This is my portion of a training seminar given as part of the MIT Enterprise Forum's Get Smart Program. I have allowed it to be downloaded as the links to funding agencies are live, although they may not be up to date.

1. Get Smart: Government Grants - How to find them, Get them and Account for them George Andyns, Sr. Consultant, CPA - Accounting Management Solutions Kyle Meetze, Sr. Business Strategist – Partners/MGH; Res. Ventures & Licensing Dawn Fitzgerald, Entrepreneur, Exec. Mgr., Engineer Ian Carver, Director Business Development - Accounting Management Solutions Date: Thursday, June 11th, 2009Time: 6:00 - 7:30 PM Location: Accounting Management Solutions , Waltham, MA

3. Help you to locate and apply for opportunities that will further your business goals;

5. Many types of grants

6. SBIR

7. STTR

8. Stimulus

9. Multi-year grants

11. Conform to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)

12. Competition In Contracts Act applies – no one-on-one discussions after the solicitation is “open”.

13. Traditionally are used when the Government is the direct beneficiary of the effort

14. Primarily DoD, NASA

15. Grants

16. Conform to and guided by individual CFRs for each agency

17. CICA does not apply

18. Traditionally are used where a third party benefits from the effort.

20. SBIR – 2.5% of extramural budget

21. STTR – 0.3% of extramural budget

22. SBIR: Small Business Innovative Research

23. Set-aside program for small business concerns to engage in federal R&D -- with potential for commercialization.

24. STTR: Small Business Technology Transfer

26. Typically $80 - $100k (NIH is the exception)

27. 6 months (12 months for STTR)

28. Phase 2 – Research and Development

29. Up to $750k for SBIR and $500k for STTR

30. 2 years and requires successful Phase 1

31. Phase 3 – Commercialization

34. At least 51% U.S.-owned and independently operated

35. Small Business located in the U.S.

36. P.I.’s primary employment with small business during project

38. No appendices allowed in Phase I

39. The PI is not required to have a Ph.D.

40. The PI is required to have expertise to oversee project scientifically and technically

41. Applications may be submitted to different agencies for similar work

43. Research Partnerships:

44. SBIR: Permits research institution partners [ ~ 33% Phase I and 50% Phase II R&D]

45. STTR: Requires research institution partners (e.g., universities) [ 40% small business and 30% research institution]

46. Principal Investigators

47. SBIR: Primary (>50%) employment must be with small business concern

49. March-in Rights by Stephen B. Rothman

51. USDA SBIR Home Page

52. Dept. of Commerce:

53. DOC-NOAA SBIR Page

54. DOC-NIST Home Page

55. Dept. of Defense

56. DOD SBIR Home Page

57. Air Force SBIR/STTR

58. Army SBIR/STTR

59. DARPA SBIR Program Home Page

60. DTIC-Defense Technical Information Center

61. MDA SBIR Program Home Page

62. DTRA-Defense Threat Reduction Agency

63. Navy SBIR/STTR

64. NGA-National Geospatial Intelligence Agency

65. SOCOM-Special Operations Command

66. Dept. of Education:

67. ED IES

68. ED OSERS / NIDDR

69. Dept. of Energy:

70. DOE SBIR Home Page

71. Department of Health & Human Services

72. NIH SBIR Home Page

73. Department of Homeland Security

74. DHS S&T Directorate

75. DHS DNDO

76. Dept. of Transportation:

77. DOT SBIR Home Page

78. Environmental Protection Agency:

79. EPA SBIR Home Page

80. National Aeronautics & Space Administration:

81. NASA SBIR Home Page

82. National Science Foundation:

84. Dollar Amount of Award (Phase I and II)

85. Receipt Dates / Number and Timing of Solicitations

86. Proposal Review Process

87. Proposal Success Rates

88. Type of Award (Contract or Grant)

89. Many other details:

90. Profit or fee allowed

91. Phase I to Phase II gap funding

93. Most 2009 deadlines have passed, but they come at the same time every year.

95. Where to Start? http://www.grants.gov

97. Funding Opportunity Number (FON)

99. Application deadline to funding is approximately 9 months.

100. If you have a business and/or project plan already, you should be able to respond within 1 month.

101. The information provided is not complicated, the process is.Never, never, never, count on this money!

103. USDA SBIR Home Page

104. Dept. of Commerce:

105. DOC-NOAA SBIR Page

106. DOC-NIST Home Page

107. Dept. of Defense

108. DOD SBIR Home Page

109. Air Force SBIR/STTR

110. Army SBIR/STTR

111. DARPA SBIR Program Home Page

112. DTIC-Defense Technical Information Center

113. MDA SBIR Program Home Page

114. DTRA-Defense Threat Reduction Agency

115. Navy SBIR/STTR

116. NGA-National Geospatial Intelligence Agency

117. SOCOM-Special Operations Command

118. Dept. of Education:

119. ED IES

120. ED OSERS / NIDDR

121. Dept. of Energy:

122. DOE SBIR Home Page

123. Department of Health & Human Services

124. NIH SBIR Home Page

125. Department of Homeland Security

126. DHS S&T Directorate

127. DHS DNDO

128. Dept. of Transportation:

129. DOT SBIR Home Page

130. Environmental Protection Agency:

131. EPA SBIR Home Page

132. National Aeronautics & Space Administration:

133. NASA SBIR Home Page

134. National Science Foundation:

136. USDA funds genetics

137. NASA funds healthcare, materials, electronics

138. They all fund ITThe trick is to suit your idea to their need, or identify their need for your idea.

140. All others have guidelines for topic submissions

142. Don’t be afraid to let them know you are a rookie.

143. Tell them about your company before you tell them about your idea.

144. Treat them like an investor!

145. Proposals are peer reviewed but they still make the funding decisions