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A severely underutilized SBIR funding opportunity in Wisconsin is the program available from the Department of Defense (DoD).
Occasionally, we work with companies that have a medical or health related technology that doesn’t exactly fit into one of the more well-defined areas, like cancer research or diabetes treatment.
NIH SBIR/STTR Application Success Rates and Average Yearly Funding by State (2008-2017) Shading represents the state’s success rate, while bubble-size represents the average dollar amount of awards per year.
A common topic to include in your SBIR proposal is a discussion on the competition.
I often get calls from clients who wish to submit an SBIR/STTR grant with a deadline only a couple of weeks or even days away.
So you have submitted your SBIR proposal some months ago and are nervously waiting for word on what the reviewers thought of it.
One of the most common themes we try to impress on our clients is for them to reach out to the various program managers well before they submit a proposal.
Often our clients think primarily about NSF or NIH as a source for SBIR funding.
With 11 different agencies, multiple deadlines, a choice between grants and contracts- how do you begin to search for the right SBIR/STTR opportunity for your company? Make your search a bit easier with the following how-to advice.