You are receiving this Update because you are thought to either have an interest in the federal
SBIR and STTR R&D grants programs, or to have a broader interest in financing for science and
technology based businesses. Beyond SBIR/STTR information, Updates typically include
additional information that companies interested in SBIR and other similar stage businesses are
also likely to be interested in.
SBIR/ STTR Training Seminars
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Programs to be announced.
FINANCING, NETWORKING AND RELATED EVENTS AND INFORMATION
NJTC Venture Conference
NJEN: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
------------Tuesday,
March 31, 2015
2:00 - 8:00 PM
MetroTop,
Iselin
Wednesday,
April 8, 2015
Princeton
Marriott
See Program Descriptions in Section II. below
RECENT SBIR/STTR SOLICITATION RELEASES
-National Science Foundation SBIR: Proposals due 6/16/15.
-National Science Foundation STTR: Proposals due 6/16/15.
**See Section I. Solicitation Schedule below for links to all current solicitations.
National Science Foundation- broad science & engineering interests, Internet of Things
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently released its second and final SBIR and STTR solicitation
for fiscal year 2015. Proposals are due June 16. The NSF solicitations are popular among entrepreneurs
because of the broad range of science and engineering technology areas they cover.
The current solicitations include a new technology interest area entitled "Internet of Things" which
reflects the growing attention this topic is receiving. The NSF SBIR and STTR solicitation cover the same
technology areas including the following nine additional areas:
-Educational Technologies and Applications (EA)
-Information Technologies (IT)
-Semiconductors (S) and Photonic (PH) Devices and Materials
-Electronic Hardware, Robotics and Wireless Technologies (EW)
-Advanced Manufacturing and Nanotechnology (MN)
-Advanced Materials and Instrumentation (MI)
-Chemical and Environmental Technologies (CT)
-Biological Technologies (BT)
-Smart Health (SH) and Biomedical (BM) Technologies
Each one of the ten technology areas is comprised of multiple broad umbrella like topics. It is up to
small businesses to propose more specific research topics that fit under one of these umbrellas. If you
click on one of the technology areas on the list at http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/topicshome.jsp, you
will be taken to NSF's individual SBIR/STTR umbrella topics for that area.
NSF encourages advance communication with their program directors for each technology area to help
gauge whether a proposed project meets their intellectual merit and commercial impact
criteria. Companies should take advantage of this opportunity before committing 100 or more hours to
preparing and submitting a competitive proposal.
**See Section I. Solicitation Schedule below for links to all current solicitations.
NJSBDC Provides Disaster Preparedness and Business Continuity Planning Services
NJSBDC will send a consultant to your place of business to work with you one-to-one to help you
develop a continuity plan to meet the specific needs of your business, at no cost to you. See Section III.
NJSBDC Disaster Preparedness and Business Continuity Planning Services below for more information.
SBIR on Demand Introductory Training Webcasts
NJSBDC has developed three 10-15 minute webcasts intended to introduce entrepreneurs and small
businesses to the basics of the SBIR & STTR programs and proposal writing, as follows:
-Introduction to the SBIR & STTR Programs
-Introduction to Topic Identification
-Introduction to Proposal Writing
These webcasts can be accessed at NJSBDC's Technology Commercialization Program's homepage:
www.njsbdc.com/sbir or www.njsbdc.com/scitech.
Proposal Preparation Assistance
All NJ entrepreneurs and small business owners are eligible to receive guidance and assistance in
pursuing the SBIR and STTR programs, at no cost. These services include help in determining whether
SBIR and STTR are worth pursuing given a company's technology, business goals and team; and coaching
throughout the proposal preparation process. In addition, reviews and written critiques of draft
proposals including suggestions for strengthening them are also available, on a cost shared basis and
subject to funding. Included in the proposal review services are reviews and critiques of required Phase
I and Phase II commercialization plans, which can be particularly challenging for many applicants.
Assistance can be requested by sending an E-mail message to rgharmon@njsbdc.com .
Randy G. Harmon,
Technology Commercialization Consultant, NJSBDC/Rutgers Business School;
Entrepreneur in Residence, NJIT Enterprise Development Center;
Principal, Foundations Business Development Group, LLC
phone: 908-754-3652
randygharmon@aol.com
rgharmon@njsbdc.com
CONTENTS:
I. Solicitation Schedule
II. Financing, Networking and Related Events and Information
III. Disaster Preparedness and Business Continuity Planning Services
I. Solicitation Schedule
The following agencies presently have open solicitations:
-National Science Foundation SBIR: Proposals due 6/16/15
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2015/nsf15546/nsf15546.htm
-National Science Foundation STTR: Proposals due 6/16/15
http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2015/nsf15545/nsf15545.htm
-PHS 2014-2: OMNIBUS SOLICITATION of the NIH, CDC, FDA, ACF SBIR/STTR 2014
Proposals due 4/5/14, 8/5/14, 12/5/14, and 4/5/2015 (non-AIDS topics)
Proposals due 5/7/14, 9/7/14, 1/7/2015, and 5/7/2015 for AIDS-related topics
There are 2 parts to this solicitation. The program descriptions and research topics can be found
at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbirsttr1/2014-2_SBIR-STTR-topics.docx
The proposal writing instructions can be downloaded at:
http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/424/index.htm
Special NIH SBIR/STTR Initiatives (PAs & RFAs)
In addition to the main PHS/NIH SBIR/STTR grant solicitation and their fall contract solicitation, NIH
issues numerous small solicitations throughout the year focused on specific health related areas. They
are listed at: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir_announcements.htm