National Science Foundation SBIRSTTR Small Business Innovation Research SBIR Program Small Business

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Small Business Innovation Research Opportunities
National Science Foundation
Dr. Kesh Narayanan Director Industrial Innovation
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Participating Agencies

• DOD
• HHS
• NASA
• DOE
• NSF 85 Million
• USDA
• DOC
• EPA
• DOT
• DoED

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The NSF Vision

• Enabling the Nations future through discovery,
  learning, and innovation...

Joe Bordogna at Partnership for Innovation Deputy
Director National Science Foundation
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Doing Business with NSF

• NSF is not the Final Customer
• NSF is not buying your product/process or
  software or your intellectual property
• NSF wants to see you successfully commercialize
  your high-tech research
• You need investment beyond NSF SBIR

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Market DrivenInvestment / Business Focused
Solicitation Topics

• Advanced Materials and Manufacturing (AM)

• Biotechnology (BT)

• Electronics (EL)

• Information-Based Technologies (IT)

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SBIR/STTR Phased Project Structure

• Phase I Feasibility Research - 20 success
  SBIR -6 months, up to 100,000 STTR - 12
  months, up to 100,000

• Phase II Concept Development - 50 success 2
  years, up to 500,000

• Phase IIB Supplemental Research to fit the
  investors needs
• NSF 50,000 to 250,000 (Phase II IIB 750,000
  Max)
• Investor 100,000 to gt750,000

• Phase III Commercial Application Private funding

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Features of NSF SBIR/STTR Program

• Four Topics
• STTR same topics as SBIR
• Two Deadlines-Two Topics per Deadline
• January 22, 2003
• BT EL
• June 12, 2003
• EL IT
• Electronic proposal submission via FastLane

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NSF Merit Review Criteria

• Research
• Quality
• Research Impact
• Commercialization Potential

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EPSCoR/SBIR Advantage

• EPSCOR stands for Experimental Program to
  Stimulate Competitive Research
• NSF strong partnership between EPSCOR and SBIR
  Programs
• EPSCOR may fund Phase I proposals that do not
  make the first cut of 1 in 7 but are in the
  recommended for funding if funds are available
• You get a 2nd chance!
• But you must submit a competitive proposal!

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EPSCoR States22 states as of 2/1/01
AK
FY 1980
ME
VT
ND
MT
ArkansasMaineMontanaSouth CarolinaWest
Virginia
ID
SD
WY
NE
WV
NV
KS
KY
HI
OK
AR
SC
NM
FY 1985
FY 1987
AL
MS
LA
PR
AlabamaKentuckyNevadaNorth DakotaOklahomaPuer
to RicoVermontWyoming
IdahoLouisianaMississippiSouth Dakota
FY 1992
FY 2000
KansasNebraska
AlaskaNew MexicoHawaii
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SBIR/STTR Phase I Proposals Submitted/Awarded Fund
ing Year 2001
WA 26/3
NH 5/1
ME 6/2
MT 15/3
VT 7/4
ND 3/1
MN 22/2
OR 13/4
ID 2/1
MA 126/28
WI 13/4
NY 55/8
SD 3/1
MI 30/12
WY 9/3
RI 3/0
CT 29/7
IA 12/0
NE 0/0
PA 32/2
NV 4/1
OH 60/14
IN 8/1
IL 37/6
NJ 41/9
UT 12/1
CA 199/26
CO 91/13
WV 9/1
DE 15/1
VA 107/13
DC 1/0
KS 4/2
MO 13/1
MD 53/10
KY 3/0
NC 11/1
TN 12/2
OK 14/3
AZ 28/4
AR 7/3
SC 7/0
NM 27/8
AL 25/6
GA 17/3
MS 2/2
Guam 0/0
TX 61/10
LA 9/2
AK 5/2
FL 30/1
PR 0/1
HI 8/3
EPSCOR State
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Some General Overall Questions to be Considered

• Is there a need for this technology?
• Have I put together the necessary team for a
  successful program?
• Who will benefit from this technology?
• Are the tasks and budget reasonable for the
  program being proposed?
• Who are the customers and who will invest?
• Has ownership of intellectual property been
  addressed?

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SBIR Innovation Model
Private Sector or Non-SBIR Investment
PHASE III Product Development to Commercial Market
PHASE I Feasibility Research
PHASE II Research towards Prototype
Commercialization
Taxes
Federal Investment
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SBIR/STTR Home Page

• http//www.eng.nsf.gov/sbir