MARKUP NOTICE: Small Business Innovation Research Reauthorization

Jul 25, 2008 (Congressional Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- SBCO | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

MARKUP NOTICE

For July 30, 2008

The Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship will hold a public markup of a bill to reauthorize the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 11:30 a.m., in room 428A Russell Senate Office Building.

All agencies with an extramural research and development budget exceeding $100 million are required to allocate 2.5 percent of this budget for the SBIR program. Currently, 11 federal agencies participate, and each of these agencies issues solicitations on a periodic basis, seeking innovative project proposals from small businesses to meet the agencies' needs and keep our country on the cutting edge of technology.

For more information please call 202-224-5175.

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