TABLE App-A-1 Phase I Grants by Year, 1992–2005
Fiscal Year | Number of Grants | Average Grant ($) | Total Grant Amount ($) |
1992 | 208 | 49,755 | 10,349,115 |
1993 | 256 | 49,727 | 12,730,184 |
1994 | 309 | 64,103 | 19,807,945 |
1995 | 301 | 64,571 | 19,436,011 |
1996 | 252 | 74,283 | 18,719,287 |
1997 | 261 | 74,262 | 19,382,371 |
1998 | 215 | 98,371 | 21,149,814 |
1999 | 236 | 98,749 | 23,304,757 |
2000 | 233 | 99,405 | 23,161,372 |
2001 | 219 | 99,353 | 21,758,218 |
2002 | 286 | 99,162 | 28,360,340 |
2003 | 437 | 99,275 | 43,383,103 |
2004 | 244 | 100,000 | 25,117,992 |
2005 | 149 | 98,575 | 14,687,703 |
1 | All data in Appendix A were provided by or derived from data provided by the National Science Foundation. |
TABLE App-A-2 Phase I Applications and Success Rates, 1994–2005
Fiscal Year | Phase I Proposals Not Funded | Phase I Proposals Funded | Total Phase I Proposals | Success Rate: Percentage of Proposals Granted |
1994 | 1,587 | 309 | 1,896 | 16.3 |
1995 | 1,552 | 301 | 1,853 | 16.2 |
1996 | 1,530 | 252 | 1,782 | 14.1 |
1997 | 1,390 | 261 | 1,651 | 15.8 |
1998 | 1,367 | 215 | 1,582 | 13.6 |
1999 | 1,286 | 236 | 1,522 | 15.5 |
2000 | 1,110 | 233 | 1,343 | 17.3 |
2001 | 942 | 219 | 1,161 | 18.9 |
2002 | 1,125 | 286 | 1,411 | 20.3 |
2003 | 1,653 | 437 | 2,090 | 20.9 |
2004 | 1,186 | 244 | 1,430 | 17.1 |
2005 | 923 | 149 | 1,072 | 13.9 |
TABLE App-A-3 Phase I Grants to Woman-owned Businesses, 1994–2005
Fiscal Year | Phase I Grants to Woman-owned Businesses | All Phase I Grants to Businesses | Woman-owned Share of Phase I Grants (%) | Average Size of Phase I Grants to Woman-owned Businesses ($) | Average Size of All Phase I Grants ($) | Average Size of Woman-owned Phase I Grants as a Percentage of Average Size of Overall Average Grants |
1994 | 25 | 309 | 8.1 | 63,496 | 64,103 | 99.1 |
1995 | 33 | 301 | 11.0 | 64,680 | 64,571 | 100.2 |
1996 | 27 | 252 | 10.7 | 74,051 | 74,275 | 99.7 |
1997 | 24 | 261 | 9.2 | 74,252 | 74,262 | 100.0 |
1998 | 22 | 215 | 10.2 | 99,341 | 98,371 | 101.0 |
1999 | 16 | 236 | 6.8 | 96,863 | 98,096 | 98.7 |
2000 | 21 | 233 | 9.0 | 99,378 | 97,690 | 101.7 |
2001 | 17 | 219 | 7.8 | 99,299 | 99,353 | 99.9 |
2002 | 38 | 286 | 13.3 | 99,345 | 100,559 | 98.8 |
2003 | 47 | 437 | 10.8 | 99,789 | 99,272 | 100.5 |
2004 | 23 | 244 | 9.4 | 97,678 | 99,254 | 98.4 |
2005 | 20 | 149 | 13.4 | 99,136 | 98,575 | 100.6 |
TABLE App-A-4 Phase I Applications and Success Rates for Woman-owned Companies, 1994–2005
Fiscal Year | Proposals Declined | Proposals Granted | Total Applications | Woman-owned Success Rate (%) | Overall Success Rate (%) | Woman-owned as Percentage of Overall Success Rate |
