2014_04-11 National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA)

National Institute off Food F d And Agriculture

To Advance Knowledge For Agriculture, the Environment Human Environment, Health and Well-being, and Communities

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Features of USDA SBIR Program • Award Grants Only - Ideas are Investigator-Initiated • Awards Based on Scientific and Technical Merit, PI and Company Qualifications, and Commercial Potential • Commercialization Assistance Program in Both Phase I and Phase II • P Proposals l R Reviewed i db

by C Confidential fid ti l P Peer R Review i U Using i Outside Experts From Non-profit Organizations • Funds Allocated to Topic Areas in Proportion to Number of Proposals Received • Subcontracting g to Universities and USDA Labs Permitted and Encouraged

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Features of USDA SBIR Program • Phase I Grants = 8 Months/$100,000 $ , • Phase II Grants = 2 Years/$450,000 • 12 Month No-cost Extension Available • All Applicants Receive Verbatim Copies of Reviews • Procedures are Available to Close the Funding Gap Between Phase I and Phase II

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Electronic Submission • Application Submission Requires Many Steps to Complete p the Process • Download the USDA SBIR RFA at http://www nifa usda gov/funding/sbir/sbir html http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/sbir/sbir.html • Electronic Submission is Mandatory via Grants.gov • Obtain Data Universal Number System (DUNS) Number • Register g with System y for Award Management g ((SAM)) (replaces Central Contractor Registry (CCR)) • Register your Business with Grants.gov Grants gov • http://www.grants.gov/applicants/get_registered.jsp

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Topic Areas • Forests & Related R Resources • Plant Production & Protection – Biology • Plant Production & Protection Engineering • Animal Production & Protection

• Air, Water & Soils • Food F dS Science i & Nutrition • Rural and Community Development • Aquaculture • Biofuels and Biobased Products • Small & Mid-Size Farms

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Technology Areas Supported by USDA/SBIR Program • • • • • •

Information Technology Robotics Electronics Biotechnology Nanotechnology Microelectro Mechanical Systems y (MEMS) • Acoustics • Remote Sensing

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Genetic Engineering Material/Coatings Food Safety Biofuels Machine Vision Precision Agriculture Engineering Physics Chemistry

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USDA SBIR REVIEW PROCESS •

Proposals P l are evaluated l t db by confidential fid ti l peer review using review panels plus adhoc reviewers for Phase I and only adhoc oc reviewers e e e s for o Phase ase II

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Selection criteria include scientific/technical merit, commercial potential and degree to which Phase I potential, feasibility has been demonstrated

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History y of USDA SBIR Funding g Year

Budget g MM

Phase I

Phase II

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

18.18 19.20 19.17 18.20 18 30 18.30 19.71 22.26 19.20 19.30 18 41 18.41 21.61

99/582 93/557 97/650 81/510 77/454 73/350 91/537 56/508 63/451 59/518 75/479

38/65 40/79 32/61 39/71 38/69 33/53 39/62 37/72 25/50 28/52 ?/47

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GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF USDA SBIR WINNERS - FY 83-FY 13 CA CA

304

304 11.5%

W WA CO OR HI ID MT AZ WY NM UT AK NV

123 115 92 88 58 52 43 38 30 21 15 8

683 26.0%

NE MA NY PA MD ME NJ CT VT DE NH DC RI WV

117 95 76 64 46 45 37 22 21 14 7 6 6

556 21.1%

NC MI WI OH MN KS IN IA IL MO ND NE SD

99 83 62 56 52 48 40 37 35 28 25 23

588 22.4%

S TX VA NC FL GA LA AR TN OK MS SC AL KY VI PR

92 70 68 59 37 27 27 26 24 19 17 16 15 1 1 499 19.0%

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University and Government Scientist Involvement in USDA SBIR Program 

Strongly encouraged

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Scientists may serve as consultants or receive a subcontract (limited to no more than 1/3 of Phase I award or 1/2 of Phase II award) and continue to work full time at their home institution

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Scientists may serve as the principal investigator on an SBIR grant, by reducing employment at their home institution to 49% for o tthe e du duration at o o of tthe eg grant a ta and d if tthe eS SBIR research esea c is s performed someplace other than their research lab

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It is usually not acceptable for university or government scientists to serve as consultants and have all the research done in their lab

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Advice for Phase I • Give us a vision of where you want to be at the end of Phase II • Focus Phase I research on critical enabling factor(s) • Sell the importance of your project • Provide detailed experimental plan • Provide insight into commercial potential • Show connectivity with the communities you are intending to serve

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Factors that Improve p Chances for Commercial Success • • • • • •

High Hi hS Scientific/Technical i ifi /T h i l M Merit i Good Consultants, Consultants CRADA Business Expertise Phase III Partners Marketing Plan Commercialization Assistance Program

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Solicitation/Proposal S h d l Schedule:

Phase I • FY 2015 Solicitation will be Released in June 2014 • Phase I Proposal Deadline will be October 2, 2014 • Panels will Meet in January & February of 2015 • Award Decisions will be Made in Early March 2015 • Phase I Grant Period will be from June 1, 2015 to January 31 31, 2016 Phase II • FY 2014 Solicitation was released in December of 2013 (only prior USDA Phase I winners are eligible) • Phase II Proposal Deadline Date was February 26, 2014 • Phase II Grant Period will ill be from September 1 1, 2014 to August 31, 2016

