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Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP)

SBIR FY-2013 Solicitation & Webinar

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) FY-2013 Solicitation Released & Webinar!

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program stimulates technological innovation in the private sector by strengthening the role of small business concerns in meeting Federal research and development needs, increasing the commercial application of federally supported research results, and fostering and encouraging participation by socially and economically disadvantaged and women-owned small businesses.

The solicitation for the SBIR Phase I program contains full details on the program and is located here:
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504762

Several webinars will be held to discuss the NSF SBIR program and answer questions.  More information about these webinars can be found at the following link:
http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/sbir_2013_webinar.jsp 

STTR FY-2013 Solicitation & Webinar

Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) FY-2013 Solicitation Released 

The Small Business Technology Transfer program stimulates technological innovation in the private sector by strengthening the role of small business concerns in meeting Federal research and development needs, increasing the commercial application of federally supported research results, and fostering and encouraging participation by socially and economically disadvantaged and women-owned small businesses. The STTR research topic for this solicitation is Enhancing the Bioeconomy using emerging Biological Technologies (EBBT).

The solicitation for the STTR Phase I program contains full details on the program and is located here:
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?org=NSF&ods_key=nsf12592

A webinar will be held on October 18th to discuss the upcoming STTR solicitation.  For more information please see:
http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/sttr_2013_webinar.jsp

Fraud, Waste, and Abuse (FWA) Notification

If at any time you become aware of fraud or any kind of wrongdoing under any award, please contact the NSF Office of Inspector General.

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Special Announcement

Dear Colleague Letter: New Solutions to Create Integrative Data Management Infrastructure(s) for Research Across the Sciences (NSF 12-090)

Programs and Funding Opportunities

Key: Crosscutting Crosscutting | NSF Wide Flag NSF-wide

Broadening Participation Research Initiation Grants in Engineering 2012 (BRIGE)
Dear Colleague Letter: Supplemental Opportunity for Translational Research in the Academic Community (TRAC) (NSF 10-044)
Fundamental Research Program for Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (FRP)
Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Program (I/UCRC) NSF Wide Flag
NSF-NIST Interaction in Basic and Applied Scientific Research in BIO, ENG & MPS (NSF-NIST)
Opportunities for Small Business Phase II Partnerships with an Engineering Research Center (ERC) Crosscutting
Partnerships for Innovation: Accelerating Innovation Research (PFI: AIR)
Partnerships for Innovation: Building Innovation Capacity (PFI: BIC)
Scalable Nanomanufacturing (SNM)
Small Business Innovation Research & Small Business Technology Transfer (Program Description) (SBIR/STTR) NSF Wide Flag Crosscutting
Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase I Solicitation FY-2009 (SBIR)
Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase I Solicitation FY-2013 (SBIR)
Small Business Technology Transfer Program Phase I Solicitation FY-2013 (STTR)
Small Business Technology Transfer Program Phase I Solicitation FY-2013 (STTR)
Small-Business/ ERC Collaborative Opportunity: (SECO)
Supplemental Opportunity for SBIR/STTR Memberships in I/UCRCs

Featured NSF-wide Programs

Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry NSF Wide Flag

Partnerships for Innovation NSF Wide Flag

Research Experiences for Undergraduates NSF Wide Flag

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Recently Announced Funding Opportunities See All

Small Business Technology Transfer Program Phase I Solicitation FY-2013
(NSF  13-501) Posted October 4, 2012

Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase I Solicitation FY-2013
(NSF  12-605) Posted August 30, 2012

Innovation Corps Sites Program
(NSF  12-604) Posted August 30, 2012

Innovation Corps Teams Program
(NSF  12-602) Posted August 28, 2012

NSF Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability Fellows
(NSF  12-601) Posted August 27, 2012


Upcoming Due Dates See All

ADVANCE: Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers
(NSF  12-584) Full Proposal: November 8, 2012, Partnerships for Adaptation, Implementation and Dissemination (PAID)

East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students
(NSF  12-498) Full Proposal: November 8, 2012

Graduate Research Fellowship Program
(NSF  12-599) Full Proposal: November 13, 2012, Engineering; Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering; Materials Research

Partnerships for Innovation: Accelerating Innovation Research
(NSF  12-571) Full Proposal: November 13, 2012

Graduate Research Fellowship Program
(NSF  12-599) Full Proposal: November 14, 2012, Mathematical Sciences; Chemistry; Physics and Astronomy


News See All

Image of the bipedal robot MABEL. 2012 Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Awardees Announced
Released October 4, 2012
Press Release
image of short trees 'Semi-dwarf' Trees May Enable a Green Revolution for Some Forest Crops
Released September 27, 2012
News From the Field
Image of a kiosk developed by ecoATM for exchanging used electronics for cash or a donation. New "ATM" Takes Old Phones and Gives Back Green
Released September 17, 2012
Press Release
Announcement of Webinar for Partnerships for Innovation: Building Innovation Capacity NSF 12-578
Updated August 13, 2012
image of the iDAWG team WiGiT's iDAWG Communications Elements Progressing to Field Test
Released August 8, 2012
News From the Field

Discoveries See All

Image of a dining room of a Denny's restaurant illuminated with Cree LR6 LED downlights. Alternative LED Lighting Combats Energy Crisis
Using breakthroughs developed with support from NSF and the Department of Energy, Cree develops LED lighting for the marketplace as a replacement for more wasteful lighting technologies
Released  November 16, 2011

Image of APEI, Inc.'s SiC power module technology Next-Generation Charging Technology for Environmentally Friendly Vehicles
Arkansas Power Electronics International is working to create a power module that can support the demands of plug-in electric vehicles
Released  October 27, 2011

A 3-D rendering of the Air Barrier System area of protection. Air Shield Keeps Bacteria Out of Open Wounds
The Nimbic Systems' Air Barrier System uses proprietary technology to create a "cocoon" of highly pure air that surrounds surgical incisions
Released  October 7, 2011

Photo of Encore Path founder Kristen Appel. Rewiring the Brain to Regain Control After Stroke
Kris Appel's company, Encore Path, Inc., markets a new device that stimulates and encourages rewiring of the brain, helping stroke victims recover from partial paralysis
Released  September 22, 2011

Photo of Julie Lenzer Kirk, top, and Renee Lewis, bottom, Path Forward Center co-founders. Bridging New Technology's "Valley Of Death"
Julie Lenzer Kirk's nonprofit Path Forward Center brings women entrepreneurs together with scientists and engineers, helping to bridge the gap between basic research, innovation and the marketplace
Released  September 15, 2011


Events Calendar See All

October 9, 2012  - October 11, 2012
Center for e-Design IAB Meeting
Partnership Meeting

October 15, 2012  - October 17, 2012
Center for Nondestructive Evaluation IAB Meeting
Partnership Meeting

October 15, 2012  - October 16, 2012
I/UCRC: Center for Laser and Plasma for Advanced Manufacturing (LPAM) IAB Meeting
Partnership Meeting

October 15, 2012  - October 16, 2012
I/UCRC: Center for Tire Research IAB Meeting
Partnership Meeting

October 18, 2012  - October 19, 2012
I/UCRC: CICI Planning Grant Meeting
Partnership Meeting




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