1994 | 249 | 25 | 274 | 9.1 | 16.3 | 56.0 |
1995 | 212 | 33 | 245 | 13.5 | 16.2 | 82.9 |
1996 | 197 | 27 | 224 | 12.1 | 14.1 | 85.2 |
1997 | 204 | 24 | 228 | 10.5 | 15.8 | 66.6 |
1998 | 177 | 22 | 199 | 11.1 | 13.6 | 81.3 |
1999 | 179 | 16 | 195 | 8.2 | 15.5 | 52.9 |
2000 | 157 | 21 | 178 | 11.8 | 17.3 | 68.0 |
2001 | 133 | 17 | 150 | 11.3 | 18.9 | 60.1 |
2002 | 165 | 38 | 203 | 18.7 | 20.3 | 92.4 |
2003 | 209 | 47 | 256 | 18.4 | 20.9 | 87.8 |
2004 | 168 | 23 | 191 | 12.0 | 17.1 | 70.4 |
2005 | 135 | 20 | 154 | 13.0 | 13.9 | 93.4 |
TABLE App-A-5 Phase I Grants to Disadvantaged Businesses, 1994–2005
TABLE App-A-6 Phase I Applications and Success Rates of Disadvantaged Businesses, 1994–2005
TABLE App-A-7 Distribution of Phase I Grants among Firms, 1993–2002
Number of Grants | Number of Companies Receiving This Number of Grants | Total Grants Received by These Companies |
40 | 1 | 40 |
36 | 1 | 36 |
33 | 1 | 33 |
32 | 1 | 32 |
31 | 1 | 31 |
24 | 2 | 48 |
22 | 2 | 44 |
21 | 1 | 21 |
18 | 2 | 36 |
16 | 4 | 64 |
15 | 1 | 15 |
14 | 2 | 28 |
13 | 5 | 65 |
12 | 7 | 84 |
11 | 6 | 66 |
10 | 1 | 10 |
9 | 4 | 36 |
8 | 11 | 88 |
7 | 11 | 77 |
6 | 27 | 162 |
5 | 24 | 120 |
4 | 47 | 188 |
3 | 92 | 276 |
2 | 249 | 498 |
1 | 1,115 | 1,115 |
TABLE App-A-8 Phase I Previous Winners and New Winners, 1996–2003
TABLE App-A-9 Phase I Grants by State, 1992–2003
State | Grants | Percentage of All | State | Grants | Percentage of All |
CA | 656.0 | 19.0 | MO | 28 | 0.8 |
MA | 476.0 | 13.8 | DE | 22 | 0.6 |
CO | 192.0 | 5.6 | IN | 25 | 0.7 |
NY | 183.0 | 5.3 | WI | 26 | 0.8 |
TX | 140.0 | 4.0 | OK | 20 | 0.6 |
NJ | 129.0 | 3.7 | HI | 21 | 0.6 |
CT | 119.0 | 3.4 | AR | 24 | 0.7 |
VA | 123.0 | 3.6 | VT | 18 | 0.5 |
MD | 115.0 | 3.3 | ME | 20 | 0.6 |
OH | 105.0 | 3.0 | SC | 15 | 0.4 |
PA | 88.0 | 2.5 | WY | 13 | 0.4 |
AZ | 81.0 | 2.3 | SD | 12 | 0.3 |
NM | 78.0 | 2.3 | KS | 16 | 0.5 |
MN | 63.0 | 1.8 | AK | 12 | 0.3 |
MI | 69.0 | 2.0 | WV | 11 | 0.3 |
WA | 63.0 | 1.8 | ND | 12 | 0.3 |
FL | 60.0 | 1.7 | LA | 11 | 0.3 |
IL | 53.0 | 1.5 | ID | 9 | 0.3 |
OR | 46.0 | 1.3 | IA | 8 | 0.2 |
NC | 53.0 | 1.5 | NV | 6 | 0.2 |
UT | 40.0 | 1.2 | KY | 7 | 0.2 |
GA | 44.0 | 1.3 | NE | 6 | 0.2 |
AL | 34.0 | 1.0 | MS | 7 | 0.2 |
TN | 30.0 | 0.9 | RI | 2 | 0.1 |
NH | 29.0 | 0.8 | PR | 3 | 0.1 |
MT | 32.0 | 0.9 | DC | 2 | 0.1 |
TABLE App-A-10 Phase I Applications and Success Rates by State, 1992–2003
State | Declines | Grants | Total Applications | Success Rate (%) |
AK | 29 | 12 | 41 | 29.3 |
AL | 173 | 25 | 198 | 12.6 |
AR | 34 | 18 | 52 | 34.6 |
AZ | 442 | 72 | 514 | 14.0 |
CA | 2420 | 602 | 3022 | 19.9 |
CO | 743 | 184 | 927 | 19.8 |
CT | 457 | 118 | 575 | 20.5 |
