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	News From ALL 11 SBIR/STTR Agencies
27 Jan	The SBIR Center will present a How To Win SBIR Awards^SM workshop on 6 March 2012 in the Washington, DC area. This one will include extra, targeted information for NIH/HHS applicants. Significant discounts will be available through the sponsors Maryland TEDCO and the MD SBDC Network . Earlybird discount pricing will be in effect through 28 February 2012. Seating is limited, so register early. See reviews of this event by past attendees & sponsors..
26 Jan	The DoD posted their contracts version of STTR, 2012-A on the Web. Only 4 Component are represented in this one (Army, Navy DARPA & MDA ). It will open for receipt of proposals from 27 February through 6:00 AM on 28 March 2012.
26 Jan	An SBA Webinar to cover SBIR basics will be held February 1 at 11:00 AM. If you are new to the SBIR/STTR game, it might be worth your while (only an hour long).
25 Jan	The SBIR Center has published "An analysis of the NEW SBIR/STTR re-authorizing legislation from the applicant's point of view.". A PDF copy of the actual legislateion can be downloaded from that same page.
28 Dec	REAUTHORIZATION: IT IS DONE!! Today the President signed SBIR/STTTR re-authorization into law. We are good-to-go until September 2017 -- kinda. We say "kinda" because ther are many new wrinkles in this legislation -- its not your father's SBIR anymore!. We will be making a presentation of the new law's implications for applicants in a Webinar to be published via Virginia's CIT on 24 January 2012.
26 Dec	The NIST SBIR 2012-1 solicitation is finally on the Web. This procurement action is now open for receipt of proposals, 4 copies of which must be at NIST by 3:00 PM on 2 March 2012.
13 Dec 2004	IMPORTANT : The SBA has announced a change in the interpretation of the requirements for SBIR/STTR participation. The new ruling now allows firms owned by "corporations" to be funded under these programs but only IF the parent corporation also meets all of the requirements of SBIR eligibility.
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REGULAR SBIR/STTR OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE NOW

PROCUREMENT -- VALUE

DUE DATE

POINTS OF CONTACT

NIH/PHS SBIR & STTR 2011-2 (grants)
-- SBIR= ~$650+ million
-- STTR = ~$170 million

7 Jan. 2012
(AIDS related only)

TEL: (301) 206-9385
FAX: (301) 206-9722

DHS S&T 2012.1
Part of $40 million (SBIR)

5 Jan. 2012
2:00 PM ET

TEL: (202) 772- 5044
FAX: (202) 772-9729

DoD SBIR 2012.1
-- part of $1.5 billion

11 Jan 2012
(@ 6:00 AM)

TEL: (866)-724-7457
FAX: not available

DoE 2012 SBIR & STTR
-- $88 Million (SBIR)
-- $10 Million (STTR)

31 Jan. 2012

TEL: (301) 903-3199
FAX: (903) 903-5488

Dept of Commerce/NOAA
-- $2.5 Million

1 Feb. 2012

TEL: (301) 713-3565
FAX: (301) 713-4100

Dept of Commerce/NIST
-- $4.5 million

2 Mar, 2012
(Regular & TT)

TEL: (301) 975-3085
FAX: (301) 548-0624

Education SBIR 2011 (IES - special ed contracts)
part of $8 million

13 Feb. 2012
(special ed)

TEL: 202-245-6123
FAX: 202-245-6297

Education SBIR (NIDRR - grants)
-- $1.1 million

13 Feb. 2012

TEL: (202) 260-0988
FAX: (202) 245-7338

Legend: T = SBIR-ToolKit^TM application development software is available for this procurement F = SBIR-Forms^TM application forms submission manager is available for this procurement
NA = Special Forms not applicable or needed for this procurement

OPPORTUNITIES COMING SOON

PROCUREMENT/VALUE

EXPECTED

POINTS OF CONTACT

NIH/PHS SBIR & STTR 2012-2 (grants)
-- SBIR= ~$650+ million
-- STTR = ~$170 million

24 Jan. 2012

TEL: (301) 206-9385
FAX: (301) 206-9722

DOD STTR 2012.A
-- part of $0.5 billion

27 Feb. '12
on the Web now

TEL: (866)-724-7457
FAX: not available

Note: SBIR-ToolKit ^TM proposal tools typically are available 10 - 14 days after we get the specs (the solicitation) for them . NOTE: Schedules for SBIR & STTR procurements can be found on the Schedule Page.

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