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Useful Stats: NIH SBIR/STTR Success Rates by State
NIH SBIR/STTR Application Success Rates and Average Yearly Funding by State (2008-2017) Shading represents the state’s success rate, while bubble-size represents the average dollar amount of awards per year.
Competitor discussion in your SBIR Proposal
A common topic to include in your SBIR proposal is a discussion on the competition.
Planning to submit? What you should be doing NOW!
I often get calls from clients who wish to submit an SBIR/STTR grant with a deadline only a couple of weeks or even days away.
Addressing reviewer comments in resubmissions
So you have submitted your SBIR proposal some months ago and are nervously waiting for word on what the reviewers thought of it.
Perfecting Your Pitch to Program Managers
One of the most common themes we try to impress on our clients is for them to reach out to the various program managers well before they submit a proposal.
Why consider USDA in your SBIR pursuits?
Often our clients think primarily about NSF or NIH as a source for SBIR funding.
Finding the Appropriate SBIR/STTR Agency and Topic
With 11 different agencies, multiple deadlines, a choice between grants and contracts- how do you begin to search for the right SBIR/STTR opportunity for your company? Make your search a bit easier with the following how-to advice.
Drafting and Reviewing your SBIR Proposal
When writing a grant proposal it is always a good idea to have others look it over during the writing phase and most certainly during your final edits prior to submission.
Budgeting time and salaries in your SBIR grant
As you prepare your 2019 SBIR/STTR proposals, take note of common budget and salary issues/questions that are brought up with our consultants Time Proposed in the Budget: As our clients are working on their proposal packages we sometimes see issues with regard to time proposed in the budget for the PI, key employees and consultants.