DC | 25 | 2 | 27 | 7.4 |
DE | 109 | 22 | 131 | 16.8 |
FL | 332 | 53 | 385 | 13.8 |
TABLE App-A-11 Phase II Grants, 1992–2005
Fiscal Year | Grants | Average ($) | Maximum ($) | Minimum ($) | Total ($) |
1992 | 57 | 246,373 | 288,934 | 203,984 | 14,043,289 |
1993 | 52 | 269,668 | 321,875 | 224,503 | 14,022,757 |
1994 | 21 | 279,983 | 300,000 | 242,194 | 5,879,644 |
1995 | 48 | 277,136 | 300,000 | 6,000 | 13,302,542 |
1996 | 90 | 297,584 | 399,998 | 213,271 | 26,782,533 |
1997 | 122 | 289,390 | 325,817 | 66,327 | 35,305,525 |
1998 | 117 | 344,958 | 400,000 | 262,889 | 40,360,087 |
1999 | 89 | 394,854 | 400,000 | 200,000 | 35,141,968 |
2000 | 95 | 400,827 | 453,585 | 300,000 | 38,078,524 |
2001 | 91 | 475,018 | 500,000 | 200,000 | 43,226,632 |
2002 | 67 | 495,645 | 500,000 | 329,984 | 33,208,238 |
2003 | 77 | 498,505 | 500,000 | 417,779 | 38,384,851 |
2004 | 131 | 498,254 | 500,000 | 398,768 | 65,278,995 |
2005 | 132 | 499,715 | 749,947 | 320,102 | 65,962,445 |
TABLE App-A-12 Phase II Applications and Success Rates, 1993–2005
Fiscal Year | Phase II Proposals Not Funded | Phase II Proposals Funded | Total Phase II Proposals | Success Rate: Percentage of Proposals Granted |
1993 | 41 | 52 | 93 | 55.9 |
1994 | 106 | 21 | 127 | 16.5 |
1995 | 159 | 48 | 207 | 23.2 |
1996 | 133 | 90 | 223 | 40.4 |
1997 | 115 | 122 | 237 | 51.5 |
1998 | 93 | 117 | 210 | 55.7 |
1999 | 91 | 89 | 180 | 49.4 |
2000 | 92 | 95 | 187 | 50.8 |
2001 | 83 | 91 | 174 | 52.3 |
2002 | 91 | 67 | 158 | 42.4 |
2003 | 110 | 77 | 187 | 41.2 |
2004 | 190 | 131 | 321 | 40.8 |
2005 | 83 | 132 | 215 | 61.4 |
TABLE App-A-13 Phase II Grants to Woman-owned Businesses, 1995–2005
Fiscal Year | Phase II Grants to Woman-owned Businesses | Phase II Grants to All Businesses | Woman-owned Share of All Phase II Grants (%) | Average Size of Phase II Grants to Woman-owned Businesses ($) | Average Size of All Phase II Grants ($) | Average Size of Woman-owned Phase II as a Percentage of Average Size of All Phase II Grants |
1995 | 1 | 48 | 2.1 | 299,994 | 277,136 | 1.1 |
1996 | 5 | 90 | 5.6 | 289,799 | 297,584 | 1.0 |
1997 | 7 | 122 | 5.7 | 292,329 | 289,390 | 1.0 |
1998 | 16 | 117 | 13.7 | 327,549 | 344,958 | 0.9 |
1999 | 8 | 89 | 9.0 | 399,801 | 394,854 | 1.0 |
2000 | 9 | 95 | 9.5 | 404,585 | 400,827 | 1.0 |
2001 | 6 | 91 | 6.6 | 466,323 | 475,018 | 1.0 |
2002 | 4 | 67 | 6.0 | 499,407 | 495,645 | 1.0 |
2003 | 4 | 77 | 5.2 | 499,903 | 498,505 | 1.0 |
2004 | 5 | 131 | 3.8 | 499,903 | 497,997 | 1.0 |
2005 | 14 | 132 | 10.6 |
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TABLE App-A-14 Phase II Applications and Success Rates for Woman-owned Businesses, 1995–2005
