| SBIR/STTR Newsletter - March'09 |
SBIR Reauthorization - Call To Action!
The SBIR Program, created by the Small Business Innovation Development Act of 1982, comes up for reauthorization periodically. SBIR Reauthorization was enacted in 1986, 1992, and 2000. The program was slated for reauthorization again by September 30, 2008, but was extended by a continuing resolution to March 20, 2009.
The STTR Program was created by the Small Business Research and Development Act of 1992 as an additional element of the SBIR Program, and was reauthorized in 1996 and 2001. It is scheduled for further reauthorization by September 30, 2009.
In 2008, the 110th Congress attempted to deal with SBIR reauthorization. The Continuing Resolution is set to expire on March 20, 2009. We need your help in contacting our state legislators (click HERE for a template Letter to Congress) to continue SBIR funding for small businesses...
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11th Annual SBIR/STTR Conference: June 30 - July 1, 2009, Omaha, NE
Registration is available NOW!
The Early bird registration rate of $125 will be available until April 15.
The Standard registration rate of $140 will start on April 16th and will run though June 15.
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Venture Forward Entrepreneurship
Nebraska Business Development Center is offering a new statewide instructional series for new business start-ups.
"Venture Forward Entrepreneurship" utilizes the Kauffman Foundation's FastTrac TechVenture materials. NBDC provides the traditional 10-week program in a fast paced six-week series of evening classes for would-be entrepreneurs and new business start-ups. The program is suitable for any new business venture, regardless of industry, and will include additional information for businesses seeking to attract investment or capital to their project, and for the commercialization of technology.
At the end of just six weeks, participants will have a completed business plan with financial pro forma forecasts ready for investors or a lender.
To register for the workshop visit http://nbdc.unomaha.edu/ventureforward/
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Solicitation Calendar
Pre-released Solicitations
Release Date |
Accepts Proposals |
Closing Date |
Agency |
Mar 20, 2009 |
Mar 20, 2009 |
May 21, 2009 |
EPA |
Open Solicitations
Release Date |
Accepts Proposals |
Closing
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Agency |
Jan 27, 2009 |
Feb 24, 2009 |
Mar 25, 2009 |
DOD STTR 2009.A |
Jan 22, 2009 |
Feb 5, 2009 |
Apr 5, 2009 |
HHS/NIH SBIR/STTR (Grants)
Non-AIDS Related Topics |
Feb 20, 2009 |
Feb 20, 2009 |
Apr 6, 2009 |
DHS DNDO |
Feb 13, 2009 |
Feb 13, 2009 |
Apr 15, 2009 |
DOT |
Jan 22, 2009 |
Feb 5, 2009 |
May1, 2009 |
HHS/NIH SBIR/STTR (Grants)
AIDS Related Topics Only |
Feb 26, 2009 |
Feb 26, 2009 |
Jun 9, 2009 |
NSF SBIR |
Future Solicitations (expected dates)
Release Date |
Accepts Proposals |
Closing Date |
Agency |
Apr 20, 2009 |
May 18, 2009 |
Jun 17, 2009 |
DOD SBIR 2009.2 |
Source: www.zyn.com
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| Writing Tip: eHarmony, STTR Style
Gail & Jim Greenwood, Greenwood Consulting Group, Inc.
Copyright © 2008 by Greenwood Consulting Group, Inc.
One of the great challenges of the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program is match making between sources of technology and small companies that are capable of transferring and commercializing it. We hear from small firms "How do I find universities and Federal Labs that have technologies?" while the Federal Labs and universities ask us "How do we find small companies that are interested in our technologies?" This is not a new problem-technology transfer gurus have been struggling with it for decades.
There are several ways to find an STTR partner. We want to encourage you to consider a new approach, which is an experiment using the topics in the current Dept of Defense STTR solicitation (FY09.A to be exact). Small companies, universities and Federal Labs are encouraged to log on to www.zyn.com, click on the "SBIR Gateway," then select "Finding a Partner for DOD STTR." They can then check off any topics in the FY09.A solicitation on which they would like to partner (recall, with STTR, that the award goes to a small
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| NSF SBIR Solicitation
The National Science Foundation released the SBIR 2010 solicitation on February 26, 2009. The proposals will be due on June 9, 2009 by 5:00pm local time.
- This solicitation will ONLY accept proposals for the Small Business Innovation Program (SBIR); a separate Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR) solicitation will be released at a later date.
- This solicitation will support projects up to $150,000.
- The NSF Commercialization History Template MUST be used.
- Signed Consultant letters must be uploaded as a part of the budget justification.
- You are strongly encouraged to contact the cognizant program officer to get feedback on your potential project.
- This solicitation will ONLY accept a maximum of 4 proposals in total per organization.
- This solicitation has a Phase I Proposal Checklist to be used as a reference guide (this document does not need to be included in the submitted proposal). http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/PhI_Check_List.doc
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| DHS DNDO FY'09 9.1 Solicitation
Department of Homeland Security released the FY'09 9.1 solicitation. Topics of interest are:
09.1-1 X-ray Generators to Enhance Material Discrimination Capability of Non Intrusive Inspection (NII) Imaging Systems
09.1-2 Innovative Training Technology for Preventive Rad/Nuc Detection
The deadline for submitting questions regarding the 9.1 solicitation to the DHS agency ( DNDOSBIR09Questions@dhs.gov) is March 7, 2009 by 1:00 pm CT.
All the solicitations are due by April 6, 2009 by 3:00pm CT. For more information on the DHS solicitation, please visit www.fbo.gov
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| DOT Solicitation
The Department of Transportation opened their FY 09.1 solicitation on February 13, 2009. All the proposals are due by April 15th at 6:00pm CT.
The topics of interest are:
FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION AWARDS - (5 Awards)
091-FH1 Deployment-Ready Technologies Mitigating Shockwave Development On Roadway Systems
091-FH2 Development of a Thermographic Device for Evaluating Integrity of Steel Bridge Coatings Nondestructively
091-FH3 Vehicle Detection, Counting and Tracking System for Travel Surveys, Traffic Safety Systems, and Traffic Control Systems
091-FH4 Pedestrian Detection, Counting and Tracking Systems for Travel Surveys, Traffic Safety Systems and Traffic Control Systems
091-FH5 Self-Sustaining, Intelligent Pavement Systems
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AWARD - (1 Award)
091-FM1 Individualized Fatigue Risk Management in Trucking Operations
PIPELINE AND HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AWARDS - (2 Award)
091-PH1 Pipeline Safety:
Development of in-field pipeline inspection tools
091-PH2 Hazardous Materials:
In-service Testing of Composite Cylinders
Nanotechnology Application in Hazmat Transportation
For more information on the DOT FY09.1 Solicitation, please visit http://www.volpe.dot.gov/sbir/sol09/index.html
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| NIH SBIR/STTR Grants
The National Institute of Health is accepting proposals for the SBIR/STTR Grants.
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