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U.S. Department of Agriculture Small Business Innovation Research Program Dr. Charles Cleland Forests and Related Resources Aquaculture Dr. Jodi Williams Dr Food Science and Nutrition

Dr. William Goldner Biofuels and Biobased Products Dr. Brent Elrod Rural and Community Development Dr. Robert Smith

Dr. Shing Kwok Dr Plant Production and Protection – Biology Dr. Denis Ebodaghe Small and Mid-Size Farms Elden Hawkes Program Specialist, SBIR

Animal Production and Protection Mary Ann Rozum Air Water and Soils Air, Dr. Kitty Cardwell Plant Production and Protection Engineering

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USDA SBIR HOMEPAGE www.nifa.usda.gov/fo/sbir • • • • • • • • •

Program Information Solicitation (Request for Applications) Technical Abstracts Link to SBA and Other SBIR Programs Upcoming SBIR Conferences Find the Expert (CRIS & ARS) PowerPoint Presentation Success Stories Impact Newsletter

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U.S. Department p of Agriculture g Small Business Innovation Research Program

Waterfront Centre 800 9th Street, SW, Suite 3252 Washington DC 20024 Washington, Phone: (202) 401-4002  Fax: (202) 401-6070 E-mail: sbir@nifa.usda.gov Web Site: www.nifa.usda.gov/fo/sbir

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EMBREX • • • • •

Access to USDA Patent A P via i CRADA 1986 - <10 People & no Sales Phase I Grant in 1986 for $49,300 Phase II Grant in 1987 for $180,000 $50 Million in Financing

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EMBREX • 1996 - Profitability First Achieved • 2001 - $44 Million in Revenues • 228 Employees p y Worldwide • 90% of 9 Billion Broilers • 30 Countries • $3 75 M Ro $3.75 Royalties alties to USDA

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Success Stories: Rainbow Organic Farms Company Innovation: ď&#x192;&#x2DC;Developed the first USDA ISO 9000 based Quality System Verification Program (QSVP) for Good Natured Family Farms (GNFF) all all-natural natural beef and freefree range poultry raised on local small family farms. ď&#x192;&#x2DC;QSVP model provides comprehensive standard operating procedure (SOPs) for identification, traceability and label claim verification for production, processing, and retail sales.

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Success Stories: R i b Rainbow O Organic i F Farms C Company

â&#x20AC;&#x153;SBIR p provided the necessary y funding g to create a new economic future for our local small family farmsâ&#x20AC;?. -- Diana Endicott

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Success Stories: Rainbow Organic Farms Company Impact:

Pilot p plant for biodiesel production p

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Developed and trademarked ‘Good Natured Family Farms’ all-natural branded food product line and achieved wholesale gross sales in 2007 of 5.3 million dollars.

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The 150 Good Natured Family Farms Alliance members farm over 33,000 acres of farmland farmland.

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Recognized for two major awards including: Kansas City BTG Environmental Excellence Award and the National Agriculture Center and Hall of Fames Fames’ Farmers Honor Acre Award.

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Forest Concepts, LLC • Developed a wood-based erosion control material ((WoodStrawTM) that is weed-free, long-lasting, and with superior performance to agricultural straw in watersheds, forestlands, and road construction.

• Field trials in California and Washington showed WoodStrawTM reduced erosion by more than 98%.

• WoodStrawTM outperformed all other mulch treatments in a USDA Forest Service field experiment in Colorado.

• Baled WoodStrawTM can be spread by hand, straw blower, or helicopter.

SHIPMENT OF BALED WOODSTRAWTM

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Forest Concepts, LLC • Commercialization efforts include developing partnerships with raw materials suppliers, li di distributors ib and d applicators li and d 92.5 tons of WoodStrawTM mulch had been sold to eight customers within six months of completing SBIR project.

• Impacts include improvement to independent veneer mill sustainability through value-added outlet for low grade veneer.

• WoodStrawTM W dSt TM products d t offer ff stable, t bl yeararound availability at a competitive cost with an ecologically compatible erosion control material.

WOODSTRAWTM BEING APPLIED FOR EROSION CONTROL

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Success Stories:

Blue Sky y Designs g www.blueskydesigns.us

Developed accessible tent designs and technologies to improve access to camping for people with disabilities and aging baby boomers.

A licensing agreement was reached h d with ith E Eureka! k ! ffor th the Combination Tent/Vestibule and one of the door designs.

Eureka’s Freedom tent called “top product of the show” by the Salt Lake Tribune at the 2004 Outdoor Retailer Show.

Eureka’s Eureka s Freedom Tent

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AgraQuest, g aQuest, Inc. c •Serenade® is non toxic to animals and to beneficial organisms including: lady beetles earthworms

lacewings

parasitic wasps

honey bees

•Serenade® is approved for use in organic production •Use of Serenade® will also help manage development of resistance to synthetic fungicides •Serenade® has been sold in more than 23 countries •Sales of Serenade® have exceeded $23 million

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AgraQuest Inc. AgraQuest, Inc

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U.S. Department p of Agriculture g Small Business Innovation Research Program Dr. Charles F Dr F. Cleland Waterfront Centre 800 9th Street, SW, Suite 3252 Washington, DC 20024 Phone: (202) 401-6852 ď&#x201A;ˇ Fax: (202) 401-6070 E-mail: ccleland@nifa.usda.gov Web Site: www.nifa.usda.gov/fo/sbir

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