Fiscal Year | Woman-owned Business Phase II Applications Declined | Woman-owned Business Phase II Applications Granted | Woman-owned Business Total Phase II Applications | Success Rate of Woman-owned Businesses (%) | Overall Success Rate (%) | Success Rate of Woman-owned Businesses as Percentage of Overall Success Rate |
1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 23.2 | 215.6 |
1996 | 15 | 5 | 20 | 25.0 | 40.4 | 61.9 |
1997 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 33.3 | 51.5 | 64.8 |
1998 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 66.7 | 55.7 | 119.7 |
1999 | 14 | 8 | 22 | 36.4 | 49.4 | 73.5 |
2000 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 | 50.8 | 126.5 |
2001 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 52.3 | 76.5 |
2002 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 26.7 | 42.4 | 62.9 |
2003 | 22 | 4 | 26 | 15.4 | 41.2 | 37.4 |
2004 | 14 | 5 | 19 | 26.3 | 40.8 | 64.5 |
2005 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 61.4 | 91.2 |
TABLE App-A-15 Phase II Grants to Disadvantaged Businesses, 1995–2005
Fiscal Year | Phase II Grants to Disadvantaged Businesses | Phase II Grants to All Businesses | Phase II Grants to Disadvantaged Businesses as Percentage of Phase II Grants to All Businesses |
1995 | 1 | 48 | 2.1 |
1996 | 9 | 90 | 10.0 |
1997 | 30 | 122 | 24.6 |
1998 | 14 | 117 | 12.0 |
1999 | 20 | 89 | 22.5 |
2000 | 16 | 95 | 16.8 |
2001 | 7 | 91 | 7.7 |
2002 | 8 | 67 | 11.9 |
2003 | 8 | 77 | 10.4 |
2004 | 12 | 131 | 9.2 |
2005 | 10 | 132 | 7.6 |
TABLE App-A-16 Phase II Applications and Success Rates for Disadvantaged Businesses, 1995–2005
Fiscal Year | Disadvantaged Business Phase II Applications Declined | Disadvantaged Business Phase II Applications Granted | Disadvantaged Business Total Phase II Applications | Success Rate of Disadvantaged Businesses (%) | Success Rate of All Businesses (%) | Success Rate of Disadvantaged Businesses as Percentage of Overall Success Rate |
1995 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 11.1 | 23.2 | 47.9 |
1996 | 20 | 9 | 29 | 31.0 | 40.4 | 76.9 |
1997 | 17 | 30 | 47 | 63.8 | 51.5 | 124.0 |
1998 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 51.9 | 55.7 | 93.1 |
1999 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 69.0 | 49.4 | 139.5 |
2000 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 57.1 | 50.8 | 112.5 |
2001 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 38.9 | 52.3 | 74.4 |
2002 | 22 | 8 | 30 | 26.7 | 42.4 | 62.9 |
2003 | 24 | 8 | 32 | 25.0 | 41.2 | 60.7 |
2004 | 35 | 12 | 47 | 25.5 | 40.8 | 62.6 |
2005 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 45.2 | 110.7 |
