The NIH is unique amongst SBIR/STTR granting agencies in that it offers both grants and contracts.
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NSF debuts Fast-Track grants
The NSF has recently debuted a new Fast-Track program for its SBIR and STTR programs.
DoE Phase I 2024 topics now open
The Department of Energy has officially issued its Release 1 Phase I topics, with letters of intent due on August 26, 2024.
DOD SBIR Open Topic 2024 – AI/ML
The Department of Defense (DoD) is mandated to have SBIR/STTR open topics for many of their component organizations now; largely based on the exceptionally successful Air Force program.
Kindling Connections: Dr. Robert Lochhead
Robert Lochhead PhD., Assistant Professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin and Founder of Lochhead Scientific.
DoE offers ‘vouchers’ to work with national labs
Have you ever wanted to work with a national lab? Are you working on a thorny energy-related problem? Maybe you should consider the Department of Energy’s upcoming American-made Challenge.
EPA to release SBIR topics in June!
Are you a small business owner with an idea for a new environmental technology? EPA’s SBIR Program may represent an opportunity to help advance and commercialize your innovation.
Introducing TurboSBIR
We have written before about using AI platforms to assist in preparing drafts of proposals and we now can offer a more involved service at no cost to our clients.
176 DOD Topics Open or in Pre-release
The pre-release period is a time when interested applicants can look through the announcements for potential topics that might fit their capabilities and guidelines.
A Quad Chart and its use
A Quad Chart in its most basic form is a single slide or table that is used to summarize a project or program.