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National Science Foundation - Phase I SolicitationFY-2011 (Release 2) (SBIR)

NSF has formulated broad solicitation topics for SBIR that conform to the high-technology investment sector's interests. 250 awards are expected. Up to $150,000 each will be considered. 2 proposal limit per company.

Topics are:
Biotechnology and Chemical Technologies (BC) http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/2010_bc.jsp
Education Applications (EA) http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/2010_ea.jsp
Information and Communication Technologies (IC) http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/2010_ic.jsp
Nanotechnology, Advanced Materials, and Manufacturing (NM) http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/2010_nm.jsp

Successful proposers will conduct Research and Development (R&D) on projects that:
1. Provide evidence of a commercially viable product, process, device, or system, and/or
2. Meet an important social or economic need.
Projects should have the following: High potential commercial payback, and High-risk efforts.
Projects may also address: Research tools which meet significant commercial market needs, or, Applications that result in multipurpose commercially viable functions.

For more in-depth program information please reference the following web site: http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/program.jsp

Contact with the program manager is highly encouraged by the agency and required of the SSAC.

August 31, 2010

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December 3, 2010

Proposals submitted outside the window of November 3, 2010 - December 3, 2010 will be returned without review

Dept. of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - Competing - SBIR Phase I and II and FastTrack Contract Solicitation  

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/SBIRContract/PHS2011-1.doc

The following awarding components are participating in this SBIR Solicitation for Contract Proposals:

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• National Cancer Institute (NCI)
• National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
• National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP)
• National Center for HIV/AIDs, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention (NCHHSTP)

August 20, 2010

November 8, 2010

• National Science Foundation STTR

This solicitation has one broad based topic: Digital Gaming in Education (DGE). A company planning to submit a proposal in response to this solicitation is encouraged to describe the innovation and business opportunity to the cognizant program manager via email and receive feedback prior to proposal submission.

You may contact the program officer at any time before the submission deadline. Note, however, the communication with the program manager will become increasingly difficult as the deadline approaches.

The Small Business Technology Transfer Program (STTR) requires researchers at universities and other research institutions to play a significant intellectual role in the conduct of each STTR project.

The official solicitation is available on the NSF web site at www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10590/nsf10590.htm

Available Aug 8, 2010

and

Open to receive proposals October 17, 2010

November 17, 2010

• Department of Defense (DoD) has released their third and final SBIR and STTR soliciation for the year. These solications can be found at http://www.dodsbir.net/solicitation/

• DoD SBIR Phase I awards are typically $70,000 to $150,000 in size over a period generally of six to nine months.  Proposals should concentrate on that research or research and development which will significantly contribute to proving the scientific, technical, and commercial feasibility of the proposed effort, the successful completion of which is a prerequisite for further DoD support in Phase II.  The measure of Phase I success includes evaluations of the extent to which Phase II results would have the potential to yield a product or process of continuing importance to DoD and the private sector.  Proposers are encouraged to consider whether the research or research and development they are proposing to DoD Components also has private sector potential, either for the proposed application or as a base for other applications.
• The DoD SBIR solicitation components are:
  • Dept. of the Air Force
  • Dept of the Army
  • Dept. of the Navy
  • DARPA (Defense Advanced REsearch Projects Agency)
  • DLA (Defense Logistics Agency)
  • Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
  • Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
  • Office of the Secretary of Defense, Defense Health Program (OSD DHP)
  • Office of the Secretary of Defense, Director of Defense Research and Engineering (OSD DDR&E)
• Requirements vary with different agencies, please read the entire soliciation.
• The DoD STTR Phase I awards are limited to $100,000 in size over a period not to exceed one year.

• Components of the DoD STTR are:
  • Department of the Air Force
  • Department of the Navy
  • Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
  • Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)

Both SBIR and STTR:

July 20, 2010

Proposals begin begin accepted: August 17, 2010

Both SBIR and STTR:

September 16, 2010

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• Department of Health and Human Services - OMNIBUS

• The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has released its PHS 2010-2 omnibus SBIR/STTR Grants solicitations that stays open all year and has 3 separate receipt dates. This complex solicitation encompasses opportunities from three main components of DHHS, including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Also included is the Administration for Children and Families (ACF).

• The NIH is the largest entity in this solicitation and is comprised of many institutes, each with their own set of interests and topics. Although the technical topics are shared between the SBIR and STTR offerings, the rules and regulations are different and the NIH issues separate announcements for their SBIR (PA-10-050) and their STTR (PA-10-051).

• The DHHS solicitation is grants based and requires registration and submission via the Grants.gov web site. It is a complex process but the NIH offers help and guidance on their web site at grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm.

• Unlike most other SBIR solicitations, the NIH topics are broad based and act as a guide to their areas of interest. Many of the participating NIH Institutes will accept a proposal that does not match one of their topics but addresses an area of interest within the mission of the institute. Respondents should not be timid about asking for guidance.

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