Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase I Solicitation FY 2013 | Apply Online

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• The National Science Foundation in the science and technology and other research and development sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase I Solicitation FY 2013" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 47.041 Engineering Grants.
• This funding opportunity was created on Mar 21, 2012 and posted on Mar 21, 2012.
• Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 19, 2012 Full Proposal Deadline(s) June 19, 2012 Proposals submitted outside the window of May 19, 2012 June 19, 2012 will be returned without review.. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2024.)
• The funding agency has allocated a total of $15,000,000.00 to eligible and selected applicants.
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 100 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
• Organization Limit Proposals may only be submitted by the following Only firms qualifying as aa hrefhttp://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/definitions.jsp#sbcsmall business concern/aare eligible to participate in the SBIR program. Socially and economically disadvantaged small business concerns and women owned small business concerns are particularly encouraged to participate. For an SBIR Phase I Proposal, a minimum of two thirds of the research, as measured by the budget, must be performed by the small business concern and the balance may be outsourced to a consultant or subcontractor or a combination of the two. Proposals from joint ventures and partnerships are permitted, provided the entity created qualifies as aa hrefhttp://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/definitions.jsp#sbcsmall business concern/a.Proposing firms are also encouraged to take advantage of research expertise and facilities that may be available to them at colleges, universities, national laboratories, and from other research providers. Such collaborations may include research subcontracts, consulting agreements or the employment of faculty as senior personnel and of graduate or undergraduate students as assistants by the small business. PI Limit The primary employment of the Principal Investigator (PI) must be with the small business concern at the time of the award.A PI must spend a minimum of one calendar month on an SBIR Phase I project and be at least 51 employed by the small business at the time of the award.

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