SBIR/STTR

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs are highly competitive programs that encourage domestic small businesses to engage in Federal Research/Research and Development (R/R&D) with the potential for commercialization.

MCFL APEX Accelerator is helping small business concerns explore more than $3B in SBIR and STTR opportunities.

Program Goals:

Stimulate technological innovation.
Meet Federal research and development needs.
Foster and encourage participation by women and socially or economically disadvantaged persons.
Increase private-sector commercialization derived from Federal research and development funding.

In addition, the STTR program aims to:
Foster technology transfer through cooperative R&D between small businesses and research institutions.

3 Phases of SBIR and STTR

Phase 1

Pre-prototype Phase: Funded up to $100,000 for approximately 6 months (1 year for STTR) to explore the technical merit or feasibility of an idea, concept, or technology.

Phase 2

Prototype Phase: Funded up to $750,000 ($500,000 for STTR), for a period of up to 2 years, to expand on Phase I results. During this phase, R&D work is implemented and commercialization potential is evaluated.

Phase 3

Commercialization Phase: The innovation is moved from the laboratory into the marketplace, and outside funds (non SBIR and non STTR) are used to market the product.

Local Resources

Nextcorps

Monore County Finger Lakes APEX

SBIR

Dept. of Agriculture | National Institute of Food and Agriculture SBIR Program | (usda.gov)

HHS (U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services) | NIH (National Institutes of Health) SBIR/STTR Programs

Department of Commerce – NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) SBIR Program

Dept. of Homeland Security S&T SBIR Program (dhs.gov)

Department of Commerce-NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration) SBIR Program

U.S. DOT (Dept. of Transportation) SBIR Program

Department of Defense

U.S. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) SBIR Program

U.S. Dept. of Education SBIR Program (ed.gov)

NASA SBIR & STTR Program Homepage

DOE (Department of Energy) SBIR/STTR Programs

NSF (National Science Foundation) SBIR/STTR Programs | Seed Fund

STTR

DoD (Dept. of Defense) SBIR / STTR (defensesbirsttr.mil)