Why right now could be exactly the right time to apply for SBIR/STTR funding

SBIR related, STTR related, Federal Funding, Business Development, technology development

Venture capital funding for startup companies in the U.S. has declined during the past six months, according to the Wall Street Journal. The reticence to invest in new ventures is primarily due to the catastrophic effects the COVID-19 pandemic has had on our economy....

The Next DOD BAA is just around the corner: Tips on Writing an Effective Executive Summary

DOD

Topics for the Department of Defense’s SBIR 2020.1 and STTR 2020.A Broad Area Announcement will be pre-released on December 10. If your company is a interested in submitting a proposal, your first step is to send an Executive Summary of your project to the appropriate...

SBIR/STTR Awards: Free Money?

SBIR Grants Management

We often hear, and say ourselves, that SBIR/STTR funding is “free” money. While the funds are non-dilutive, requiring no repayment, we should clarify that SBIR/STTR awards are certainly not a “gift”. When a grant has been awarded the recipient...

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...