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US DOT SBIR Program NewsImportant Message The The FY08.2 DOT SBIR Solicitation is now OPEN! (Available July 18 through September 5, 2008) 2008 National SBIR ConferenceConnecticut is hosting the 2008 National SBIR Conference November 12-14, with pre-conference workshops on November 11. The focus is on innovation, commercialization and doing business. With the reauthorization of the SBIR Program scheduled for September 30, 2008, small businesses, entrepreneurs, and universities need to understand what is happening to the program and need to participate in activities that will advance their technologies, products and services. Program Activities:
Who’s Coming:
Federal Highway Administration Offers Additional Grants to Spur InnovationThe Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) will award $1 million through a second round of grants under the Highways for LIFE Technology Partnerships Program. The purpose of the Technology Partnership Program is to partner organizations and companies with the highway construction industry to accelerate the adoption of promising innovations that reduce congestion from construction and improve safety and quality. FHWA anticipates publishing the solicitation in Grants.gov about July 24, 2008, with a closing date at the end of August. Each grant award will range from $200,000 to $500,000 for up to two years of performance. The program is intended to fund proven innovations that have been developed to a late-stage prototype with the proof of concept well established that require further development, testing, and evaluation in a real-world setting before they would be available for commercialization. The innovation must make a significant contribution to achieving at least one of the following Highways for LIFE goals: improving project and/or work zone safety (including worker or user safety), reducing construction congestion, accelerating construction or improving quality. Applicable innovation areas include: technologies, materials, tools, equipment, procedures, specifications, methodologies, processes, or practices used in the financing, design or construction of highways or bridges. Competition is open to all non-profit and for-profit organizations except state and local governments and institutions of higher education. State and local agencies, local municipalities, and academic institutions are excluded from competition as prime awardees but are encouraged to participate as a partner at the sub level. For more information on the Technology Partnerships Program, and previous awardees, go to http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/hfl/tech.cfm. Individuals can sign up to receive an email notification when the solicitation is published in Grants.gov. Upcoming 2008 SBIR/STTR National Spring Conference, May 27-30, 2008The 2008 SBIR/STTR National Spring Conference will be held at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida on May 27 - 30, 2008. In partnership with NASA, the Florida SBDC Network and the Florida Small Business Development Foundation, Inc. are co-hosting the 2008 SBIR/STTR National Spring Conference to celebrate the Silver Anniversary of the SBIR Program and 50 Years of NASA Space Exploration. More information is available at the official SBIR/STTR Spring Conference website (http://www.sbirflorida.org/). 2007 US DOT SBIR Program Solicitation is Now Closed2007 US DOT SBIR Program Solicitation closed May 1, 2007. Please visit Current Solicitation for more information on the 2007 US DOT SBIR Program Solicitation and future dates. (Posted 05/01/07) 2006 DOT SBIR Phase I Recommendations2006 DOT SBIR Phase I Recommendations have been posted to the SBIR site. Please visit Current Solicitation for more information on the 2006 US DOT SBIR Program Solicitation. (Posted 09/29/06) To view past US DOT SBIR news and events, please visit the SBIR News Archive. |
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