SBIR 101 Webinar

$4.5 Billion dollars in product development is available, maybe to you! Learn more about how you might tap the largest seed fund in this brief overview (and how we can help for free).

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, collectively known as America’s Seed Fund, provides seed money to US-based small businesses who are working on cutting edge technology. Discussed in this video is program basics, eligibility criteria, funding phases, and federal agency participation.

Eligibility:

• SBIR
  • Small business can work alone or with others
  • Small Business has a larger R&D role. Partner may only perform up to 33% of the work in Phase I and up to 50% of the work in Phase II
  • Primary investigator (PI) must be an >51% employee of the small business
• STTR
  • Small business must work with a nonprofit research institution
  • Partner may only perform between 30-60% of the work in each Phase
  • Primary investigator (PI) may be an employee of the small business OR the research institution

SBIR/STTR applicants must have legitimate labs or facilities to house research.

Learn more about SBIR