scientists at research institutions, including colleges and universities, play important roles on SBIR and STTR grants, and obtain significant levels of funding for technology research and development under these programs. The attached table compares salient differences between these two programs. The SBIR and STTR Programs are mandated by the Congress of the United States, and funded at levels specified by federal law. The SBIR and STTR Programs will be funded at these respective levels in Fiscal Year 1998.