The U.S. Government’s Office of Technology provides funding for new and innovative technology research, development and commercialization through the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs.Congress has mandated that each agency set aside a percentage of their budget to fund technology development at small, USA-based firms.Funding is available from NASA, DOD, DOE,NSF, NIH, DHS, the EPA and other government agencies.
In addition, the recently enacted John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act permits SBIR/STTR awardees to use an outside consulting firm of their choosing to provide Technical and Business Assistance (TABA) and allows for an additional $6,500 for Phase I awards and $50,000 for Phase II awards to help improve your chances of commercialization and growing your business.
TekMark has been supporting SBIR firms for 20 years and whether you already participate in SBIR programs or are interested in exploring these funding sources for the first time, TekMark can assist you in the following ways;
“TekMark’s successful track record in SBIR/TABA proposal development, uncovering supporting info and crafting an overall commercialization strategy and their experience in the semiconductor industry was critical in 3D Epitaxial winning a Phase II grant.”
“We are extremely excited about our airflow modeling software technology and we look forward to working with TekMark to assist us with technology commercialization efforts.TekMark had successfully completed a project in support of our Phase I program and am confident that their knowledge of and experience in the aerospace industry will enable us to quickly and more effectively develop new commercial business opportunities for ITAC.”
“Lake Shore Cryotronics, along with guidance and support from TekMark Growth Partners develops new far infrared filters through NASA’s SBIR program. The filters are designed for applications in the far IR to THz wavelength regions starting past 12 um and were specified for use in the Faint Object Infrared Camera (FORCAST), designed for NASA’s SOFIA program.”
“ . . we needed to identify potential funding sources very quickly before the closing of a solicitation.TekMark’s technical background, knowledge of agency research and testing groups, and experience working in the SBIR community enabled them to quickly establish contact with key agency researchers, confirm interest from the ONR, Air Force and NASA Langley and opened up new opportunities for us to develop our technology.”
