[PCA] FUNDING OPPTY: National Science Foundation Small Business Innovation Research (Closes March 01, 2023 5pm)

[Krone, Elizabeth C]

National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships: Small Business Innovation Research/ Small Business Technology Transfer Program Phase I (SBIR/STTR Phase I)

Award Information:
Anticipated Type of Award: Standard Grant

Estimated Number of Awards: 250 to 360

  *   approximately 250-300 awards for SBIR Phase I per year, pending the availability of funds
  *   approximately 60 awards for STTR Phase I per year, pending the availability of funds
Anticipated Funding Amount: $85,000,000

  *   Approximately $70,000,000 for SBIR Phase I
  *   Approximately $15,000,000 for STTR Phase I
  *   Estimated program budget, number of awards and average award size/duration are subject to the availability of funds.
Synopsis of Program:

The NSF SBIR/STTR program supports moving scientific excellence and technological innovation from the lab to the market. By funding startups and small businesses, NSF hopes to build a strong national economy and stimulate the creation of novel products, services, and solutions in the private sector with potential for broad impact; strengthen the role of small business in meeting federal research and development needs; increase the commercial application of federally supported research results; and develop and increase the US workforce, especially by fostering and encouraging participation by socially and economically disadvantaged and women-owned small businesses.

The NSF SBIR/STTR program welcomes proposals from many topics and does not have a specific technological focus (please see website at https://seedfund.nsf.gov/portfolio/ for a listing of topics and cognizant Program staff). The program is open to proposals focusing on technical and market areas not explicitly noted, and such proposals should be submitted to "Other Topics".

[1] R. T. Tibbetts, "NSF's three-phase program helps the small-business innovator bootstrap an idea to commercial success," in IEEE Spectrum, vol. 15, no. 10, pp. 86-86, Oct. 1978, doi: 10.1109/MSPEC.1978.6367918.

ELIGIBILITY: Firms qualifying as a small business concern are eligible to participate in the NSF SBIR/STTR program (see Eligibility Guide for more information). Please note that the size limit of 500 employees includes affiliates. The firm must be in compliance with the SBIR/STTR Policy Directive(s) and the Code of Federal Regulations (13 CFR Part 121). For STTR proposals, the applicant small business must also include a partner research institution in the project, see additional details below. AND
Proposers that have received an official invitation to submit a proposal from the cognizant NSF SBIR/STTR Program Director within the past twelve months. To receive the invitation, potential proposers must submit a Project Pitch document and receive an official response (via email) from the cognizant Program Director. Please see section V.A for details.

Submission Window Date(s) (due by 5 p.m. submitter's local time):

     November 22, 2022 - March 01, 2023
     March 02, 2023 - July 05, 2023
     July 06, 2023 - November 01, 2023.

For more information and to apply:
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2023/nsf23515/nsf23515.htm?WT.mc_ev=click&WT.mc_id=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery/


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