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  • Dept. of ED Fiscal Year 2012 SBIR Solicitations OpenTuesday, January 10th, 2012 — FOUR U.S. Department of Education (ED) Fiscal Year 2012 SBIR Solicitations are now open. Visit the ED SBIR website (www2.ed.gov/programs/sbir/applicant.html) for more details. ED National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) FY-12 SBIR Solicitation. All SBIR projects funded by NIDRR must address the needs of individuals with disabilities. The Read More...
  • DOC NIST FY-2012 SBIR Solicitation Now OpenTuesday, January 10th, 2012 — The Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 2012 SBIR Phase I program solicitation opened on December 20, 2011. Proposals are due Friday, March 2, 2012. The solicitation is available in pdf format on the Federal Business Opportunities (www.fedbizopps.gov) website at www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=4f865ee6db0b106fbb1fee7258047507&tab=core&_cview=0 For more information regarding the solicitation, including additional forms and to post and view solicitation questions and answers, visit the NIST SBIR website at www.nist.gov/tpo/sbir/, or contact Micole A. Cheatham at micole.cheatham@nist.gov or (301) 975-8335.
  • 2012 NCI SBIR Investor Forum – Santa Clara, CA – 4/18/12Tuesday, January 10th, 2012 — The National Cancer Institute Small Business Innovation Research Program (NCI SBIR) is hosting an Investor Forum Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at: Agilent Technologies Aristotle Room 5301 Stevens Creek Blvd. Santa Clara, CA 95051 With $110 million in funding annually, the NCI SBIR is one of the largest sources of Read More...
  • BIG NEWS! – SBIR/STTR ReauthorizedFriday, December 16th, 2011 — READ More………………….. From our SBIR/STTR Advocate and Insider Rick Shindell You can view the latest SBIR Insider Newsletter HERE. “Dear SBIR Insider, I am pleased (a gross understatement) to inform you that SBIR HAS NOW BEEN REAUTHORIZED for a period of 6 years, ending September 30, 2017, Read More...
  • A Light at the End of the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Tunnel?Tuesday, December 13th, 2011 — READ More………………….. From our SBIR/STTR Advocate and Insider Rick Shindell You can view the latest SBIR Insider Newsletter HERE. “Dear SBIR Insider, We have some very encouraging news for you on the status of SBIR reauthorization, but contrary to what you may have read, SBIR has NOT been reauthorized. We Read More...
  • Pennsylvania Federal Awardee DataWednesday, December 7th, 2011 — This page contains links to Pennsylvania’s Federal Awardees through the SBIR & STTR Programs from 2002 to 2009.  Each link takes you to a downloadable Excel Spreadsheet containing both Summary and Awardee records grouped by year. Each workbook, with the exception of the “TOTALS” workbook contains 5 tabs: Summary Tab; SBIR Read More...
  • SBIR Reauthorization – Your Help Requested Immediately (12/6/11)Tuesday, December 6th, 2011 — (The Innovation Partnership has sent an e-mail to the SBTC on behalf of ALL of its Partner Organizations – Please read below for an opportunity to assist in the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization efforts.  DEADLINE FOR E-MAILING the SBTC is COB, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2011) Dear SBIR Clients & Interested Parties: Read More...
  • 2011/12 SBIR/STTR Solicitation Schedule/AnnouncementsTuesday, November 1st, 2011 — Please note that the IPart will accept electronic Pre-Proposal Applications NO LATER THAN (4) WEEKS PRIOR to the Federal Submission Deadline. Different rules may apply for DoD submissions; please consult with your IPart Sponsor to determine eligibility for submission. Clients are strongly encouraged to begin working with their IPart Sponsor as early as Read More...
  • DOE Phase I – Release 2 – Important Dates!Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 — To provide applicants with additional time to develop solutions to the opportunities presented in DOE topics, the Department of Energy has posted the topics for the 2012 Phase I Release 2 at: http://science.energy.gov/sbir/.  You may directly contact the program managers listed in the topic descriptions before the Funding Opportunity Announcement Read More...
