SBIR/STTR - TTDC Phase 0/00 Program
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The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program are separate federal initiatives that provide research and development funding to qualified small businesses in order to stimulate innovation and development in high technology areas. Awards are based on small business qualifications, degree of innovation, technical merit and future market potential. Each year 11 federal agencies participate in the SBIR program and five take part in STTR, awarding over $2 billion in funding for small-business R&D.
TTDC’s SBIR Phase 0/00 Program is a competitive application process designed to financially support selected SBIR/STTR applicants in TN. The Phase 0 award (paid-for expert support services for Phase I proposals) and Phase 00 (for Phase II proposals) programs are an innovative process established to give highly qualified Phase I and Phase II applicants the best possible chance to be competitive in the SBIR/STTR programs in TN. The goal of the Phase 0/00 support effort is to assist TN firms in achieving win rates that are at least double the national averages for Phase I and Phase II wins - and to make every effort to ensure that Phase I winners become Phase II winners.
TTDC has recently engaged Grow Emerging Companies, LLC, to screen, select, and support potential applicants to this program. Mark Henry, a nationally known SBIR/STTR expert and consultant, and his team will be providing this service based on their experience with some 2000 SBIR/STTR proposals.
Services provided to qualified SBIR/STTR applicants are listed below:
·identification/evaluation of potential government R&D funding opportunities in SBIR/STTR and non-SBIR/STTR programs;
·assistance with the “homework” needed to assess opportunities and competition and to prepare for proposal production;
·preparation of and monitoring progress toward completing a checklist of critical items that defines responsible parties and deadlines, and assistance in managing the overall grant-production process;
·proposal-production coaching and writing/production assistance, including proposal brainstorming/homework support; Grow’s proprietary “bullet points” tool; additional proprietary Grow proposal-production templates and models; sample proposals and sections; budgeting support; identification of potential outside reviewers; and comprehensive editing and re-writing as needed;
·assistance with the market research necessary to assess the commercial opportunity for the subject technology versus the competitive technologies for the target application;
·assistance in identifying any non-proposer team members/collaborators required for credibility and successful R&D project completion on specific proposals, as well as potential Phase II and Phase III private-sector partners—and assistance in writing/obtaining the letters and resumes needed from those outside parties;
·assistance with budget preparation and reviews, including the use of Grow’s “Pre-Proposal Data” tool;
·assistance with electronic registration, completion of online forms and required file uploads, and final proposal submission; and
·post-submission/pre-award support, including “Just In Time” and other grant/contract agency documentation required prior to award.
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