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SBIR/STTR ALERTING SERVICE * December 19, 2008
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The SBIR/STTR Alerting Service is a free service that provides bi-weekly notification of SBIR and STTR solicitation announcements, news and information, and Internet resources relevant to the SBIR/STTR programs. This service is provided by the Economic Development Office of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL).
Back issues of the SBIR Alert are available at www.pnl.gov/edo/opportunities/sbir.stm. Subscription instructions appear at the end of this newsletter.
The next issue of this newsletter will be posted January 9th, 2009.
- Happy Holidays!
NEWS IN THIS ISSUE
-- DHS S&T SBIR FY09.1 SBIR Solicitation Deadline Reminder
-- PHS (DHHS) 2008-2 SBIR/STTR Solicitation Deadline Reminder
-- PHS 2009-2 Omnibus Solicitation for SBIR/STTR Grants Notice
-- NIH SBIR/STTR Program Announcements and RFAs
-- SBIR Proposal Writing Tip: Great Minds May Think Alike
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SBIR/STTR NEWS AND INFORMATION
-- DHS S&T SBIR FY09.1 SBIR Solicitation Deadline Reminder
Proposals in response to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) 2009.1 SBIR solicitation is January 5, 2009. Proposals must be completely submitted and electronically date stamped no later than 4:30 p.m. EST. An updated Question and Answer Matrix has been posted at FedBizOpps.gov (https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=a92deca93e785249caf8dd1f92a5f009&tab=core&_cview=1).
Questions related to the solicitation may be directed to Susan D. Eicher, Contracting Officer (202-254-2363). For more information regarding the DHS SBIR Program, visit https://www.sbir.dhs.gov/, or submit questions via email .
-- PHS (DHHS) 2008-2 SBIR/STTR Solicitation Deadline Reminder
The third of three deadlines in response to the 2008 SBIR and STTR Omnibus Solicitations for AIDS and AIDS-related applications is January 7, 2009. Proposers are encouraged to review the Check Submission Status FAQ page (http://era.nih.gov/ElectronicReceipt/faq_check_submission.htm) and follow applicable instructions to assure your application was received error-free. It is the applicant’s responsibility to track their application through Grants.gov and NIH eRA Commons.
For more information, contact the PHS SBIR/STTR Solicitation Office at or visit http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm.
-- PHS 2009-2 Omnibus Solicitation for SBIR/STTR Grants Notice
The following announcement was posted on the Department of Health and Human Services Small Business Research Funding Opportunities website (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm) on December 17, 2008:
NIH SBIR/STTR Omnibus Solicitation to be released mid-January 2009
PHS-2009-2 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH, CDC, and FDA for SBIR/STTR Grant Applications is expected to be released on or around January 16, 2009. The due dates for CY 2009 will be April 5, August 5, and December 5. AIDS and AIDS-related applications will be due May 7, September 7, 2009, and January 7, 2010.
-- NIH SBIR/STTR Program Announcements and RFAs
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently added 2 Program Announcements (PA) and 3 Requests for Application (RFA) that may be of interest to SBIR participants on the 'Special Announcements for Small Business Research Opportunities' page on their SBIR web site (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm). This page lists NIH SBIR/STTR-Relevant PAs, (RFAs), and Notices that are taken from the NIH Guide Electronic Repository of Special Announcements for Small Business Research Opportunities (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html).
The title, announcement number, participating Institute(s), web address, and receipt date(s) of the PAs and RFAs appear below for your convenience:
Development and Translation of Medical Technologies that Reduce Health Disparities (SBIR)
(RFA-EB-09-001, posted 12/19/08)
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
National Center for Minority Health and Health Disparities
National Center for Research Resources
National Institute of Mental Health
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-EB-09-001.html
Application Receipt Date(s): January 07, 2010
Tools for Germplasm Cryopreservation (SBIR and STTR)
(PA-09-054 and PA-09-055, posted 12/19/08)
National Center for Research Resources
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-09-054.html and
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-09-055.html
Application Receipt Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
Small Business Innovation Research to Develop New Therapeutics and Monitoring Technologies for Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). Towards an Artificial Pancreas (SBIR)
(RFA-DK-09-001, posted 12/12/08)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-DK-09-001.html
Application Receipt Date(s): April 15, 2009
Innovative Patient Outreach Programs and Ocular Screening Technologies to Improve Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy (SBIR)
(RFA-EY-09-001, posted 12/12/08)
National Eye Institute
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-EY-09-001.html
Application Receipt Date(s): March 23, 2009; December 23, 2009
Development of Biomarkers for Mental Health Research and Clinical Use (SBIR)
(PA-09-045, posted 12/12/08)
National Institute of Mental Health
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-09-045.html
Application Receipt Date(s): Multiple dates, see announcement.
