Technical Assistance Disclaimer

The SBIR Program Officer, Edward Metz, is permitted to address questions about the IES SBIR program, or to provide technical assistance related to project ideas. After the release of the solicitation Edward Metz is no longer available for such consultation.

Product Disclaimer

Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise, does not constitute or imply endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government.

Report Fraud, Waste, and Abuse

If at any time you become aware of fraud, waste, abuse, or any kind of wrongdoing under any SBIR award, please contact the U.S. Department of Education's (ED) Office of Inspector General (OIG).

The ED Office of Inspector General Hotline accepts tips from all sources about potential fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in Department of Education programs. The reporting individual should indicate that the fraud, waste and/or abuse concerns an SBIR grant or contract, if relevant. For more information, please visit the ED OIG Website: http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/oig/hotline.html.

The ED OIG toll free Hotline number is: 1-800-MIS-USED.