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Small Business Innovative Research

Small Business Innovative Research. December 1, 2004. Presenter: Nicholas Tschohl. December 1, 2004. Overview. History Eligibility Funding Agencies Phases Fast Track STTR Tips for writing SBIR proposal. $. 2. December 1, 2004. History. Established in 1982

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Small Business Innovative Research

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  1. Small Business Innovative Research December 1, 2004 Presenter: Nicholas Tschohl

  2. December 1, 2004 Overview • History • Eligibility • Funding Agencies • Phases • Fast Track • STTR • Tips for writing SBIR proposal $ 2

  3. December 1, 2004 History • Established in 1982 • 10 funding agencies required to award a portion of research and development (R&D) budget to small business • Supposed to increase opportunities for small businesses • Increase private sector commercialization • Utilize small business to meet federal R&D needs • Stimulate US technological innovation • 2.5% of agency extramural R&D budget • Currently about $1.6 billion awarded annually 3

  4. December 1, 2004 Eligibility • 51% American Owned • Independently operated • Less than 500 employees • Main business concern is in the United States • Principle researcher’s (PR) primary employment is with the small business during the project 4

  5. December 1, 2004 Funding Agencies • Currently ten participating agencies • Department of Agriculture • Department of Commerce • Department of Defense • Department of Education • Department of Energy • Department of Transportation • Environmental Protection Agency • National Aeronautics and Space Administration • National Science Foundation • Department of Health and Human Services • Each designates its own R&D topics and accepts proposals • Each has its own set of regulations for proposals • Creating a standard form for all funding agencies 5

  6. December 1, 2004 Funding Agencies • Proposal screening process • Administrative review • Technical review • Commercial review • Sample grading criteria: (NASA) • 50% - Feasibility and scientific and technical merit • 25% - Experience, qualifications, and facilities • 25% - Work Plan • Adjectivally - commercial merit and feasibility 6

  7. December 1, 2004 Funding Agencies • Fact: SBIR funding is very competitive • 20,000 SBIR proposals submitted each year • 2,000 - 2,500 Phase I proposals funded annually • 500 - 700 Phase II proposals funded annually S The S is for Sucks 7

  8. December 1, 2004 Phase 0 • Choose a problem • Determine project feasibility • Determine estimated time and budget to produce a product • Research SBIR funding agency • Write SBIR funding proposal 8

  9. December 1, 2004 Phase I • Requirements and limitations: • Six months for completion • Up to $100,000 • At least 2/3 of workload must be done by small business • One third may be done by subcontractors and/or consultants • During this time: • Evaluate scientific and technical merit • Develop a prototype • Prepare Phase II grant proposal 9

  10. December 1, 2004 Phase II • Requirements and limitations: • Must have received Phase I funding • Two years • Up to $750,000 • Fifty percent must be done by the small business • Fifty percent may be done by subcontractors and/or consultants • During this time: • Extensive testing of project • Developing marketing plan • Approaching potential investors 10

  11. December 1, 2004 Phase III • Commercialization of Phase I and II • No SBIR funding • Marketing plan implementation • Funding must be acquired from outside investors, companies, loans, and/or other non-SBIR federal funding 11

  12. December 1, 2004 Fast Track • What it is: • Extra submission with outside investor for extra funds • What it does: • Attracts outside investors • Leverages SBIR funds to obtain additional funds from outside investors (contingent on Phase II approval) • Prevents significant funding gaps between Phase I and II 12

  13. December 1, 2004 Fast Track Continued... • How it works: • A fast track application is submitted by the small business and the outside investor that includes: • A statement that the investor will match both interim and phase II SBIR funding • Certifies the outside funding qualifies as a “Fast Track investment” and the investor qualifies as an “outside investor” • The funding agency will notify each company no later than 10 weeks after the end of Phase I • Company and investor must certify within 45 days that the entire amount of the matching funds has been transferred to the company 13

  14. December 1, 2004 STTR • Only five funding agencies for STTR: • Department of Defense • Department of Energy • NASA • Up to one year for completion during phase I • Only up to $500,000 for phase II • Forty percent of workload must be done by small business • PR may be from either the small business or the non-profit research facility • Thirty percent must be done by a non-profit research facility • Last third percent may be done by either party, subcontractors, or consultants • National Institute of Health • Nation Science Foundation 14

  15. December 1, 2004 Tips For Writing SBIR Proposals Parts of a good SBIR proposal: • Follow the outline • Submit exact number of forms • Innovation • Agency need • Readability • Use charts, graphs, and tables • Consistency • Cost Effectiveness • Good abstract, specific aims, synopsis, etc. 15

  16. December 1, 2004 Tips For Writing SBIR Proposals Continued…. • Writing a good proposal: • Start writing phase I early • Show/prove intent to go to phase III • Project head published in the area • Have a relationship with a university • Ph.D. or M.D. personnel • Assume readers are unfamiliar with subject area • Tell a good story • Show your project’s innovation 16

  17. December 1, 2004 Tips For Writing SBIR Proposals Continued…. • Things to include: • Measurable activities • Market Size • Potential customers • Letters of commitment and support • Purchase orders 17

  18. December 1, 2004 Tips For Writing SBIR Proposals Continued…. • Things to avoid: • Enumerating too many tasks • Tasks that do not match goal objectives • Plans with no tasks • Controversial terms • Lack of technical approach • Unclear ideas • Bad phase II and/or III potential 18

  19. December 1, 2004 Tips For Writing SBIR Proposals Continued…. • What to do if your proposal is not accepted: • Contact the administrator • Review and revise • Aims • Team • Work plan • Marketing and commercialization • Resubmit 19

  20. December 1, 2004 Questions 20

  21. December 1, 2004 Resources • History • http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/SBIR/about.html • http://www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Organizations/Technology/SBIR/history.html • Eligibility • http://www.ed.gov/programs/sbir/eligibility.html • Funding agencies • http://www.ed.gov/programs/sbir/faq.html • http://www.sba.gov/sbir/indexsbir-sttr.html • http://www.sbir.dsu.edu/SBHTI/home/faq.htm#How%20Many%20Projects%20are%20Funded%20Annually • Phases • http://www.nsbdc.org/assistance/sbir_sttr/ 21

  22. December 1, 2004 Resources Continued... • Phases • http://epi.grants.cancer.gov/ResPort/sbir.html • Fast Track • http://epi.grants.cancer.gov/ResPort/sbir.html • http://www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu/sbit/overview/index.htm#fasttrack • STTR • http://sbir.state.mt.us/BRD_SBIR_difference.html • Writing Tips • http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:mOZxcq9EQHoJ:www.edi.gatech.edu/nasa/SBIR2003/Bill%2520Tumblin%27s%2520Writing%2520SBIR%2520proposals%2520.ppt+Tips+on+writing+an+SBIR+proposal&hl=en 22

  23. December 1, 2004 Resources Continued... • Writing Tips • http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:XHgEprUZSC8J:www.federallabs.org/northeast/ContentObjects/Proceedings/August2004_FLC-CTC_Meeting/Wednesday/August2004_SBIR_STTR_Workshop_Cohen_Winning_SBIR_RSC_6.pdf+Tips+on+writing+an+SBIR+proposal&hl=en 23

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