Monthly Updates & Tips - April 2019
How to Make Your NSF Project Pitch - Pitch Perfect
The new, required NSF Project Pitch allows startups and small businesses to get quick feedback at the start of their application for Phase I funding. Startups or entrepreneurs who submit a three-page Project Pitch* will know within three weeks if they meet the program’s objectives to support innovative technologies that show promise of commercial and/or societal impact and involve a level of technical risk. They will also get additional guidance and feedback from NSF staff.

If your Project Pitch is a good fit for the program Read on
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Standard close dates: Jan. 5 Apr. 5, Sept. 5

National Science Foundation
Submission windows:
4-Mar '19 - 13-Jun '19
14-Jun '19 - 12-Dec '19 

Dept. of Defense
SBIR 19.2/STTR 19.B BAA is temporarily delayed

Of Note: The Navy has pre-released an out-of-cycle Broad Agency Announcement as part of the Navy's Direct to Phase II Accelerated Delivery and Acquisition of Prototype Technologies (ADAPT) Pilot Program. DoD and Navy instructions can be found here . 



Topic: NSF Project Pitch
Do you know your stuff?
Take our quiz and find out. Answers below!

How many NSF “Submission Windows” are there in a year?
A. 3
B. 1
C. 2
D. 5

Once you submit your Project Pitch, when can you expect to hear from NSF?
A. The next day
B. Within 3 weeks
C. Within 2 weeks
D. Within 4 weeks
How many Project Pitches can be submitted during a “Submission Window”?
A. 2
B. 3
C. 1

How many submissions can be made at one time?
A. 2
B. 1
C. 3

What is the maximum number of words allowed in the Technology Innovation section of the Project Pitch?
A. 600
B. 400
C. 500
D. 700 
Read our latest blog:
SBIR/STTR Awards: Free Money?
We often hear, and say to ourselves, that SBIR/STTR funding is “free” money. While the funds are non-dilutive, requiring no repayment, we should clarify that SBIR/STTR awards are certainly not a “gift”. When a grant has been awarded the recipient company is making a promise to use the money as proposed, maintain eligibility, follow reporting guidelines and demonstrate progress.

Your task now is management of the funds awarded, and your most “expensive’ costs will be time and effort needed to do that. Read on
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QuizTime Answers:

  1. How many NSF “Submission Windows” are there in a year? Answer: C. 2
  2. Once you submit your Project Pitch, when can you expect to hear from NSF? Answer: B. Within 3 wks.
  3. How many Project Pitches can be submitted during a “Submission Window”? Answer: A. 2
  4. How many submissions can be made at one time? Answer: B. 1
  5. What is the maximum number of words allowed in the Technology Innovation section of the Project Pitch? Answer: C. 500

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