Nicole R. Fox

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DoD Funding Overview
Nicole R. Fox SBIR/STTR Program
Coordinator nicole.r.fox.civ_at_mail.mil 919-549-4395
US Army Research Laboratory/Army Research
Office 13 March, 2012
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SBIR / STTR Program Mission

• Supporting scientific excellence and
  technological innovation through the investment
  of Federal research funds in critical American
  priorities to build a strong national economy and
  national defense.

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DoD Component Participation

• The SBIR and STTR programs are executed by 12 and
  6 participating DoD Components, respectively.

SBIR STTR Programs

Army
Navy
Air Force
Missile Defense Agency
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Office of Secretary of Defense
SBIR Program Only


Joint ST Office for Chemical and Biological
Defense
Special Operations Command
Defense Threat Reduction Agency
National Geospatial Intelligence Agency
Defense Microelectronics Activity
Defense Logistics Agency
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DoD Funding within the SBIR/STTR
Programs
DoD Annual SBIR Budget Exceeds 1B
Component   SBIR FY11 Budget   STTR FY11 Budget  
Army 207M 25M
Navy   270M   32M  
Air Force 282M 34M
DARPA   66M   8M  
MDA 101M 12M
OSD   51M   6M  
Other 63M -
DoD Annual STTR Budget Exceeds 1M
Other includes DTRA, SOCOM, CBD, NGA, DLA and
DMEA
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DoD Agency Differences
Agency DifferencesALWAYS Check With Agency
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Agency SBIR Differences

• Contracting Agencies
• Agency establishes plans, protocols, requirements
  
• Highly focused topics
• Procurement mechanism for DOD and NASA
• More fiscal requirements

• Granting Agencies
• Investigator initiates approach
• Less-specified topics
• Assistance mechanism
• More flexibility

DOD DHS HHS/NIH NASA ED EPA DOT DOC
HHS/NIH NSF ED USDA DOE
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Advice from Awardees

• Dont judge an agencys interests by its name
• Understand agencys mission needs
• Get to know your agency Program Manager
• Read solicitation and follow instructions
• Dont depend solely on SBIR funding
• Dont go it alone - use support systems
• Have an outcome
• Win or lose - get and review evaluations
• Be PERSISTENT

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Collaboration during theSolicitation Period

• Topic Authors
• QA direct during pre-release (4 weeks prior to
  solicitation opening)
• QA electronic bulletin board (SITIS) from
  pre-release to close
• Administrative Help Desk
• Telephone 8am - 5pm EST _at_ 866-724-7457
• Email 24 hours a day at www.dodsbir.net/helpdesk

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How Can Small Businesses Participate?
Solicitation Schedule
SBIR 12.2 Open Close May 24, 2012 June 27, 2012 at 6am EST
SBIR 12.3 Open Close August 27, 2012 September 26, 2012 at 6am EST

STTR 12.A Open Close February 27, 2012 March 28, 2012 at 6am EST
STTR 12.B Open Close August 27, 2012 September 26, 2012 at 6am EST
View solicitations via http//www.acq.osd.mil/osb
p/sbir/solicitations
Submit proposals via http//www.dodsbir.net/sub
mission
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DoD SBIR/STTR Historical Success Rates

• Historically
• 16 of DoD SBIR/STTR Phase I proposals are
  awarded
• 50 of Phase I awards receive a Phase II.
• 55 of Phase II awards commercialize.

Based on all Phase I and Phase II contracts
derived from 1996-2005 solicitations.
Commercialization data taken from January 2010
DoD SBIR Commercialization Database.
DoD SBIR/STTR is highly competitive.
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The Future of the SBIR/STTR Programs

• The SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act
• Signed by President Obama on 31 December 2011
• PL 112-81 extends program to 2017
• Increase budget requirement to at least 2.6 of
  extramural RDTE(FY2012)
• Several changes are forthcoming via the SBA
  Directive
• PL 112-81 extends STTR program to 2017
• Increase budget requirement to at least 0.35 of
  extramural RDTE(FY2012)
• Several changes are forthcoming via the SBA
  Directive

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How to Participate

• Review the Topics in the current solicitation at
  www.dodsbir.net/solicitation/
• Register and submit proposals at
  www.dodsbir.net/submission/
• General questions? Call our Help Desk
  866-SBIRHLP (724-7457)
• Questions about a solicitation topic? Contact
  topic author listed with the topic during the
  pre-release period or www.dodsbir.net/sitis/
• Subscribe to the Listserv at www.dodsbir.net/ to
  receive program notices and updates

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DoD Components
Component Contact Phone Army SBIR
John Smith 410-306-4838 Army STTR Brad
Guay 919-549-4258 Navy John
Williams 703-696-0342 Air Force Augustine
Vu 937-656-9015 DARPA Susan
Nichols 703-526-4162 MDA Douglas
Deason 703-553-3408 DTRA Robert
Swahn 703-767-2360 SOCOM Shawn
Patterson 813-826-1176 OSD Teresa
Puretz 703-693-0458 NGA Paul
Nagele 571-557-2713 CBD Larry
Pollack 703-767-3307 DLA Natalie
Seiling 804-279-5120 DMEA Kevin
Rankin 916-231-1644