SBIR.gov

Overview of SBIR.gov

• https://www.sbir.gov/sbirsearch/topic/current
• Types of grants: These tend to be smaller ($150K-$1,5M) grants aimed at for-profits companies
  • NOTE: Technically not all SBIRs are grants. However, even the SBIRs that are not grants operate like grants so we will use the word “grant” here
• Our two cents:
  • Amazing program
  • We funded a lot of FedScout with SBIRs
  • Not a bad website

Searching in SBIR.gov

1. Keyword: Just what it sounds like, search for SBIR’s with your keyword
2. Agency: The government agency sponsoring this grant
3. Phase: The SBIR program is broken up into Phase 1 and Phase 2. Typically you have to complete Phase 1 before applying for Phase 2 but there are exceptions
4. Program: There are two flavors of SBIR
   1. SBIR: An SBIR is a grant to a for-profit company to conduct research
   2. STTR: An STTR is a grant to a for-profit company partnered with a research institution to conduct research
5. Year: If you want to see past SBIRs you can do that

Understanding the grants on SBIR.gov

1. Agency: The government agency sponsoring this grant
2. Branch: The Sub-agency sponsoring the grant
3. Program: SBIR or STTR
4. Phase: Phase I or II
5. Year: The fiscal year
6. Solicitation #: Unique identifier (should align with SAM.gov)
7. Topic #: Unique identifier used by the agency
8. Release Date: The date the topic was published
9. Open Date: The date the government will begin accepting proposals
10. Application due date: When proposals are due. Some agencies have multiple due dates listed. This is because the government anticipates multiple solution intakes
11. Close date: When this topic is no longer open
12. Description: An overview of the research the government intends to fund