  • TCOMM EVENT – October 13-Holiday Inn, Pittsburgh @ University Center (Oakland)Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 — TCOMM (Technology Commercialization) EVENT “Commercializing New Technologies” 100 Lytton Avenue Holiday Inn, Pittsburgh @ University Center (Oakland) Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Register before Oct. 4 and pay only $119 The TCOMM Event is a fast-paced, interactive conference designed for small businesses and innovators that want to commercialize new Read More...
  • NCET2 – Research Commercialization Introductory Online Course – September 20, 2011Tuesday, September 13th, 2011 — This is a free online course offered by the National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer (NCET2) is designed to help science and engineering researchers better understand how research commercialization works. This course is recommended for all science, engineering and medical researchers in public or private research institutions (e.g., grad students, post-docs, and faculty). This is an indispensable course for S&E grad students looking for jobs in the next 6-18 months.  For more information on this and other online courses offered by NCET2, please visit http://center.ncet2.org/
  • NSF FY-2012 SBIR&STTR Program Solicitations ReleasedTuesday, September 13th, 2011 — The National Science Foundation (NSF) posted their FY-2012 STTR solicitation on their SBIR/STTR website (www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/) on July 18, 2011.  NSF will accept proposals from October 17 to November 17, 2011. The STTR Topic for this solicitation is: Enhancing Access to the Radio Spectrum (EARS). For detailed description of this topic, Read More...
  • NSF Day at Indiana Univ. of Pennsylvania – Sept 21, 2011Monday, September 12th, 2011 — Indiana, Pennsylvania Sept. 21, 2011 7:30 AM  - 4:30 PM Kovalchick Convention and Athletic Complex The National Science Foundation (NSF) and Indiana University of Pennsylvania will be holding a one-day workshop on Wednesday, September 21, 2011. This workshop is primarily designed for researchers and educators less experienced in proposing to the Read More...
  • DHS SBIR Commercialization Workshop – Crystal City, VA – Sept. 22-23, 2011Monday, September 12th, 2011 — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) SBIR Program is hosting a workshop for all active DHS SBIR companies. The purpose of the workshop is to help companies accelerate the transition of their SBIR developed technologies to both the government and public markets. The workshop will explain how DHS does business Read More...
  • Applying to the NSF SBIR Phase I Program for First-Time Applicants – Online Workshop, Oct. 5-6, 2011Sunday, September 11th, 2011 — This program is being conducted by the National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer (NCET2) A very practical step-by-step, four-hour online “How-To” workshop over two evenings to help researchers, faculty members, graduate students, post-docs and entrepreneurs create a SBIR company and apply to the National Science Foundation’s SBIR program in December of 2011. This workshop includes a post-course review of the applicant’s proposed SBIR application by our experts before submission to NSF. For more information, visit:  http://center.ncet2.org/index.php?option=com_joomla_lms&Itemid=53&task=course_guest&id=16
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  • Dept. of ED Fiscal Year 2012 SBIR Solicitations OpenTuesday, January 10th, 2012 — FOUR U.S. Department of Education (ED) Fiscal Year 2012 SBIR Solicitations are now open. Visit the ED SBIR website (www2.ed.gov/programs/sbir/applicant.html) for more details. ED National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) FY-12 SBIR Solicitation. All SBIR projects funded by NIDRR must address the needs of individuals with disabilities. The Read More...
  • DOC NIST FY-2012 SBIR Solicitation Now OpenTuesday, January 10th, 2012 — The Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 2012 SBIR Phase I program solicitation opened on December 20, 2011. Proposals are due Friday, March 2, 2012. The solicitation is available in pdf format on the Federal Business Opportunities (www.fedbizopps.gov) website at www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=4f865ee6db0b106fbb1fee7258047507&tab=core&_cview=0 For more information regarding the solicitation, including additional forms and to post and view solicitation questions and answers, visit the NIST SBIR website at www.nist.gov/tpo/sbir/, or contact Micole A. Cheatham at micole.cheatham@nist.gov or (301) 975-8335.
