State matching programs are transforming how small businesses leverage the SBIR Fund. In this post, we explore how various states offer additional financial support to fuel innovation, boost commercialization, and drive local economic growth.
Non-Dilutive Financing
Is Grant Funding Complementary to Equity?
Non-dilutive funding is financing that does require any sales of your shares, so it does not dilute the value of existing shares or equity. In other words, it allows you to keep your company equity in place. Non-dilutive funding protects your equity and profits while...
COVID-19 Peer-Reviewed Medical Research Programs
COVID-19 Peer-Reviewed Medical Research Programs The U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity (USAMRAA) is accepting applications related to COVID-19 research to the 2020 Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program (PRMRP) under the Congressionally Directed Medical...
Financial support for NIH-Funded Clinical Trials and Human Subjects Affected by COVID-19
NIH has provided guidance outlining the flexibilities available to recipients conducting NIH-funded clinical trials and human subject studies, that are impacted by the declared public health emergency for COVID-19. If unanticipated costs are identified due to impacts...
NIH active grants flexibility due to COVID-19
If you have an active grant, or expect one soon, please see this importance notice. Entitled "Flexibilities Available to Applicants and Recipients of Federal Financial Assistance Affected by COVID-19", this notice provides significant flexibilities for grant...
What’s in: $2 Trillion COVID-19 Federal Stimulus
This $2.2 trillion relief package is the largest in American history. Included are direct payments, an expansion of unemployment insurance, and loans for small businesses. Below, we list a combination of realtime feedback from sources inside the Federal Government...
CARES Act: how to best use it
Nice to have friends in the right places. As your partner in helping build your great Company, we are pleased to release this information to our clients, partners, and friends. Yes, it was actually $2.2 trillion. Here is your essential information for making...
Economic Impact of America’s Seed Fund: NCI Edition
A report into the economic impact of the NCI SBIR program shows just how much the program has contributed to both the United States economy, and to positive effects for patients and within society (full report). The study evaluated 690 projects that received Phase II...
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:...
Is One SBIR Grant Enough?
If you use the right strategy, your life sciences organization doesn’t have to go through funding one grant application at a time. Writing a grant application takes time, but it’s worth it to get the funding you need and the valuation and impact that comes along with...