Chemical and Biological Defense (CBD) SBIR Program at
Links and Resources
Authority
- CBD SBIR Plan is used to Implement Executive Order 13329: Encouraging Innovation in Manufacturing
Description
- Established by the Department of Defense (DoD) to provide state-of-the-art defense capabilities to allow military forces of the United States to operate and successfully complete missions in chemical and biological warfare environments.
Works very similarly to the SBIR program.
Features/Characteristics
- Technologies developed under the SBIR program have the potential to transition to the Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (JPEO-CBD) if the appropriate level of technology maturity has been demonstrated.
I.P. and Resource Commitment
- >Similar in nature to the SBIR program.
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