  • BIG NEWS! – SBIR/STTR ReauthorizedFriday, December 16th, 2011 — READ More………………….. From our SBIR/STTR Advocate and Insider Rick Shindell You can view the latest SBIR Insider Newsletter HERE. “Dear SBIR Insider, I am pleased (a gross understatement) to inform you that SBIR HAS NOW BEEN REAUTHORIZED for a period of 6 years, ending September 30, 2017, Read More...
  • A Light at the End of the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Tunnel?Tuesday, December 13th, 2011 — READ More………………….. From our SBIR/STTR Advocate and Insider Rick Shindell You can view the latest SBIR Insider Newsletter HERE. “Dear SBIR Insider, We have some very encouraging news for you on the status of SBIR reauthorization, but contrary to what you may have read, SBIR has NOT been reauthorized. We Read More...
  • 2011/12 SBIR/STTR Solicitation Schedule/AnnouncementsTuesday, November 1st, 2011 — Please note that the IPart will accept electronic Pre-Proposal Applications NO LATER THAN (4) WEEKS PRIOR to the Federal Submission Deadline. Different rules may apply for DoD submissions; please consult with your IPart Sponsor to determine eligibility for submission. Clients are strongly encouraged to begin working with their IPart Sponsor as early as Read More...
  • DOE Phase I – Release 2 – Important Dates!Tuesday, November 1st, 2011 — To provide applicants with additional time to develop solutions to the opportunities presented in DOE topics, the Department of Energy has posted the topics for the 2012 Phase I Release 2 at: http://science.energy.gov/sbir/.  You may directly contact the program managers listed in the topic descriptions before the Funding Opportunity Announcement Read More...
  • NSF FY-2012 SBIR&STTR Program Solicitations ReleasedTuesday, September 13th, 2011 — The National Science Foundation (NSF) posted their FY-2012 STTR solicitation on their SBIR/STTR website (www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/) on July 18, 2011.  NSF will accept proposals from October 17 to November 17, 2011. The STTR Topic for this solicitation is: Enhancing Access to the Radio Spectrum (EARS). For detailed description of this topic, Read More...
  • National Cancer Institute (NCI) Funding AnnouncementTuesday, August 30th, 2011 — NCI SBIR Announces $8 Million in New Contract Funding Opportunities for Innovative Small Businesses in Cancer Research and Technology Development Is your small business on the brink of taking its innovative cancer research to the next level, but needs early-stage technology financing? If so, we encourage you to apply for Read More...
  • DoD SBIR 11.3 & STTR 11.B Solicitations – Open for Proposal SubmissionMonday, August 29th, 2011 — The DoD SBIR 11.3 & STTR 11.B solicitations are open for proposal submission from August 29, 2011 through 6 a.m. ET September 28, 2011. For SBIR 11.3 the Army, Navy, DARPA, and OSD-ASD and for STTR 11.B the Air Force, MDA, and OSD-ASD invite small businesses to submit proposals under Read More...
  • DoD Rapid Innovation Fund (Formerly Rapid Innovation Program) About to LaunchTuesday, August 23rd, 2011 — The DoD’s Rapid Innovation Program (RIP) is now the Rapid Innovation Funding (RIF) Program and should be released in the form of a Broad Agency Announcements (BAA) on or about September 1, 2011. In a memo circulating the Agency and the Hill, Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology & Read More...
  • 2012 DOE SBIR/STTR Announcement Changes – UPDATEThursday, August 4th, 2011 — The Department of Energy has issued its FY 2012 Phase I (Release 1) Funding Opportunity Announcement (DE-FOA-0000577) for the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs.  Qualified small businesses with strong research capabilities in science or engineering in any of the research areas sought in Read More...
  • DoD SBIR 2011.3 and STTR 2011.B SolicitationsFriday, July 29th, 2011 — The SBIR 11.3 and STTR 11.B solicitations were issued for public release on July 28, 2011 The DoD SBIR 2011.3 and STTR 2011.B solicitations were pre-released at http://www.dodsbir.net/solicitation/ and http://www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/sbir/solicitations/ on July 28, 2011. For SBIR 11.3 the Army, Navy, DARPA, and OSD-ASD and for STTR 11.B the Air Force, Read More...
