NSF funding has a different purpose than SBIR funding. If we're paying for it under the justification of "Science is good for the country" then it should enter

NSF funding has a different purpose than SBIR funding. If we're paying for it under the justification of "Science is good for the country" then it should enter in the public domain. If we're paying for it because "We want to invest in small businesses" then it should be the property of the business. Programs will need to choose to apply for the kind of grant that makes sense for what they're doing.