by Sam Tetlow | Sep 27, 2018 | Funding Strategies, NIH Budget 2018
The source of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants ensures that recipients can complete their work without worrying about dealing with conflicts with corporations. All SBIR grants are federally funded, meaning the money comes from, ultimately, taxpayer...
by Sam Tetlow | Sep 25, 2018 | Accounting & Reporting, Funding Strategies, Funding Your R&D, Grantsmanship
As generous and useful as SBIR grants may be, they are not an all-expenses-paid kind of funding. There are allowable and unallowable expenses under the SBIR program. It’s up to grantees to understand the difference and adhere to the rules. Expenses come in three...
by Sam Tetlow | Sep 20, 2018 | Accounting & Reporting, Funding Strategies, Uncategorized
As a potential NIH grant recipient, you may be wondering: “What’s the catch?” Understanding what grant recipients have to give back to NIH, in terms of compliance and oversight, is an important step in the process. Some potential recipients hold back from applying due...
by Sam Tetlow | Sep 17, 2018 | Funding Strategies, Grantsmanship, Non-Dilutive Financing, Uncategorized
Accessing state matching with an SBIR grant ensures that research and development funding goes further for small businesses in need of capital to help with innovation, and are in line with the NIH Budget 2018. Several states will match federal funds for SBIR:...
by Sam Tetlow | Sep 13, 2018 | Funding Strategies, State of Funding Market
There’s nothing more exciting than seeing an SBIR research topic that fits in perfectly with something your small business is already doing or wants to do. The NIH Budget 2018 SBIR topics range from wearable sensors to innovative materials, technologies, and...
by Sam Tetlow | Sep 10, 2018 | Funding Strategies, Funding Your R&D, NIH Budget 2018
Every funding period, NIH announces topics approved for budgets greater than $225,000 for Phase I SBIR/STTR awards, and greater than $1,500,000 for Phase II, presenting a lucrative opportunity for businesses. That being said, NIH does strongly encourage applicants to...
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