January, 2011
Volume 1, Issue 1
North Dakota SBIR/STTR R & D Funding for Tech Entrepreneurs
UND Center for Innovation Awarded SBA FAST Grant
In This Issue Latest—UND’s SBA FAST Award p.1 Intro to SBIR and STTR p.1 Events and Conferences p.2 Contact Us p.2 Websites
North Dakota is one of 20 states to receive a Federal and State Technology (FAST) grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The purpose of SBA’s FAST program is to strengthen the technological competitiveness of small business concerns in every state. The program intends to improve the participation of small technology firms in the innovation and commercialization of new technology. The FAST grant allows the UND Center for Innovation to provide services such as outreach, technical assistance and other support to small, technol-
ogy-based businesses participating in or interested in participating in an SBIR or STTR program. The Center for Innovation’s experienced SBIR/STTR consultants can help you identify the right funding opportunity, assist you with the proposal process and more. North Dakota’s Phase 0 program is another service made possible through the Center for Innovation’s FAST program. Phase 0 participants who meet certain requirements can be reimbursed for up to $1,500 of the expense of preparing a competitive Phase I proposal.
During the coming year, the Center for Innovation will also host educational seminars and make SBIR/STTR presentations at events throughout the state. Future newsletters will keep you up-to-date with SBIR/ STTR educational opportunities and events, federal agency deadlines and other current news. To learn more about SBIR/ STTR, contact: Center for Innovation 701-777-3132 sbir@innovators.net
Intro to SBIR/STTR The federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs provide more than $2 billion annually in R&D grants and contracts to qualified small businesses (U.S. owned, independently operated, for-profit entities of fewer than 500 employees). Eleven federal agencies are required by law to provide these funds by setting aside 2.5% of their annual extra-mural R&D
UND Center for Innovation
budgets for use exclusively by U.S. small businesses for new product R&D. Hence, these programs provide a unique source of start-up and seed capital for small businesses to develop new innovative product concepts.
There are few strings attached to these funds; there is no repayment requirement, no equity sacrifice, and most intellectual property rights remain with the small business.
These two programs are comprised of three phases. Phase I, the feasibility phase, and Phase II, the prototype phase provide up to $150,000 and $1,000,000 respectively. Phase III, the commercialization phase is not funded by the federal agencies - other sources of capital are expected to carry the prototyped innovation into the marketplace.
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Events & Conferences 2011 National SBIR/STTR Spring Conference April 11-13, 2011, Madison, WI www.wisconsinsbir.org
Useful Links [ also posted on bottom of webpage www.zyn.com/sbir/ ] Dept. of Agriculture: USDA SBIR Dept. of Commerce: DOC-NOAA DOC-NIST Dept. of Defense: DOD
DARPA DTIC-Defense Technical Information Center MDA-Missile Defense Agency
Navy NGA-National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
Grants.gov
Solicitations Search
Dept. of Transportation: DOT
ZYN.com
Environmental Protection Agency: EPA
Grants.gov
National Aeronautics & Space Administration: NASA
DTRA-Defense Threat Reduction Agency
UND Center for Innovation
PNL.gov
Department of Homeland Security DHS S&T Directorate DHS DNDO
Army
SOCOM-Special Operations Command
ZYN.com
Dept. of Energy: DOE Department of Health & Human Services NIH
Air Force
SBIR/STTR News
Dept. of Education: ED IES ED OSERS / NIDDR
National Science Foundation: NSF Small Business Administration: SBA
National SBIR/STTR Calendar www.zyn.com/sbir/cal/
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