Federal Contracting Acronym
SBIR
Small Business Innovation Research
Plain-English definition
The Small Business Innovation Research program funds phased R&D for small businesses responding to agency topic releases.
Why it matters
SBIR is a phased R&D funding program requiring agencies to set aside a portion of extramural research budgets for small business innovation.
Where you will see it
Federal notices on SAM.gov, contract attachments, registration systems, audit requests, and internal capture/proposal documentation.
Example in context
When reviewing a solicitation, a contractor confirms how SBIR is used in the notice, whether related clauses apply, and which internal subject-matter experts should validate the response.