1. Merrie London, Manager CT SBIR

2. • Win more than $1 Million in grants
• Win more than one per year
• Win grants year after year
• Retain your Intellectual Property
• Become “sole source” supplier
What if We Said You could…
You CAN!

3. “SBIR”
Small Business
Research

4. WHAT’S IN IT
FOR YOU?

5. A GREAT way
to fund the R&D
for
your Start-Up
Company
SBIR

6. A GREAT way
to fund new
product
development
for an
established
company.
SBIR

7. IT Software Company
Social Network for solving Cold Cases
Check to see if it exists
Missing persons, FBI etc.
Align with Expert team – John Walsh
Discuss with Facebook
Talk to an agency that cares
Just Driving Along
Innovative Idea, Great Team,
Solve a Problem – Game Changer

8. The Federal SBIR Program
Began in 1982
Essentially . . .
To transfer technology from small
high-tech companies and universities
into government and industry.

9. SBIR Program
The largest Federal source
of seed capital for
early-stage technology
businesses.
2,500+ companies
annually.

10. 11 Federal Agencies Participate

11. Annual Pot =
2.7% Research Budgets

12. 75% Comes from 2 Agencies
50% DOD
25% NIH 25%
9 other
agencies
NASA, DOE, NSF, DHS,
USDA, DOC, ED, EPA, DOT

13. Example: National Science Foundation
2012 Stats
 $118.3 million grants
 48 states represented
 632 businesses funded
 Median company age: 4 years
 Median # of employees: 5
 Supplemental grants available
High Technical Risk
High Commercial Reward
NSF photo: John Consoli, University of
Maryland

14. 11 Federal Agencies
Several Agencies
 Respond to an
ACTUAL topic or
problem that
needs to be solved
- quite specific

15. What If YOU Have An Idea?
Propose your idea to these
agencies:
 Department of Homeland Security
 National Institutes of Health
 National Science Foundation
 Dept of Energy
 Dept of Education

16. Eligibility Overview
 US owned – more than 50%,
some majority ownership
is now allowed
 Only Businesses
can win (for profit)
 500 or fewer employees
 Headquartered in US, work
done in US

17. Overview - STTR
Same as SBIR except
 Cannot be majority owned
 Partner with research
institution
 Agreement in place
 Principal Investigator
 May come from the research
institution (expertise)
 Up to 60%
 May go to research institution –
minimum 30%

18. Chances of Winning
10% - 50%

19. Phase I:
Feasibility Study
up to $150K
Phase II:
Develop Prototype
up to $1,000,000
Phase III:
Commercialize
Three-Phase Program

20.  6 – 12 month feasibility study
 1/3 of all winners have NEVER won
before
 Generally, you need to win a Phase I
to move on to a Phase II
 You can win more than one a year
– year after year
 Competitive – not easy to win
Phase I - $150,000

21.  Build, test and refine a prototype
 Takes 2 years to complete
 Sole source supplier – if agency is willing to purchase
 You can win more than one a year
– year after year
 50% chance of winning a phase II
Phase II - $1,000,000
Must have strong
commercialization potential

22. Phase I + Phase II=
And the good news is . . .
$1,150,000

23. It’s not a loan….

24. Secret to Funding . . .
Solve Problems
Groundbreaking Significance
Find an Agency that Cares

25. Technology Assessment
Reports
Proposal Reviews
New – State Grants!

26. Don’t Leave
Money on the Table

27. ANY Questions???
Merrie London
860-257-2894
Merrie.London@ctinnovations.com
865 Brook Street, Building 1
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
www.ctinnovations.com