April, 2012
Volume 1, Issue 7
North Dakota SBIR/STTR R & D Funding for Tech. Entrepreneurs
Design Contest Available for SBIR/STTR Companies
Inside this Issue : NASA Design Contest DoD SBIR 2012.2 Solicitation Released
The NASA SBIR/STTR Quarterly Newsletter mentioned above also includes a notice regarding the 2012 Create the Future Design Contest which may be of interest to SBIR/ STTR companies. The contest was first launched in 2002 by the publishers of NASA Tech
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Intellectual Property P. 1 Awareness Assessment Conferences & P. 2 Events Open SBIR/ STTR Solicitations
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Briefs magazine to help stimulate and reward engineering innovation. The annual event has attracted more than 8,000 product design ideas from engineers, entrepreneurs, and students worldwide. The contest begins March 1, 2012 and ends June 30, 2012 and the
Grand Prize winner will receive $20,000.
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For more information including rules, entry, prizes, FAQs, etc., visit contest.techbriefs.com/.
DoD SBIR 2012.2 Solicitation Released The DoD SBIR 2012.2 solicitation was pre-released at http:// www.dodsbir.net/solicitation and http://www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/ sbir/solicitations/index.htm on April 24, 2012. For SBIR 12.2 the Army, Navy, DARPA, MDA, CBD, DTRA, DMEA, DLA, and DHP invite small businesses to submit proposals under this solicitation.
During the pre-release period, which ends on May 23, 2012, you may contact the topic authors directly (contact information is listed with the topic) to ask technical questions about specific solicitation topics. The DoD will begin accepting proposals on May 24, 2012 and will
close to proposals on June 27, 2012 at 6:00 a.m. ET. Plan ahead and submit your proposal early to avoid the risk of website inaccessibility due to heavy usage on the final day.
SBIR Resources on the Web Spotlight: Intellectual Property Awareness Assessment The new Intellectual Property Awareness Assessment Tool developed by NIST MEP in collaboration with the US Patent and Trademark Office is now available for use. The tool is designed to guide business owners and inventor to consider critical intellectual property issues by providing customized menu of topics specific to their needs. The tool will also allow access to educational
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material developed by the USPTO. The IP Tool addresses Trademark, Copyright, Patent, Trade Secret, Licensing, International Rights, Strategies and IP asset Tracking. Once the simple assessment is completed the user gains access to a customized menu of educational materials on intellectual property developed by the USPTO and information on additional
resources that offer helpful assistance. The intent is to help smaller manufacturers establish and employ an informed strategy to create value and protect their valuable IP assets. The tool is available on USPTO's website.
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Events & Conferences 14th Annual NIH SBIR/STTR Conference in 2012
2012 SBIR/STTR National Conference November 13th - 15th 2012 Portland, Oregon
May 30-June 1, 2012, Louisville, KY
www.oregonsbir.com
www.sbir.gov SBIR & Global Trade Summit July 24-July 26, 2012, Uncasville, CT www.sbirglobaltrade.com
Open Solicitations SBIR
EPA FY 2013 SBIR Solicitation
Due May 3, 2012
Due August 5, December 5, 2012; AIDS and AIDS-related due May 7, September 7, 2012, and January 7, 2013
DOT SBIR FY12.2 Solicitation
PHS 2012-2 SBIR/STTR Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH, CDC, FDA and ACF
Due June 5, 2012
DOE FY 2012 SBIR/STTR Phase I Funding Opportunity Announcement
Grant Applications Due: July 3, 2012
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PHS 2012-2 SBIR/STTR Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH, CDC, FDA and ACF
Due August 5, December 5, 2012; AIDS and AIDS-related due May 7, September 7, 2012, and January 7, 2013
DOE FY 2012 SBIR/STTR Phase I Funding Opportunity Announcement
Grant Applications Due: July 3, 2012
Useful Links Dept. of Agriculture: USDA SBIR Dept. of Commerce: DOC-NOAA
Dept. of Education: ED IES Dept. of Energy: DOE
DOC-NIST Dept. of Defense: DOD
Department of Health & Human Services NIH
Air Force
Department of Homeland Security DHS S&T Directorate DHS DNDO
Army DARPA DTIC-Defense Technical Information Center
Environmental Protection Agency: EPA
MDA-Missile Defense Agency DTRA-Defense Threat Reduction Agency Navy NGA-National Geospatial Intelligence Agency SOCOM-Special Operations Command
Dept. of Transportation: DOT
SBIR/STTR News ZYN.com PNL.gov Grants.gov Sbir.gov
Solicitation Searches ZYN.com Grants.gov
National Aeronautics & Space Administration: NASA National Science Foundation: NSF Small Business Administration: SBA
National SBIR/STTR Calendar www.zyn.com/sbir/cal/
**All links are also posted on bottom of webpage www.zyn.com/sbir/
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