ART Program Overview
 
  • Requires strong demand signal from the Sponsoring Program for program eligibility.
  • Works with technical point of contact (TPOC) to determine project eligibility and select the best funding strategy.
  • Matches only DoW Agency or Component funding NOT prime contractor funding.
NOTE: ART is a technology pull program, not a "build it and they will come" strategy.
Benefits of ART
 
  • Provides funding to SBIR/STTR efforts to help bridge the “valley of death.”
  • Align resources to better support the DoW critical technology areas and modernization.
  • Accelerate transition into programs of record and to PIII for acquisition programs.
  • Encourage Sponsors to data mine (reach back) the vast array of previously developed SBIR/STTR technologies.
  • Offers centralized contracting at a Contracting Center of Excellence (CCoE).
 
Matching Funding
 
Matches funding (1:1) between the ART Program and the funding sponsor for the development of a new or ongoing SBIR/STTR Phase II project.

SBIR/STTR funds may be applied to an existing Phase II contract or to a 2nd Phase II contract. Sponsor funding is concurrently applied to the Phase II contract.
  
Tech Transition Agreement
 
  • The funding sponsor commits to transition the technology.
  • Acquisition and integration funding has been identified.
  • Matching funds may or may not be available.
  • Sponsor enters into a Technology Transition Agreement (TTA) with ART Program. This describes the acquisition/integration plan and outlines all funding needed to transition the technology. 
 
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