Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Program OverviewArrowhead Solutions, LLCStephanie Amend– Founder/Executive Consultant

The Program

•SBIR – Small Business Innovative Research▫STTR – Small Business Technology Transfer

•Funds early stage R&D at small tech companies

•Largest source of early stage financing for small business in the U.S.

•Three phase program

Goals

•Stimulate technological innovation.•Meet Federal research and development

needs.•Foster and encourage participation in

innovation and entrepreneurship by socially and economically disadvantaged persons.

•Increase private-sector commercialization of innovations derived from Federal research and development funding.

Participating Agencies (SBIR)• Federal agencies with extramural research and development (R&D) budgets that

exceed $100 million are required to allocate 2.8 %of their R&D budget to these programs. ▫ Participating Agencies:

Department of Agriculture Department of Commerce - National Institute of Standards and Technology Department of Commerce - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Department of Defense Department of Education Department of Energy Department of Health and Human Services Department of Homeland Security Department of Transportation Environmental Protection Agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Science Foundation

• Each agency administers its own individual program within guidelines established by Congress.

• Allocation increases each FY

History• The SBIR program was established under the Small

Business Innovation Development Act of 1982 (P.L. 97-219) with the purpose of strengthening the role of innovative small business concerns in Federally-funded research and development (R&D).

• Through FY2009, over 112,500 awards have been made totaling more than $26.9 billion.

• The program was reauthorized until September 30, 2008 by the Small Business Reauthorization Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-554). Subsequently, Congress passed numerous extensions, the most recent of which extends the SBIR program through 2017.

Three Phased Program•Phase I

▫Purpose to test the scientific, technical, and commercial merit and feasibility of a concept

▫Usually 6 months long (potential option periods) and up to $150,000

•Phase II▫If Phase I proves successful, may be invited to

propose on Phase II to further develop concept, usually to prototype stage.

▫Usually 2 years long and between $750,000 - $1,000,000 depending on agency

Three Phased Program, cont.• Phase III

▫Purpose is commercialization▫Non-SBIR/STTR funds used to bring the technology

to military/government/private sector markets▫The SBIR program does not fund Phase III.

Some Federal agencies, Phase III may involve follow-on non-SBIR funded R&D or production contracts for products, processes or services intended for use by the U.S. Government.

• GOAL – always should bring to bring a Phase I to Phase III

Stats (DoD)•Over half the awards are to firms with

fewer than 25 people and a third to firms of fewer than 10. A fifth are minority or women-owned businesses. Historically, a quarter of the companies are first-time winners.

•Historically, about 15 % of SBIR and STTR proposals are awarded a Phase I contract; approximately 50% of Phase I projects subsequently are awarded a Phase II contract. 

DoD Component

SBIR Budget

# Topics# Ph I

proposals# Ph I awards

# Ph II awards

Army 156,051,000 99 1892 141 137

Navy 240,591,000 146 2,224 389 233

Air Force 281,308,000 162 2,237 386 293

DARPA 62,711,000 19 369 62 23

DTRA 4,477,372 3 52 15 1

MDA 60,957,000 32 570 107 71

SOCOM 10,995,000 7 115 15 2

CBD 12,566,000 10 125 35 2

OSD 48,423,000 23 544 94 37

DLA 1,286,109 0 0 0 0

DMEA 992,000 2 31 0 1

DHP 27,307,000 17 253 59 22

NGA n/a 0 0 0 2

All DoD 907,664,481 520 8,412 1,303 824

DoD SBIR Annual Report SummaryFY2013

Down from 500+ in FY12

Eligibility

•Be a small business with 500 or fewer employees

•Be independently owned and operated•Be organized for profit•Have its principal place of business in the

United States•Be at least 51 percent owned by U.S.

citizens or lawfully admitted permanent resident aliens

Qualifications for business

•Work must be performed in the U.S.•Business must self-perform a minimum of

2/3 of the work for a Phase I and ½ of the work for a Phase II.▫Calculation is agency dependent

•The Principal Investigator must be employed at the business

Where to Start•Understand the solicitation release dates

▫Early releases are usually posted to allow industry question/answers and solicitation mods

▫Final release dates are different for each agency.

•Determine your topic(s)•Propose following agency’s solicitation

instructions▫Register as required▫Online requirements

What is Open Now?

•DoD 2014.2 is open – Proposals due 6/25▫Army, Navy, DARPA, DLA, DMEA, MDA

•NSF – due 6/10•HHS - Varies

Useful websites

•www.sbir.gov – main SBIR website•www.grants.gov – submission site for

grants•http://www.dodsbir.net/ - DoD SBIR site•www.sba.gov – Small Business

Administration

Questions?

•www.arrowheadsolutionsllc.com or www.fed-gov-contracts.com

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