• The FY04.4 SBIR Solicitation is now in pre-release. The solicitation will begin accepting proposals on September 15, 2004 and will close to proposals on October 15th, 2004 at 6 a.m. EST.
• Abstracts of Phase I proposals selected for award from 2003.2 SBIR solicitation
• Abstracts of Phase I proposals selected for award from 2003 STTR solicitation

• New DoD SBIR/STTR Help Desk phone number: 866-SBIRHLP (866-724-7457).
• New DoD SBIR/STTR Help Desk E-mail Form for help via e-mail

• The STTR Program has now been reauthorized (P.L. 107-50) through 2009.
• The SBIR Program has been reauthorized (P.L. 106-554) through 2008.

• The Department of Defense (DoD) SBIR and STTR programs fund a billion dollars each year in early-stage R&D projects at small technology companies -- projects that serve a DoD need and have commercial applications.
  
  
• Small companies retain the intellectual property rights to technologies they develop under these programs.
  
  
• Funding is awarded competitively, but the process is streamlined and user-friendly.

So if you have a great idea for an innovation
with defense and commercial applications, read on!

The SBIR Program provides up to $850,000 in early-stage R&D funding directly to small technology companies (or individual entrepreneurs who form a company);

The STTR Program provides up to $850,000 in early-stage R&D funding directly to small companies working cooperatively with researchers at universities and other research institutions;

Fast Track provides a higher chance of SBIR/STTR award, and continuous funding, to small companies that can attract outside investors. For the investors, Fast Track offers an opportunity to obtain a match of between $1 and $4 in DoD SBIR/STTR funds for every $1 the investor puts in.

Questions? Please contact the SBIR/STTR Help Desk by telephone 866-SBIRHLP (866-724-7457), or Email.

Comments/Suggestions for improving, these programs? Please contact the DoD SBIR/STTR Program Manager

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