text-only page produced automatically by LIFT Text
Transcoder Skip all navigation and go to page contentSkip top navigation and go to directorate navigationSkip top navigation and go to page navigation
National Science Foundation HomeNational Science Foundation - Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP)
design element
IIP Home
SBIR/STTR Home
Program Information & Requirements
Phase I Information
Phase II Information
Post Award Activities
Supplemental Funding Opportunities
Review Process
Active Phase II Grantees (PDF)
FAQ
SBIR/STTR Forms
Budget Preparation & Revisions
Advisory Committee
IIP Program and Star Brochures
View IIP Staff
Additional IIP Resources
SBIR.gov
IIP Presentations
National Cancer Institute (NCI) SBIR & STTR Site
ENG Organizations
Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET)
Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI)
Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS)
Engineering Education and Centers (EEC)
Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI)
Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP)
Proposals and Awards
Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide
  Introduction
Proposal Preparation and Submission
bullet Grant Proposal Guide
  bullet Grants.gov Application Guide
Award and Administration
bullet Award and Administration Guide
Award Conditions
Other Types of Proposals
Merit Review
NSF Outreach
Policy Office


Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) & Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program

PROGRAMS

Program Information & Requirements Phase I Program Phase II Program
-Program Description
-Program Definitions
-Evaluation & Selection Criteria
- NSF SBIR/STTR Philosophy and General Information

- STTR Program
- SBIR Program
Only Phase I Grantees can apply!

- Phase II Information


Post Award Activities Supplemental Funding Opportunities Review Process
-Phase I Reporting
-Phase II Reporting
-No Cost Extensions
-PI Change Info
Explore the numerous supplements offered:

- Phase I and II supplemental opportunities
- Step-by-step instructions
-Information for Reviewers and Panelists


SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

Small Business Innovation Research FY-2012 Solicitation

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program stimulates technological innovation in the private sector by strengthening the role of small business concerns in meeting Federal research and development needs, increasing the commercial application of federally supported research results, and fostering and encouraging participation by socially and economically disadvantaged and women-owned small businesses. http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504700

Small Business Technology Transfer FY-2012 Solicitation

The Small Business Technology Transfer program stimulates technological innovation in the private sector by strengthening the role of small business concerns in meeting Federal research and development needs, increasing the commercial application of federally supported research results, and fostering and encouraging participation by socially and economically disadvantaged and women-owned small businesses.
The STTR Topic for this solicitation is Enhancing Access to the Radio Spectrum (EARS). Proposals must address one of the subtopics outlined in the solicitation, section A.10.Research Topics.
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503661

Small Business Postdoctoral Research Diversity Fellowship

This program is aimed to help National Science Foundation (NSF) Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) participants by providing them a postdoctoral research fellow to accelerate their innovation research and to broaden participation from underrepresented groups in Small Business Innovation Research. For more information and to begin your company's participation process, please visit the ASEE website, http://nsfsbir.asee.org/

Opportunities for Currently NSF Supported and Self-Sustaining, Graduated Engineering Research Centers to Partner with Small Businesses (ERC & SBIR)

Currently NSF supported and self-sustaining, graduated Engineering Research Centers (ERCs) in the Classes of 1990 and later are eligible to apply to this solicitation ONLY if the proposed research involves participation of an already-established small R&D firm that meets the "small business" eligibility requirements of the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program, or is an active or a "graduated" Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Phase I or Phase II grantee, regardless of the agency providing support. Please see the solicitation at http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10617/nsf10617.htm.

SBIR 2.0

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program will undergo a series of improvements in the coming months to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the overall program. Together, these improvements will represent a new and improved SBIR, or as they are calling it, "SBIR 2.0." Please visit http://www.sba.gov/sbir2/ for more details.

Diversity Outreach

NSF staff are exploring ways to increase the number of proposals from women and underrepresented minorities to the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs. More...

Manufacturing Innovation Highlights

A listing of manufacturing awards in response to Executive Order 13329 to stimulate advances in manufacturing innovation for the nation can be viewed at: Manufacturing innovation highlights (for FY 2010).

To view PDF documents, please download Adobe Acrobat Reader.

 

Email this pagePrint this page
Back to Top of page
  Web Policies and Important Links | Privacy | FOIA | Help | Contact NSF | Contact Webmaster | SiteMap  
National Science Foundation Engineering (ENG)
The National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230, USA
Tel: (703) 292-5111 , FIRS: (800) 877-8339 | TDD: (800) 281-8749
Last Updated:
Sep 22, 2011
Text Only


Last Updated: Sep 22, 2011