TABLE App-A-17 Phase II Grants by State, 1992–2004
State | Grants | Percentage of All | State | Grants | Percentage of All |
CA | 228 | 27.8 | NH | 10 | 0.0 |
MA | 139 | 16.9 | MT | 12 | 0.0 |
CO | 57 | 6.9 | VT | 8 | 0.0 |
NY | 56 | 6.8 | DE | 8 | 0.0 |
CT | 38 | 4.6 | WI | 8 | 0.0 |
VA | 39 | 4.8 | HI | 6 | 0.0 |
MD | 36 | 4.4 | ND | 7 | 0.0 |
TX | 35 | 4.3 | OK | 6 | 0.0 |
OH | 32 | 3.9 | SD | 5 | 0.0 |
NJ | 29 | 3.5 | WY | 6 | 0.0 |
MI | 24 | 2.9 | AK | 4 | 0.0 |
NM | 24 | 2.9 | IN | 4 | 0.0 |
MN | 21 | 2.6 | KS | 5 | 0.0 |
WA | 20 | 2.4 | ME | 4 | 0.0 |
PA | 21 | 2.6 | SC | 6 | 0.0 |
AZ | 17 | 2.1 | AR | 6 | 0.0 |
IL | 20 | 2.4 | KY | 3 | 0.0 |
TN | 15 | 1.8 | MO | 5 | 0.0 |
FL | 17 | 2.1 | ID | 2 | 0.0 |
GA | 15 | 1.8 | LA | 3 | 0.0 |
NC | 12 | 1.5 | MS | 1 | 0.0 |
OR | 14 | 1.7 | NE | 1 | 0.0 |
UT | 13 | 1.6 | NV | 1 | 0.0 |
AL | 11 | 1.3 | RI | 1 | 0.0 |
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TABLE App-A-18 Phase II Applications and Success Rates by State, 1993–2003
State | Applications Declined | Applications Granted | Total Applications | Success Rate (%) |
CA | 194 | 196 | 390 | 50.3 |
MA | 174 | 125 | 299 | 41.8 |
CO | 61 | 51 | 112 | 45.5 |
NY | 66 | 49 | 115 | 42.6 |
CT | 45 | 36 | 81 | 44.4 |
VA | 43 | 35 | 78 | 44.9 |
MD | 41 | 32 | 73 | 43.8 |
TX | 44 | 31 | 75 | 41.3 |
OH | 38 | 29 | 67 | 43.3 |
NJ | 45 | 25 | 70 | 35.7 |
MI | 17 | 24 | 41 | 58.5 |
NM | 36 | 22 | 58 | 37.9 |
MN | 22 | 18 | 40 | 45.0 |
WA | 19 | 18 | 37 | 48.6 |
PA | 26 | 16 | 42 | 38.1 |
AZ | 35 | 15 | 50 | 30.0 |
IL | 11 | 15 | 26 | 57.7 |
TN | 7 | 14 | 21 | 66.7 |
FL | 20 | 12 | 32 | 37.5 |
GA | 13 | 12 | 25 | 48.0 |
NC | 8 | 12 | 20 | 60.0 |
OR | 12 | 12 | 24 | 50.0 |
UT | 15 | 12 | 27 | 44.4 |
AL | 15 | 10 | 25 | 40.0 |
NH | 8 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 |
MT | 5 | 9 | 14 | 64.3 |
VT | 7 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 |
DE | 10 | 7 | 17 | 41.2 |
WI | 4 | 7 | 11 | 63.6 |
HI | 5 | 6 | 11 | 54.5 |
ND | 1 | 6 | 7 | 85.7 |
OK | 6 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 |
SD | 5 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 |
WY | 3 | 5 | 8 | 62.5 |
AK | 1 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 |
IN | 6 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 |
KS | 3 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 |
ME | 3 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 |
SC | 5 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 |
AR | 5 | 3 | 8 | 37.5 |
KY | 2 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 |
MO | 6 | 3 | 9 | 33.3 |
ID | 2 | 2 | 4 | 50.0 |
LA | 5 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 |
