Federal Contracting Acronym
STTR
Small Business Technology Transfer
Plain-English definition
Small Business Technology Transfer awards require partnership between a small business and a nonprofit research institution.
Why it matters
STTR requires small businesses to collaborate with nonprofit research institutions on R&D projects under agency STTR solicitations.
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 STTR is used in the notice, whether related clauses apply, and which internal subject-matter experts should validate the response.