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The SBIR/STTR Alerting Service is a free service that provides bi- weekly notification of SBIR and STTR solicitation announcements, news and information, and Internet resources relevant to the SBIR/STTR programs. This service is provided by the Economic Development Office of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL).

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NEWS IN THIS ISSUE

-- DoD SBIR Solicitation 2006.3 Released -- PHS 2007-1 SBIR Contracts Solicitation Released -- NIH SBIR CAP and Niche Assessment Program Announcements -- DOE FY 2007 SBIR/STTR Technical Topic Titles -- SBIR Proposal Writing Tip: Writing Less Takes More Time

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SBIR/STTR NEWS AND INFORMATION

-- DoD SBIR Solicitation 2006.3 Released

The Department of Defense (DoD) 2006.3 SBIR solicitation was issued for public release on August 1, 2006. DoD will begin accepting proposals on September 13, and the deadline for receipt of proposals is October 13, 2006.

The program solicitation and topic files are available in PDF, WORD, and HTML file formats on the DoD SBIR/STTR website: http://www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/sbir/solicitations/sbir063/index.htm. This page also reminds interested parties that “between August 1 and September 12, 2006, you may talk directly with the Topic Authors to ask technical questions about the topics. Their names, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses are listed within each solicitation topic. For reasons of competitive fairness, direct communication between proposers and topic authors is not allowed starting September 13, when DoD begins accepting proposals for this solicitation.”

-- PHS 2007-1 SBIR Contracts Solicitation Released

The Public Health Service (PHS) 2007 SBIR contracts solicitation was released on August 8, and is available electronically in both PDF and WORD file formats at the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) Small Business Funding Opportunities (NIH SBIR/STTR) home page at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm. It is anticipated that nearly 100 Phase I firm fixed price contracts of up to $100,000 will be distributed from among the components of the NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Proposals are due November 6, 2006. For more information regarding the administration of an SBIR contract, see the list of contracting officers in Section X of the solicitation. For general information regarding the NIH SBIR program, contact

Ms. Jo Anne Goodnight NIH SBIR/STTR Program Coordinator 6705 Rockledge Drive Rockledge I, Room 3540 Bethesda, MD 20892-7963 Phone: (301) 435-2688 Fax: (301) 480-0146 Email: [email protected]

-- NIH SBIR CAP and Niche Assessment Program Announcements

The NIH recently posted the following pair of announcements regarding their SBIR Niche Assessment and Commercialization Assistance Programs on their Small Business Funding Opportunities website (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm):

NIH Announces the Availability of an SBIR Niche Assessment Program for Phase I SBIR awardees in FY 2006 and FY 2007

NIH has contracted with Foresight Science and Technology to perform Technology Niche Analyses (TNA™) for 150 NIH SBIR Phase I awardees who received awards in fiscal years 2006 and 2007. The TNA™ will assess potential uses of the technology and result in a report that addresses the end-user needs, current and emerging competing technologies, the market dynamics, and the technology’s competitive advantage. (NOTE: This program is not available to STTR awardees.) For a full description of the program, check the NIH Guide Notice NOT-OD-06-089 (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice- files/NOT-OD-06-089.html).

Expanded Opportunity to Participate in the NIH SBIR Commercialization Assistance Program (CAP)

NIH has become increasingly aware that the market size for many healthcare media companies is growing significantly and is attracting increased interest from investors and industrial partners. The goals of the CAP align with the current state of the market for these companies, so NIH has expanded the opportunity for healthcare media companies to participate in the program. NIH will now accept applications from all NIH (not CDC or FDA) SBIR (not STTR) Phase II awardees (grantees and contractors) with projects active in fiscal year 2001 to the present. Those only seeking the identification of customers are still considered not appropriate. Applications must be submitted by August 16, 2006.

All selected participants will be notified by August 25. A detailed program description is available at http://www.larta.org/nihcap/NIHCAP-ProgramDescription.pdf and to apply, please complete the application available at http://www.larta.org/nihcap/. Also review the notice placed in the NIH Guide to Grants and Contracts (http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-06-081.html) that was released July 10, 2006.