-- SBIR Proposal Writing Tip: Great Minds May Think Alike
The following proposal writing tip was provided by Gail & Jim Greenwood. Past SBIR proposal writing articles written by the Greenwoods are available on the Greenwood Consulting Group, Inc. (GCGI) web site at http://g-jgreenwood.home.att.net.
SBIR Proposal Writing Basics: Great Minds May Think Alike But…
Copyright© 2008 by Greenwood Consulting Group, Inc.
Writing an SBIR/STTR proposal is a fair amount of work. That’s why some companies like to divvy up the work, and have several employees write different sections of the proposal. Then someone pulls the various pieces together to form a complete proposal.
In theory, that might look like a great way to write one of these proposals. However, our experience suggests that this is tougher than it looks.
The most common problem is for the various authors to have slightly different ideas about key parameters of the proposal. They may differ in how feasibility will be measured, who will be the PI, and what tasks will be accomplished and when. As you might imagine, if there are inconsistencies between key sections of the proposal, the result is confusion in the mind of the reviewers as they try to figure out what is being proposed.
This problem can be mitigated by including several important steps in the proposal preparation process.
First, all of the authors should sit down in advance and go through the entire proposal, outlining it in great detail, and agreeing on all key parameters. There is less likelihood for inconsistencies in the proposal if everyone is on the same page (literally) in terms of the outline.
Second, whoever is the lucky dog who gets to take the input from the other authors and put it into a single proposal must understand that their job is much more than just appending one Word file onto another. He or she must read through the proposal from beginning to end, with an eye for inconsistencies, leaps of faith, and similar problems.
Third, the company should have someone review the draft proposal who was not involved in drafting any of its parts. Even though the previous step will eliminate some inconsistencies, some may still remain because the integrator of the various authors’ pieces, if he or she was one of the authors, likely will not be able to see all of the inconsistencies and similar problems. The recommended reviewer might be someone in the company who was not one of the authors, or it could be a third party. We always recommend such a review, even if only one person drafts the proposal, because of the “fresh eyes” that this brings to the proposal.
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CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS
NATIONAL
11th Annual NIH SBIR/STTR Conference, Omaha, NE, June 30-July 1, 2009. Learn how to tap into the NIH’s R&D funding resources for small businesses interested biomedical and behavioral research and innovation. You will have the opportunity to network with researchers, entrepreneurs, biotech business owners and the NIH Institute and Center Directors. For more information, visit the SBIR section of the Nebraska Business Development Center website at http://nbdc.unomaha.edu/SBIR/, or contact Lisa Tedesco at 402-554-6270 or .
REGIONAL
* Phase II Proposal Preparation Workshop, Orlando, Florida, February 23, 2009. This workshop We will cover the basics of Phase II, how it differs among the various agencies, how to prepare the Phase II proposal, and what should be covered in the commercialization discussion in the Phase II proposal, as well as information regarding the cost proposal. For more information or to register, contact .
STTR/SBIR - HBCU/MI Small Business Conference, Alabama A&M University, January 26-28, 2009. This event, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Defense and co-sponsored by several Industries, will include presentations by managers for the SBA, SADBU, and HBCU/MI programs at DARPA, DoD, ONR, ARO, ARL,NRL and NIST, as well as invited program managers from EPA, NASA, NSF and DOE. Networking opportunities will also be promoted during the conference between small businesses and university investigators to promote funding and teaming opportunities. For more information, visit http://aamuri.aamu.edu/Conference/2009/Information_2009.htm, or contact Prof. Daryush ILAat (256) 372-8703, or .
* Phase I Proposal Preparation & SBIR/STTR Commercialization Workshops, Stillwater, Oklahoma, February 25-26, 2008. Day 1 will cover the basics of SBIR/STTR, then cover a four-step process for developing a competitive Phase I proposal. Attendees, as a group, will review a sample Phase I proposal and comment on its strengths and weaknesses before learning the history of that proposal. Day 2 is aimed at helping you better understand the commercialization side of your SBIR/STTR project. Contact for more information and/or to sign up for either or both days of this information-packed event.
Other possible upcoming SBIR training opportunities include:
SBIR Workshop, Santa Fe, New Mexico area, February 2009
* Greenwood Consulting Group, Inc will provide training at these workshops. Any attendee of one of these workshops is entitled to a free critique of his or her draft SBIR or STTR proposal. If you have questions, contact Gail or Jim Greenwood at (239) 395-9446 (voice & fax) or , or visit their web site at www.g-jgreenwood.com.
If you are sponsoring or are aware of SBIR workshops in your area and would like to post an announcement feel free to contact us.
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SOLICITATIONS CURRENTLY OPEN
SBIR
DHS S&T SBIR FY09.1 SBIR
Due January 5, 2009
http://www.sbir.dhs.gov
PHS (DHHS) 2008-2 SBIR Omnibus Solicitation
Due January 7, 2009 (AIDS and AIDS-related applications)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm
DoD SBIR 2009.1
Due January 14, 2009
http://www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/sbir/
DOC NOAA FY2009 SBIR
Due January 14, 2009
http://www.oar.noaa.gov/orta/.
