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Small
Business
Innovation Research
How
to access federal funds for innovative R&D
The SBIR (Small
Business Innovation Research) and STTR (Small
Business Technology Transfer) programs are two
competitively awarded, three-phase Federal Government
programs which are designed to stimulate technological
innovation and provide opportunities for small
business.
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related priority
Executive
Order (EO) 13329 "Encouraging Innovation
in Manufacturing" requires SBIR agencies,
to the extent permitted by law and in
a manner consistent with the mission of
that department or agency, to give high
priority within the SBIR programs to manufacturing
related research and development (R&D).
"Manufacturing related" is defined
as "relating to manufacturing processes,
equipment and systems; or manufacturing
workforce skills and protection."
More information on the national manufacturing
initiative may be found through links
located on the NIST SBIR website www.nist.gov/sbir
The
NIST SBIR Program solicits manufacturing
related projects through many of the subtopics
described in this Solicitation. Further
NIST encourages innovation in manufacturing
by giving high priority, where feasible,
to projects that can help the manufacturing
sector through technological innovation
in a manner consistent with NIST's mission.
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The SBIR program
solicitations are issued by eleven Federal agencies,
including the Department of Agriculture, the
Department of Commerce, the Department of Defense,
the Department of Education, the Department
of Energy, the Department of Health and Human
Services, the Department of Homeland Security,
the Department of Transportation, the Environmental
Protection Agency, the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, and the National Science
Foundation. For more information about the SBIR
program, visit http://www.sba.gov/sbir/indexsbir-sttr.html.
In addition, Federal agencies maintain department-specific
SBIR and STTR programs Web pages.
Five Federal
agencies reserve a portion of their Research
and Development funds to be awarded via the
STTR program to small business/nonprofit research
institution partnerships. For more information
about the STTR program, visit http://www.sba.gov/sbir/indexsbir-sttr.html.
Since its
inception in 1982 SBIR has effectively stimulated
commercialization of the resulting technology
to the benefit of both private and public sectors
of the nation. For 2005, the total awards authorized
by Congress are over $2 billion. Current grant
amounts from participating federal agencies
range from $50,000 to $100,000 for Phase I awards
and from $500,000 to $750,000 for Phase II awards
for both SBIR and STTR, depending on the agency.
SBIR awards
are used by companies as initial start-up funding,
or by existing companies to create new products
and move into new markets. SBIR pays for the
research and the findings are reported to the
government; but the firm owns the idea and can
use it for its own purposes.
If you have
an innovative technical idea that you can describe
in a proposal, have access to personnel who
can perform the research, and have a vision
for commercialization, TDO can help increase
your chances of winning SBIR awards!
Through our
SBIR regional outreach program, we offer:
- Workshops on the SBIR process,
proposal preparation and budgeting
- One-on-one consultations,
including proposal assistance (e.g., organizing
the material and reviewing the technical ideas)
- University access to set
up academic/private sector partnerships
- Web links to agency solicitations
and program materials
- Access to other SBIR winners
for mentoring or advice
- Technology business development
assistance
Currently,
TDO's SBIR Outreach program is available in
the Central New York, Mohawk Valley, Capital District, Southern
Tier, and North Country regions of New York
State and in other regions based on referral
from the local RTDC.
For more information
on the SBIR Technology Commercialization Assistance
program, contact:
Marcene S.
Sonneborn
SBIR Specialist,
TDO
Phone: 315.425.5144
Fax: 315.233.1259
Email: msonneborn@tdo.org
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