SBIR Outreach

• For-profit U.S. business
• 500 or fewer employees
• +51% owned by individuals

The STTR program is available to:

• SBIR firms that are collaborating with a Research Institute on the development of the technology
• The Research institute has to be:
  * U.S. Based
  * Non-Profit Research Organization

Award Probabilities

Phase I -  SBIR -  About 15% of the proposals receive funding.
               STTR - About 15%-20% of STTR proposals are funded, usually higher than SBIR.

Phase II - About 33% - 40% of Phase I winners are awarded a Phase II grant.

Federal Agencies Participating in SBIR

Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Commerce (DOC), Department of Defense (DOD), Department of Education (ED), Department of Energy (DOE), Department of Health & Human Services (HHS, NIH), Department of Transportation (DOT), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), National Science Foundation (NSF).

List of SBIR/STTR agency websites: http://www.zyn.com/sbir/#agsites

Additional Information

Contact Rami Katz, Technology Commercialization Manager, (585) 214-0596

For more information regarding the various nuances of the program, including eligibility, solicitations and HTR's assistance - SBIR Program Overview - Proposal Writing Tips

For more information about the SBIR/STTR program visit the SBA's website - http://www.sba.gov/sbir

HTR's SBIR Assistance 

HTR is focusing its efforts on assisting more regional firms submit more and better grant proposals - proposals that will direct a larger portion of the SBIR/STTR funds to the Finger Lakes Region.  Most of the services are provided free-of-charge, through the support of Finger Lakes Wired.

SBIR/STTR Program Education

HTR holds two training seminars annually

• SBIR 101 - April/May - will cover the program basics, eligibility, regional resources, accounts from grant-winners, and strategies to improve your proposals
• SBIR 202 - October/November - in-depth focus on specific topics including: Phase II grants, proposal budgeting, contract negotiations and grant writing

Proposal Review and Enhancement

HTR will review your grant proposal and will provide the following assistance:

• Market Assessment - demonstrate the validity of the commercial opportunity the grant proposal will address (service provided for a fee)
• STTR partners - find an academic or industry partner to complete your STTR
• Strategic Partners - add resources and credibility to your commercialization plan:
  * Customers
  * Manufacturers, Channel Partners
  * Government users
• Research Partners -
  * Enhance your team and validate the research plan
  * Provide access to equipment and additional resources
• Letters of Support - provide validation from third-parties
• Grant writers - identify resources that can assist in creating a better proposal

HTR's Phase-0 Grant 

Purpose	To assist Finger Lakes Region entrepreneurs and innovative small businesses in developing better SBIR and STTR grant proposals to fund the development of innovative new product or service concepts. The Phase-0 Grant will reimburse businesses for Qualified Expenses incurred while developing the firm's Phase-I SBIR/STTR grant proposal
Qualified Expenses	1.  The Phase-0 Grant will reimburse businesses for fees paid to third-parties, dedicated to developing/improving the firm's SBIR or STTR grant proposal, including:      * Retaining the services of a professional grant writer      * Proposal review and enhancement by experienced SBIR/STTR         consultants      * Expenses related to the development of the grant's budget      * Expenses related to market research in connection with the         commercialization plan and/or other sections of the grant proposal 2.  The grant will not cover costs that are associated with work that was done by parties internal to the firm, nor will it fund technical research, product development or miscellaneous expenses
Preference	Preference will be given to applicants that have not won SBIR awards
Funding Source	HTR through the Finger Lakes Region Wired Grant
Approving Body	HTR - Technology Commercialization Manager
Amount	$2,500 per grant; typically 1-2 awards/month Fast Track and other proposal deemed by HTR to have significant value to the development of the region may be eligible for an additional $2,500 for a total of $5,000 per Phase-0 grant
Deadline	5:00 p.m. on the last day of each calendar month
Award announcement	5:00 p.m. on the 16th day of the calendar month following the submission Announcements will be made through e-mail
Eligible Applicants	Small Businesses that qualify for SBIR/STTR grants, according to the programs' rules
Other Requirements	All applications must comply with the Phase-0 and SBIR/STTR grant program rules All applications must be submitted electronically - with a complete Phase-0 Grant Application form attached Awards will be paid only after the applicant has actually submitted the underlying SBIR/STTR proposal to the relevant agency A company can only submit one Phase-0 Grant application per one SBIR or STTR grant proposal Multiple, similar, Phase-0 proposals - one Phase-0 grant.  Similar to the SBIR/STTR programs rules Applicants must submit the associated Phase-I proposal within nine (9) months after the Phase-0 award announcement In 2007, all Phase-I proposals submitted after 12/31/06 will be eligible for a Phase-0 grant All Phase-0 applications must include invoices detailing the Qualified Expenses to be reimbursed Applicants must submit invoices detailing the Qualified Expenses to be reimbursed within nine (9) months after the Phase-0 award announcement and prior to the disbursement of the award money
Forms and instructions	Rami Katz, Technology Commercialization Manager, 585-214-0596 Phase-0 Grant Program Rules Phase-0 Grant Application Form

SBIR Resources

• List of Finger Lakes Award Winners - 2005-2006
• Past awards and winners - search engine - http://tech-net.sba.gov/tech-net/public/dsp_search.cfm
• SBIR/STTR Program information - http://www.sba.gov/sbir/
• Grant solicitation search engines:
  http://zyn.com/sbir/
  www.sbir.gov
  www.grants.gov
  http://www.sbirscout.com/
• Registration for grant submission - www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp
• NIH - Grant registration http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/preparing.htr#4,http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/424/index.htr
• Past proposal samples (5-6 years old) - www.sbir.dsu.edu/sbhti/home/proposal_preparation/sample_proposals/samples.htm
• SBA - http://www.sba.gov/SBIR
• USDA - http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/sbir/sbir.html
• DOC-NOAA - http://www.oar.noaa.gov/ORTA/SBIR
• DOC-NIST - http://nist.gov/sbir
• DOD - http://www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu/sbir
• DOED - http://www.ed.gov/programs/sbir/applicant.html
• DOE - http://www.science.doe.gov/sbir
• DHS - http://www.sbir.dhs.gov
• DHHS - http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm
• DOT - http://www.volpe.dot.gov/sbir
• EPA - http://www.epa.gov/ncer/sbir
• NASA - http://sbir.nasa.gov
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