January 20, 2021 SBIR/STTR applicants are encouraged to provide Letters of Support in their applications. For first time applicants, it may not be entirely clear what the purpose of these…
The beating heart of the SBIR/STTR proposal is the Research Plan, a 6-20 page document that describes in detail your product development approach and rationale. While each agency has its…
January 19, 2021 The National Science Foundation (NSF) is a great source of funding for many small businesses. However, before you submit a full Phase I SBIR/STTR proposal, your Project…
September 17, 2020 Sometimes a small business has ideas for multiple products or services and has more than one potential research project in the pipeline. For example, if a small…
August 21, 2020 It is important to understand the SBIR/STTR review process prior to initiating your SBIR/STTR application, so that you can tailor your proposal to meet all of the…
August 6, 2020 Previously, we released a post discussing success rates. Success rates vary by year, depending on funding available and the numbers of applications, but have generally ~12-20% of…
May 29, 2020 When researching different options to secure non-dilutive SBIR/STTR funding for your company, you have probably noticed that SBIR/STTR funding can be categorized into two types: grants and…
February 13, 2020 One of the first steps in your Phase I SBIR/STTR journey is to decide what your small business would like to accomplish over the course of the…
February 10, 2020 Federal and other funding agencies BARDA – Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority CARB-X – Combating Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria Biopharmaceutical Accelerator CDC – Centers for Disease Control…
January 22, 2020 What is the Success Rate? Success rates are the percentages of all proposals (both scored and non-scored) submitted in a prior year that ultimately received awards. The…