SBIR and STTR Programs Application Procedures

     Up to $100,000 Total Costs

No detailed budget required.  The entrepreneur must justify personnel costs, operation costs, fixed fee consultant costs and contractual costs

     Above $100,000 Total Costs

Detailed budget required.  The entrepreneur must provide narrative Justifications of costs.  

    Cutting- edge Technologies

     Nanotechnologies

     Caged molecules

     Genetically engineered proteins

     Inducible gene expression

     Combinatorial approaches

     Biosilicon devices

     Biocompatible biomaterials

     Acousto-optics and opto-electronics

     Imaging technologies

    Points to Ponder

     Which Program fits your needs –SBIR or STTR?

     Are you focusing on your strengths?

     Are you responding to the topic or mission of the agency, as appropriate?  Are you honestly addressing a need?

     Can you propose a complete work plan?  Do you have the resources to demonstrate feasibility and then complete the research?  Should you consider partnering?

     Can you show a path for commercialization?