SBIR/STTR Proposal Prep for DOD and DOE

Register Here This Dept. of Defense-focused seminar provides detailed instruction on preparing a proposal to meet the requirements of the DoD and DOE, including both technical and commercialization plans, and navigating the submission process. Presented by DoD...

Make Your NSF Project Pitch “Pitch” Perfect

NSF Project Pitch, NSF SBIR/STTR

The new, required NSF Project Pitch allows startups and small businesses to get quick feedback at the start of their application for Phase I funding. Startups or entrepreneurs who submit a three-page Project Pitch* will know within three weeks if they meet the...

Think (again) about Your NIH SBIR/STTR Application Title

SBIR/STTR Application Titles

You may have already written the title of your SBIR/STTR Project, but now is a good time to take another look at what you have, and make sure that it really tells the story of your project. The title of your project is important and if you’re funded you will be living...

How do I know if NIH is interested in funding my project?

SBIR related, Federal Funding, SBIR Contracts, SBIR Grants

The Sept. 5 deadline has passed but Jan. 5 now looms, so exactly how do you go about assessing if your project will interest the National Institutes of Health (NIH)? The NIH is one of the ‘easier’ federal agencies to apply to because every year it issues an Omnibus...

Be kind to your SBIR/STTR proposal reviewer; formatting matters

SBIR Formatting

While quality content and impactful science is the basis of a strong SBIR/STTR proposal, one of your primary goals in putting your proposal together is making it easy for the reviewer to read. You want the reviewers reading your proposal to be happy, yes, happy. Happy...