-- DOE FY 2007 SBIR/STTR Technical Topic Titles

The Department of Energy (DOE) recently posted a list of proposed technical topic titles for the FY 2007 SBIR/STTR solicitation on their SBIR/STTR home page (http://www.science.doe.gov/sbir/). The FY 07 Phase I Funding Notice is expected to be released on September 6, 2006. The topics listed below are subject to change:

Nuclear Physics 1) Nuclear Physics Software and Data Management 2) Nuclear Physics Electronics Design and Fabrication 3) Nuclear Physics Accelerator Technology 4) Nuclear Physics Particle and Radiation Detection Systems, Instrumentation and Techniques

Fossil Energy 5) Coal Gasification and Combustion Technologies 6) Advancements in Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Balance-Of-Plant and Turbine Performance and Sub-Systems for Performance Enhancements 7) High Performance Materials for Long Term Fossil Energy Applications 8) Environmental Innovations for Fossil Energy Applications 9) Oil and Natural Gas Technologies 10) Climate Control Technology for Fossil Energy Applications

Electricity Delivery and Reliability 11) High Temperature Superconducting Second Generation Wire 12) Advanced Materials for Power Electronics and Energy Storage 13) Modeling and Analysis

Fusion Energy Sciences 14) Advanced Technologies and Materials for Fusion Energy Systems 15) Fusion Science and Technology 16) High Energy Density Physics for Inertial Fusion Energy

Nuclear Energy 17) Advanced Technologies for Nuclear Energy

Biological and Environmental Research 18) Medical Sciences 19) Atmospheric Measurement Technology 20) Technologies for Subsurface Measurement, Monitoring, Model Development, and Verification 21) Genomes-To-Life (GTL) and Related Biotechnologies 22) Carbon Cycle Measurements of the Atmosphere and the Biosphere

Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation 23) Research to Support Proliferation Detection 24) Research to Support Nuclear Explosion Monitoring 25) Remote Sensing to Support Nonproliferation Basic Energy Sciences 26) Neutron and Electron Beam Instrumentation 27) Technology to Support National Scientific User Facilities 28) Advanced Coal Research 29) Materials for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems 30) Accelerator Technology for Present and Future Accelerator Facilities 31) Advanced Cooling Technology 32) Nanotechnology Applications for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 33) Catalysis 34) Chemical Reactions and Separation Processes for Biorefinery Applications 35) Separation Process Technologies for Manufacturing 36) Solid State Lighting for General Illumination

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy 37) Wind Energy Reliability and Cost Reduction 38) Solar Energy 39) Hydrogen Delivery and Production 40) Technologies Related to Hybrid Electric Vehicles with a Special Focus On Plug-In Hybrids 41) Cellulosic Biomass to High-Value Products 42) Alternative Feedstocks to Chemicals

Advanced Scientific and Computing Research 43) Computational Sciences for Applied Science and Engineering 44) Advanced Software to Support Petascale Computer Systems 45) Petascale Data Management 46) Accessing Scientific Information from Databases and Libraries 47) High Performance Networks 48) Discovery, Search, and Communication of Textual Knowledge Resources in Distributed Systems

High Energy Physics 49) Accelerator Technology for International Linear Collider 50) Advanced Concepts and Technology for High Energy Accelerators 51) Radio Frequency Accelerator Technology for High Energy Accelerators and Colliders 52) High-Field Superconductor and Superconducting Magnet Technologies for High Energy Particle Colliders 53) High Energy Physics Detectors 54) High Energy Physics Data Acquisition and Processing

-- SBIR Proposal Writing Tip: Writing Less Takes More Time

The following proposal writing tip was provided by Gail & Jim Greenwood. Past SBIR proposal writing articles written by the Greenwoods are available on the Greenwood Consulting Group, Inc. (GCGI) web site at http://g-jgreenwood.home.att.net.

