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What Are Allowable and Unallowable Expenses in an SBIR?

What Are Allowable and Unallowable Expenses in an SBIR?

The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is essential for scientific and technological advancement, requiring meticulous financial management. Understanding the distinction between allowable and unallowable expenses under this program is crucial for...

Resources for Female Entrepreneurs

Resources for Female Entrepreneurs

March is Women’s History Month! Grant Engine wants to see women-owned small businesses succeed in securing funding, so we put this list of resources together in support of female entrepreneurs. The NIH, especially the SBIR/STTR programs, shares this mission. The SBIR...

Choosing a Grant Writing Partner

Choosing a Grant Writing Partner

The Why Finding the Right MatchYou’ve decided to work with a grant writing partner to help secure funding — it’s a great idea, and one that equals financing success for many organizations! But to make that success happen, you need to make the right choice in who your...

Essentials of Winning an SBIR Grant

Essentials of Winning an SBIR Grant

Winning SBIR grants do not dilute a company’s equity and still provide you with funding. To win an SBIR grant, start-ups and small businesses must create a winning application – here’s how!

Managing your Business During COVID-19

Managing your Business During COVID-19

t Grant Engine, we are committed to helping build great products and great companies that save lives and extend the duration of a quality life.  Our mission is even more relevant now. It is difficult to see how this global pandemic is not a crisis.  As we work with...

The best don’t need to cheat

The best don’t need to cheat

About twenty years ago, I worked at General Electric learning how to run a business and lead large and small companies.  When I was a Corporate Auditor at General Electric at GE Medical Systems and other businesses we saw corners getting cut.  Sometimes intentional. ...

States with SBIR-Matching Funds

States with SBIR-Matching Funds

  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:...

What are SBIR Data Rights?

What are SBIR Data Rights?

If you are involved with a small business and eager to dive into research and development with the help of a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant, data rights are likely on your mind. What rights do you have to your data under funded research and...