2. • Win more than $1 Million in grants
• Win more than one per year
• Win grants year after year
• Retain your Intellectual Property
• Become “sole source” supplier
What if We Said You could…
You CAN!
5. A GREAT way
to fund the R&D
for
your Start-Up
Company
SBIR
6. A GREAT way
to fund new
product
development
for an
established
company.
SBIR
7. IT Software Company
Social Network for solving Cold Cases
Check to see if it exists
Missing persons, FBI etc.
Align with Expert team – John Walsh
Discuss with Facebook
Talk to an agency that cares
Just Driving Along
Innovative Idea, Great Team,
Solve a Problem – Game Changer
8. The Federal SBIR Program
Began in 1982
Essentially . . .
To transfer technology from small
high-tech companies and universities
into government and industry.
9. SBIR Program
The largest Federal source
of seed capital for
early-stage technology
businesses.
2,500+ companies
annually.
12. 75% Comes from 2 Agencies
50% DOD
25% NIH 25%
9 other
agencies
NASA, DOE, NSF, DHS,
USDA, DOC, ED, EPA, DOT
13. Example: National Science Foundation
2012 Stats
$118.3 million grants
48 states represented
632 businesses funded
Median company age: 4 years
Median # of employees: 5
Supplemental grants available
High Technical Risk
High Commercial Reward
NSF photo: John Consoli, University of
Maryland
14. 11 Federal Agencies
Several Agencies
Respond to an
ACTUAL topic or
problem that
needs to be solved
- quite specific
15. What If YOU Have An Idea?
Propose your idea to these
agencies:
Department of Homeland Security
National Institutes of Health
National Science Foundation
Dept of Energy
Dept of Education
16. Eligibility Overview
US owned – more than 50%,
some majority ownership
is now allowed
Only Businesses
can win (for profit)
500 or fewer employees
Headquartered in US, work
done in US
17. Overview - STTR
Same as SBIR except
Cannot be majority owned
Partner with research
institution
Agreement in place
Principal Investigator
May come from the research
institution (expertise)
Up to 60%
May go to research institution –
minimum 30%
19. Phase I:
Feasibility Study
up to $150K
Phase II:
Develop Prototype
up to $1,000,000
Phase III:
Commercialize
Three-Phase Program
20. 6 – 12 month feasibility study
1/3 of all winners have NEVER won
before
Generally, you need to win a Phase I
to move on to a Phase II
You can win more than one a year
– year after year
Competitive – not easy to win
Phase I - $150,000
21. Build, test and refine a prototype
Takes 2 years to complete
Sole source supplier – if agency is willing to purchase
You can win more than one a year
– year after year
50% chance of winning a phase II
Phase II - $1,000,000
Must have strong
commercialization potential
22. Phase I + Phase II=
And the good news is . . .
$1,150,000