  • 2012 DOE SBIR/STTR Funding Opportunity Announcement ChangesWednesday, July 13th, 2011 — The following is a letter from Manny Oliver, Director, SBIR/STTR Programs Office, US Department of Energy (DOE).  Please pass along the link to this page to individuals you think might be interested in this information. Dear DOE SBIR/STTR Programs Participant: Since accepting the position as the Director of the SBIR/STTR Programs Read More...
  • NSF Releases FY-2011 (2) SBIRTuesday, March 8th, 2011 — NSF Releases FY-2011 (2) SBIR The National Science Foundation (NSF) has released its FY-2011 SBIR (2) [NSF 11-691] solicitation which will open to receive proposals on May 10, 2011 and close June 10, 2011 (due by 5 p.m. proposer’s local time). This NSF solicitation consists of 4 broad based topics: Read More...
  • DoD 2011.A STTR Solicitation NOW OPENWednesday, March 2nd, 2011 — The DoD SBIR 2011.A STTR Solicitation opened February 28, 2011 for submission of proposals. Participating DoD Components Department of the Army Department of the Navy Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Click here to go directly to view the current DoD 2011.A STTR Solicitation. DoD 2011.A STTR Solicitation To be added to Read More...
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  • We Have A New Winner! – ChromaTan Wins NIH Phase I SBIRWednesday, August 31st, 2011 — We are very excited to announce that ChromaTan and their team of scientists have recently been awarded an NIH SBIR Phase 1 for $183,000. Their proposal focuses on: design, construction, and testing a Continuous Countercurrent Tangential Chromatography (CCTC) system capable of providing highly efficient and low cost purification of therapeutic proteins and Read More...
  • IPart Client, Recipient of 2011 Tibbetts AwardSunday, February 20th, 2011 — IPart Client Awardee re, Inc. is a leading developer of Intelligent Modular Manipulation Systems. re’s mission is to advance the state of the art of mobile manipulation and develop dual-use technologies that benefit both defense & public safety robot users. re’s manipulation systems and components are scalable and modular. re’s development efforts are focused on creating plug-n-play Read More...
  • IPart AwardeesWednesday, December 1st, 2010 — Each document link includes a listing of companies who were awarded Innovation Partnership MicroGrant (MG), MicroVoucher (MV) or Federal Marketing Assistance (FMA) grants to assist them with the refinement of their federal SBIR/STTR proposal. Notes: 1.  The MicroVoucher Program was initiated in 2007 and no awards under this program were made Read More...
  • IPart Federal Marketing Assistance (FMA) AwardeesWednesday, December 1st, 2010 — The Fedeal Marketing Assistance (FMA) Program is a Phase II, advanced federal funding assistance program started in 2005 as a pilot. FMA Awards can be up to $10,000 (Most recently; 2009-2010,Awards have averaged around $5,000 due to budgetary constraints) to defray the costs of proposal preparation. Applicants MUST work with their Sponsor Organization closely to be considered for this program. IPart FMA Awardees 2005-2010
  • IPart Federal AwardeesThursday, May 6th, 2010 — Companies listed have received SBIR/STTR Federal Awards and have received assistance from the IPart and its programs.  Errors or omissions should be reported to Kelly S. Wylam. IPart Federal Awardees 2003-2008
  • Client Spotlight: Y-CarbonTuesday, September 22nd, 2009 — Y-Carbon, Inc. - King of Prussia, PA Has successfully been awarded 3 MicroVouchers from the IPart to assist with the proposal preparation and has recently been awarded funding from NSF and DoD to Develop High Energy Supercapacitors.  You can read more about these recent awards here. You can also read Read More...
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  • Pennsylvania Federal Awardee DataWednesday, December 7th, 2011 — This page contains links to Pennsylvania’s Federal Awardees through the SBIR & STTR Programs from 2002 to 2009.  Each link takes you to a downloadable Excel Spreadsheet containing both Summary and Awardee records grouped by year. Each workbook, with the exception of the “TOTALS” workbook contains 5 tabs: Summary Tab; SBIR Read More...
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