DOC NIST FY2009 SBIR
Due January 22, 2009
http://tsapps.nist.gov/ts_sbir/
Ed IES SBIR 2009 FAST-TRACK
Due January 22, 2009
http://www.ed.gov/programs/sbir/applicant.html
STTR
PHS (DHHS) 2008-2 STTR Omnibus Solicitation
Due January 7, 2009 (AIDS and AIDS-related applications)
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm
NSF FY2009 STTR Phase I
Letter of Intent (required) Due January 14, 2009
Proposals Due February 25, 2008
http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/index.jsp
COMING SOON
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SBIR/STTR INFO ON THE INTERNET
PARTICIPATING AGENCY SBIR WEB SITES:
Department of Agriculture
www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/sbir/sbir.html
Department of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
www.oar.noaa.gov/ORTA/
National Institute of Standards and Technology
http://tsapps.nist.gov/ts_sbir/
Department of Defense
www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu/sbir or
www.dodsbir.net
Defense Technical Information Center
www.dtic.mil/dtic/sbir/
Air Force
www.sbirsttrmall.com/Portal.aspx
Army
www.aro.army.mil/arowash/rt/sbir/sbir.htm
Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBD)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
www.darpa.mil/sbir/
Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
www.dtra.mil/acq/business/acq%5Fsmallbus.html
Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
www.winbmdo.com/
Navy
www.navysbir.com/
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
www.nga.mil/portal/site/nga01/index.jsp
Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)
Special Operations Command (SOCOM)
http://soal.socom.mil/index.cfm?page=sadbusb=sbir
SBIR Interactive Technical Information System (SITIS)
http://dtica.dtic.mil/sbir/index.html
Department of Education
www.ed.gov/programs/sbir/index.html
Department of Energy
www.science.doe.gov/sbir
Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA)
www.sbir.dhs.gov/
Department of Transportation
www.volpe.dot.gov/sbir
Environmental Protection Agency
es.epa.gov/ncerqa/sbir/
National Institutes of Health
http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm
National Aeronautics & Space Administration
http://sbir.nasa.gov
National Science Foundation
http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/index.jsp
Small Business Administration
www.sba.gov/SBIR/
NATIONAL RESOURCES (GOVERNMENT/NON-PROFIT)
CRIS (Current Research Information System)
http://cris.csrees.usda.gov/
CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects)
www.crisp.cit.nih.gov/
Federal Business Opportunities
www.fedbizopps.gov/
Grants.gov
www.grants.gov
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Economic Development Office
www.pnl.gov/edo/
SBA Tech-Net
http://tech-net.sba.gov/
State Science and Technology Institute
www.ssti.org
STATE/REGIONAL SBIR AND SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCES
(listed alphabetically by state)
Technology Research and Development Center of Alaska (TREND)
www.trendalaska.org/
Arkansas SBDC SBIR/STTR Program
www.asbdc.ualr.edu/sbir/grants/
SBIR Colorado
www.sbircolorado.org/
The Connecticut SBIR Office
www.ctsbir.com/
Delaware Technology Assistance Program (DETAP)
www.detap.org/
Florida SBDC Network Business Technology Commercialization Program
www.floridasbdc.com/specialprograms/technology.asp
Georgia SBIR Assistance Program
www.sbir-georgia.org/
Georgia's SBIR Network
http://science.kennesaw.edu/SBIR/network/
Hawaii SBIR program (HDTC)
www.htdc.org/sbir/
Idaho SBIR Initiative Program
http://technology.idaho.gov/sbir
Heartland Illinois Technology Enterprise Center (HITEC)
www.heartlanditec.org/
Illinois DCEO Innovation Challenge Technical Assistance Program
www.illinoisbiz.biz/dceo/Bureaus/Technology/Technology+Grants+Programs/Innovation+Challenge+Program.htm
Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer (OIPTT) and
NASA Illinois Commercialization Center (NICC)
www.nasa-illinois.org
Indiana Economic Development Corporation
http://www.in.gov/iedc/sbir.htm
Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (ISURF)
www.techtransfer.iastate.edu
Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation (KTEC)
www.ktec.com/business/section/resources.htm
Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation
http://ksef.kstc.com
Maine Technology Institute
www.mainetechnology.org/
Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO)
www.marylandtedco.org/
Defense Alliance of Minnesota
www.defensealliance.com/
MoFAST: Moving Missouri's Innovations to Market
www.mofast.net
Montana SBIR Program - Montana Department of Commerce
http://sbir.mt.gov/index.asp
MSU TechLink - Regional DoD SBIR and Transition Assistance
www.techlinkcenter.org/sbir
Nebraska Business Development Center
http://nbdc.unomaha.edu/SBIR/