State | Applications Declined | Applications Granted | Total Applications | Success Rate (%) |
MS | 3 | 1 | 4 | 25.0 |
NE | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
NV | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 |
RI | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 |
IA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 |
PR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 |
WV | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 |
TABLE App-A-19 Sample of Multiple Phase I Grant Recipients and Their Success in Getting Follow-on Phase II Grants
Company | Phase II Grants | Phase I Grants | Conversion Rate (%) |
Optivision Incorporated | 6 | 6 | 100.0 |
T/J Technologies, Inc. | 7 | 9 | 77.8 |
Displaytech Incorporated | 6 | 8 | 75.0 |
Advanced Fuel Research, Inc. | 10 | 18 | 55.6 |
INRAD, Inc. | 6 | 11 | 54.5 |
Reveo Incorporated | 7 | 13 | 53.8 |
GINER, INC. | 7 | 13 | 53.8 |
Quantum Magnetics, Inc. | 6 | 12 | 50.0 |
HYPRES, Inc. | 6 | 12 | 50.0 |
Science Research Laboratory, Inc. | 10 | 22 | 45.5 |
Envirogen, Inc. | 6 | 14 | 42.9 |
TPL, Inc. | 6 | 15 | 40.0 |
CFD Research Corporation | 7 | 18 | 38.9 |
Physical Optics Corporation | 12 | 33 | 36.4 |
TDA Research, Inc. | 12 | 40 | 30.0 |
Materials Modification, Inc. | 6 | 24 | 25.0 |
Eltron Research, Inc. | 6 | 24 | 25.0 |
Materials & Electrochemical Research Corp. (MER) | 7 | 31 | 22.6 |
Lynntech, Inc. | 8 | 36 | 22.2 |
Spire Corporation | 7 | 32 | 21.9 |
TABLE App-A-20 Phase IIB Grants, 1992–1995
Fiscal Year | Phase IIB Grants | Total Outlay Phase IIB ($) |
1992 | 0 | 0 |
1993 | 0 | 0 |
1994 | 0 | 0 |
1995 | 0 | 0 |
1996 | 0 | 0 |
1997 | 0 | 0 |
1998 | 4 | 399,944 |
1999 | 21 | 1,998,574 |
2000 | 9 | 1,660,191 |
2001 | 14 | 4,302,682 |
2002 | 39 | 9,588,580 |
2003 | 24 | 5,690,294 |
2004 | 22 | 6,025,436 |
2005 | 28 | 9,260,464 |
TABLE App-A-21 Distribution of NSF SBIR Phase IIB Grants by State in Descending Order of Grants Received, 1998–2005
State | Grants | Percent of All | State | Grants | Percent of All |
CA | 36 | 22.4 | DE | 2 | 1.2 |
MA | 21 | 13.0 | KS | 2 | 1.2 |
NY | 11 | 6.8 | NH | 2 | 1.2 |
NC | 7 | 4.3 | NM | 2 | 1.2 |
OH | 7 | 4.3 | TN | 2 | 1.2 |
MN | 6 | 3.7 | UT | 2 | 1.2 |
FL | 5 | 3.1 | VT | 2 | 1.2 |
MD | 5 | 3.1 | WI | 2 | 1.2 |
VA | 5 | 3.1 | AK | 1 | 0.6 |
AL | 4 | 2.5 | AZ | 1 | 0.6 |
IL | 4 | 2.5 | HI | 1 | 0.6 |
MI | 4 | 2.5 | MT | 1 | 0.6 |
PA | 4 | 2.5 | ND | 1 | 0.6 |
GA | 3 | 1.9 | OK | 1 | 0.6 |
TX | 3 | 1.9 | OR | 1 | 0.6 |
WA | 3 | 1.9 | RI | 1 | 0.6 |
WY | 3 | 1.9 | SC | 1 | 0.6 |
CO | 2 | 1.2 | SD | 1 | 0.6 |
CT | 2 | 1.2 |
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