Its goal, however, is to facilitate the transfer of technology developed by a research institution through the entrepreneurship of a small business concern SBC. It is important to keep in mind that the applicant for an STTR award is always the small business.
To succeed in either the SBIR or STTR program, there are a number of prerequisites: First, you must have a burning desire to conduct innovative research and development, AND Second, a desire to develop a viable product that you want to bring to the marketplace. Just wanting to do research is insufficient — you must want to see that research commercialized or turned into a useful product that you and your firm will promote either directly or through a variety of commercialization strategies.
If you can match your interests and talents with the specific needs of a Federal Agency you may be able to secure funding to conduct research and development with no strings attached. Often, when people first hear about the SBIR program, we hear the following question — If I have already developed a solution, can I apply? No — the SBIR and STTR programs fund innovative research and development — the purpose is not to retroactively pay a company for development that they may have already accomplished.
However, it is assumed that you have an area of expertise and perhaps related work. The emphasis on innovation is important in both programs and implies that you are proposing a novel approach to pressing problems or needs identified by an Agency. Move your cutting-edge technology one step closer to market via technical and business assistance programs and hands-on support from industry experts. Communication is key when applying for a grant or receiving an award.
Who to talk to and when depends on where you are in the process. We support research and development of deep technologies - those that are based on discoveries in fundamental science and engineering.
As we review applications, we consider your technology's innovativeness, commercial potential, and possible societal impact. Human cells can tell the difference between a petri dish and a human body.
This can make developing treatments in the laboratory very difficult because treatment that works in a lab sample could fail when given to a patient.
Learn more about each IC and the area of research in which they focus to find the best fit for your innovation. An official website of the United States government Here's how you know. If a proposer fails to disclose that another Federal Agency has received this proposal or an equivalent or overlapping proposal on the proposal cover page, the proposer could be liable for administrative, civil, or criminal sanctions.
If a proposal is selected for award by NSF and another agency, the cognizant agencies will work together to determine which agency will fund the work. If a proposing small business elects to partner with a university or research institute as part of an STTR Phase I proposal, must the partner also be part of that Phase II proposal?
See Question 51 or the solicitation for budget requirements that may help determine which program is more appropriate. What options are available for pre-submission feedback, and what should be expected from this feedback? Small businesses with questions or a need for more advice about whether to submit may complete our short executive summary form - a program director will get back to you shortly.
This summary should not include highly proprietary information though its contents will not be shared outside NSF. The Program Directors will be able to answer questions and provide feedback to help determine whether or not the project is a good fit. Like applying for any funding, be it angel investment, venture funding, state funding, etc. Must the proposing legal entity be formed at the time of the Phase I proposal submission? The proposing small business should be a legal entity at the time of proposal submission.
A legal entity is required to complete all of the necessary registrations. Phase I applicant small businesses, however, need not have commenced company operations at the time of submission.
What are the responsibilities of the PI? Does the PI need to have a PhD? Can the PI be a graduate student? The PI is often the technical lead on the project.
However, another leader on the project may be named as PI as long as he or she is capable of tracking and communicating technical progress on the award. The PI is responsible for communicating with the cognizant Program Director and staff during the course of the award and monitors the performance of the project to assure adherence to performance goals, time schedules or other requirements as appropriate to the project or the terms of the grant.
Many PIs have no graduate training. However, the PI MUST be more than 50 percent legally employed by the proposing small business by the time of the award and for the entire duration of the Phase I project. NSF normally considers a full time work week to be 40 hours and considers employment elsewhere of greater than Additionally, anything that prevents an individual from meeting this legal employment requirement including residency status or university policy will make that individual ineligible to be PI.
The minimum level of effort for the PI is one person-month per six months of project duration. One solicitation is published in March, with a June deadline, and another is published in September, with a December deadline. The minimum amount of time between the publication of the solicitation and the deadline for proposals will be 90 days.
Lastly, letters of support from outside individuals or organizations are an important part of the proposal. However, these letters take time to obtain. Proposers are recommended to start obtaining these letters as early as possible. See Question 47 for more information. Which policy document should I follow? As such, the solicitations strive to include, as much as possible, the rules and guidelines that proposers should know in order to submit a proposal, referencing the PAPPG when necessary.
Must a small business form a working relationship with a Program Director before submitting a proposal? However, program directors become increasingly busy as each proposal deadline approaches, so small businesses are strongly encouraged to contact them as early as possible, if they wish to seek guidance on submitting their proposal.
If a small business does choose to engage a NSF program director, please do not contact multiple program directors in parallel without notifying them. However, there is absolutely no requirement to form a working relationship with a program director prior to submission. Additionally, ALL proposals that pass the initial screening for completeness undergo a rigorous peer review and will be considered for award.
Is help available for navigating FastLane or troubleshooting proposal submission problems? Information on SBA size determination and protest procedures can be found at www.
If one party to the joint venture is a non-profit, the non-profit would not meet the SBA's definition of "business concern," which requires the business to be for-profit. With respect to the foreign firm, it would not likely meet SBA's ownership and control requirements.
Non-profits may be a minority investor or subcontractor or sub-grantee on a project. The research institution must be owned and operated exclusively for scientific or educational purposes, non-profit, and located in the US. Such follow-on work must be given Phase III status by the agency.
The State the company is in does not affect eligibility, rather we focus on which country the company is located in i. Offerors are responsible for ensuring that all employees who will work on this contract are eligible under export control and International Traffic in Arms ITAR regulations. Any employee who is not a U. Violations of these regulations can result in criminal or civil penalties.
Prior to the Solicitation opening, Firms are encouraged to communicate with NASA mission program personnel and researchers to learn about the needs and objectives of mission programs. Each proposal submitted must be a unique innovation, must be limited in scope to just one subtopic and shall be submitted only under that one subtopic within each program.
Yes, BUT each proposal submitted must be based on a unique innovation i. An offeror should not submit the same or substantially equivalent proposal to more than one subtopic. Submitting substantially equivalent proposals to several subtopics may result in the rejection of all such proposals.
This is to ensure the broadest participation of the small business community. Note that each proposal must be based on a unique innovation and must be limited in scope to just one subtopic. If you do not see your name on the list of users already registered under your firm, then proceed with a new registration. This individual will be responsible for entering the Firm level certifications, audit information, and commercial metrics survey that is applicable across all proposals submitted to this Solicitation.
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