Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) VIPC’s Federal Funding Assistance Program identifies and accelerates opportunities for Virginia’s small technology businesses to learn how to apply for and win government contracts through the federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. In FY2018, VIPC supported 57 of the 138 companies that received SBIR funding in 2018. These 57 companies received awards of $71M in SBIR/STTR funding, representing 50% of the total funding awarded to Virginia companies in 2018. VIPC is one of 24 grantees of SBA’s Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program.