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Abstract #303086

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Activity Number: 397
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 : 10:30 AM to 12:20 PM
Sponsor: Section on Government Statistics
Abstract - #303086
Title: Federal Funding of High-risk Research &Development: Findings from Multiple Award Competitions of the Advanced Technology Program
Author(s): Stephen Campbell*+ and Andrew Wang
Companies: National Institute of Standards and Technology and National Institute of Standards and Technology
Address: 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899, United States
Keywords: federal R&D program ; R&D award competition ; R&D project funding
Abstract:

The Advanced Technology Program (ATP) supports innovation in the United States through competitively awarded funding to companies pursuing early-stage, high-risk R&D. Each year, companies propose R&D projects to ATP, and project awards are made on the basis of technical and economic merit through a competitive review process. Two special surveys were conducted of more than 900 companies participating in project proposals to ATP in the 2000 and 2002 award competitions. These unique surveys provide information for both awardees and nonawardees allowing comparisons on outcomes between the groups. The survey data are combined with existing administrative data to conduct analysis.

This paper will analyze characteristics of proposed projects and applicant companies, factors that explain award selection, and outcomes for companies. Findings will be presented on how projects proposed to ATP compare to other company R&D projects on key dimensions such as risk and time horizon; how awarded projects differ from nonawarded proposals; and how the award decision subsequently impacts the company. The paper will also examine the change to a "gated" approach in the ATP project selection process

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