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News From ALL 11 SBIR/STTR Agencies
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26 June
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New Modification (Qs & A's) was posted for the current DHS 2009.2 (S&T) solicitation.
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18 June
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A new SBIR pre-solicitation was just posted for The Administration for Children and Families (ACF). It only has two topics: (1) Disaster Case Management Information System and (2) ACF Green Business Initiative. The full solicitation is expected on/about 6 July 2009 with applications probably due 30 days later. |
11 June
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Advanced Registration for the 2009 NIH National SBIR Conference, to be held in Omaha, NE from 30 June to 1 July, is nearing a close. If you attend, please look us up -- we'll be actively running around there, meeting and greeting, on both days.
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11 June
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The USDA's 2010 SBIR solicitation is now available on the Web as a either a PDF or MS Word file . Careful, downloading .DOC files can be dangerous -- but we have scanned this file with our virus and malware detection programs and found it to be clean as downloaded on 11 June. The applications for this one will be due via Grants.gov by September 3.
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11 June
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NIH has released anothe special opportunity named Advanced Tools and Technologies for Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts SBIR (PA-09-206). This one offers $350K/year for 2 years(Phase I) and $1million/year for three years(Phase II). Applications may be submitted after July 5 on regular SBIR dates through 8 May 2012.
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4 June
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The NIH has released two new Opportunity Announcements under the American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009 . They are:
* Biomedical Research, Development, and Growth to Spur the Acceleration of New Technologies Pilot Program -- not SBIR but open to small business; appliations are due 1 Sept. 2009, and
* Small Business Catalyst Awards for Accelerating Innovative Research -- this one is SBIR and applications are also due via Grants.gov by 1 September 2009.
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24 May
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Maryland TEDCO will sponsor one of the highly-acclaimed How To Win SBIR AwardsSM professional training events on 23 June in Largo, MD (on the DC beltway). If you are planning to submit a proposal to DoD, NASA, NIH, USDA or DHS this summer, then you cannot affort to miss this session. Your satisfaction with its value is guaranteed. Alumni of prior How To events will get serious discounts.
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20 May
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The SBIR Center will participate in a FREE SBIR Webinar on 28 May. The National Council on Entrepreneural Technology Transfer (NCET@2) is organizing this free event with speakers from NSF, NIST and two commercial service providers. The slides, and even the talks, should be archived there for several weeks after the event -- if you miss it.
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18 May
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Maryland TEDCO Technology Showcase Sensors, Nanotechnologies, Protective Coatings and More: An Explosion of Technologies and Partnering Opportunities will feature presentations from the Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center and Cynthia E. Gonsalvez, Acting Director of Technology Transfer and Transitionfor the DoD's Under Secretary of Defenseon - ASC on 25 June 2009. |
12 May
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You only have a few days to contact the DoD's 09.2 SBIR topic authors. Such activity must cease by COB 17 May. Proposals will start being accepted on 18 May..
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1 May
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The DHS's 09.2 SBIR (S&T Group) solicitation can now be downloaded from the Web as a .DOC file. Careful out there, downloading .DOC files can be dangerous -- but we have scanned this file with our virus and malware detection programs and found it to be clean as downloaded on 1 May.
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20 Apr
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The DoD's 09.2 SBIR is now posted on the Web. Proposals may be submitted electronically between 18 May and 6:00 AM on 17 June 2009.
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20 Apr
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The EPA SBIR 2009 is now posted on the Web. Proposals must be received at the EPA in NC by 12:00 noon on 20 May 2009.
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18 Mar
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CONGRESS EXTENDS SBIR PROGRAM (4 months). Late last night the US Congress passed emergency legislation for a Continuing Resolution to keep the SBIR Program alive 4 more months, until July 31, 2009. Now we MUST begin in earnest to let our representatives know -- in no uncertain terms -- that they/we need to maintain the original character of the SBIR program). The small business ONLY eligibility requirements absolutely MUST remain intact. More money is welcome, but increases in project limits without concomitant increases in program funding are not. Some innovative fine tuning may even be useful, but handing over the program to BIG business and LARGE academia will ruin this very effective, long-functioning program. Please help us get these messages to your representatives. See the Small Biz. Tech. Council's website.
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9 Mar
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The NSF's SBIR 09-541 competition is now open for receipt of proposals. NEW this year: SBIR allows $150,000 bids and the topicsthis round are (BC) Biotech and Chemical, (EA) Education, (IC) Information and Communication, and (NM Nanotechnology, Advanced Materials and Manufacturing ). Applications must be submitted eletronically via FastLane by 5 PM applicant's time on 9 June 2009. SBIR-ToolKitsTM to guide and improve applications for this should be rady to ship by 15 April.
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18 Jan
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The The NIH Omnibus Solicitation for SBIR 2009-2 (grants) has been released. Applications must be submitted by 5:00 PM Washington, DC time on three closing dates this year April 6, August 5 and December 7 (Perl Harbor Day). This requires electronic submission via Grants.gov. SBIR-ToolKitsTM to guide and improve applications for this are in stock and ready to ship.
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3 Oct
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Obviously SBIR was not reauthorized by the September 30 deadline, but there is now in place an extension of the current program to 20 March 2009 (see www.zyn.com for details). Now, that being said, we cannot rest, but must continue to push our officials on Capitol hill to get a decent reauthorization bill in place. Maybe something will get done if we can provide an avalanche of post election, grass roots attention in November.
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15 Aug
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NIH has published an unusual SBIR solicitation for Translational Research into new therapeutics for neurological disorders. Applications may not be submitteed until after November 12 , 2008. This one invites Fast Track (only) Phase I budgets up to $300,000 total costs per year for up to two years and Phase II up to $1 million total costs per year for up to three years. Also, Phase II competing renewal budgets of up to $1 million total costs per year and time periods up to three years may be requested. Another unusual aspect is that these limits are ONLY for direct costs -- Facilities and Administrative (F&A) costs are NOT included in these limitations. This is a really BIG one folks -- might be worth getting onto a team, even if you're a big guy. This notice does not expire until Sep. 08, 2011.
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21 Dec
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NIH Blueprint for Neuroscience Research (NIH Director and 15 Institutes and Centers) has published a solicitation for competing renewals of existing Phase II grants supporting R&D of : 1) Complex instrumentation, 2) Clinical research tools and 3) Behavioral interventions/treatments. The competing renewal award provides up to an additional three years of support at up to $800,000 per year. Applications will be accepted from 03/05/08 to 01/08/11.
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13 Dec
2004
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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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