Cover -- Front Matter -- Contents -- I PREFACE -- Preface -- II INTRODUCTION -- Introduction -- III RECOMMENDATIONS AND FINDINGS -- Evaluation of the Fast Track Initiative for the Department of Defense SBIR Program Summary of Findings -- IV PAPERS -- Fast Track: Is It Speeding Commercialization of the Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research Projects? -- An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Program in New England: Fast Track Compared with Non-Fast Track Projects* -- Patterns of Firm Participation in the Small Business Innovation Research Program in Southwestern and Mountain States -- Does the Small Business Innovation Research Program Foster Entrepreneurial Behavior? Evidence from Indiana -- An Assessment of the Small Business Innovation Research Fast Track Program in Southeastern States -- Evaluation of the Department of Defense Small Business Innovation Research Program and Fast Track Initiative: A Balanced Approach* -- Role of the Department of Defense in Building Biotech Expertise* -- Estimates of the Social Returns to Small Business Innovation Research Projects -- Statistical Analysis of the National Academy of Sciences Survey of Small Business Innovation Research Awardees: Analyzing the Influence of the Fast Track Program -- Evaluating the Small Business Innovation Research Program: A Literature Review -- V ANNEX -- Annex A Research Team Biographies -- Annex B Participants -- Annex C Case Study Template -- Annex D Description of Department of Defense SBIR Fast Track Program -- Annex E Bibliography.