SBIR Proposal Writing Basics: Writing Less Takes More Time Copyright© 2006 by Greenwood Consulting Group, Inc. Those of you who have perused the Department of Defense’s latest SBIR solicitation (FY06.3) already know this, but for everyone else here’s a heads up: The Air Force has decided this year to participate in two solicitations. For as long as we can remember, USAF has only been in one DOD SBIR solicitation per year, so this represents a significant departure from the past. Certainly this is good news for those of you interested in making USAF one of your customers.

If you are going to submit a Phase 1 proposal to the Air Force, please note an important requirement in their instructions: your proposal is limited to 20 pages (versus the long-time norm among USAF and most agencies of 25 pages). This requirement is found in the USAF-specific instructions at the start of their portion of the DOD FY06.3 solicitation; all DOD components have such requirements that supplement (and take precedence over) the general DOD proposal instructions found in the front of the solicitation.

“Great,” you say regarding the Air Force 20 page limit, “that means I will save some time because I don’t have to write as much.” Sorry, it probably is not going to work that way. Good writers know that it usually takes longer to write shorter documents (including proposals) than lengthy ones. Words have to be chosen very carefully, complicated sentences have to be simplified, hard decisions have to be made about what to omit from the proposal without lessening its competitiveness.

Some advice as you write your 20 page maximum Phase 1 proposal to Air Force:

First, plan to include on your proposal team an editor who can go through the draft proposal and cut out needless redundancies, rewrite unnecessarily lengthy and complicated verbiage, and generally sharpen up the proposal.

Second, consider using the on-line cost proposal form, rather than doing your own spreadsheet following the old DOD format specified in the solicitation. The on line form, regardless of how many pages it takes to print, only counts as one page. It also is designed for SBIR/STTR proposals, whereas the old DOD format is a generic one.

Third, note that DOD counts any attachments (except the Company Commercialization Report) towards the page limit, so be very judicious about including them. For example, if you have 2 letters of support from potential customers or strategic partners, keep them brief and put both on one page.

Fourth, before you start writing, set a budget for the number of pages you will include in each section of your Air Force proposal, and then stick to it. Here is a suggestion on how we would allocate our 20 page limit to the required sections:

Cover sheet 1 page Abstract 1 ID/significance 2 Technical Objectives 1 Work Plan 4.5 Related Work 2 Future R&D 1 Commercialization strategy 2 Key personnel 2 Facilities/equipment 1 Subcontractors/consultants 1 Support for similar work .5 Cost proposal 1

This might be adjusted for a particular proposal; for example, if you have no subs or consultants on your project, then the 1 page saved there could be moved to Key Personnel to more thoroughly show you have all the required expertise in house.

Best of luck to all of you submitting proposals under the FY06.3 DOD solicitation. And don’t forget to contact the topic author before the black out period begins on September 13, 2006.

Greenwood Consulting Group, Inc. 1150 Junonia Sanibel, FL 33957 (239) 395-9446 (voice & fax) [email protected] (email)

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NATIONAL

National SBIR Fall 2006 Conference, Milwaukee, WI, November 6 - 9, 2006. The National Science Foundation, in association with the Small Business Administration and all 11 SBIR agencies, is sponsoring this 2006 Fall National SBIR/STTR Conference. For more information, visit http://www.sbirworld.com/WI/ or contact Sharon DelaBarre at [email protected] or 360-683-5742.

REGIONAL

* Phase 1 Proposal Preparation Workshops, Various Locations, Tennessee, August 21-25, 2006. These workshops will start with the basics of SBIR/STTR, and then move into a comprehensive four-step process for developing a competitive Phase 1 SBIR/STTR proposal. The workshop will be held at various locations across Tennessee during the week of August 21; for details contact [email protected].

SBIR Competitive Checklist, Washington DC area, August 22, 2006. This proposal writing/polishing class for those with current proposal activities will be sponsored by Maryland Technology Development Corp. (TEDCO), the Prince George’s County Economic Development Corporation (PGCEDC) and Bowie State University. The workshop will stress the importance of addressing competitive issues not just compliance issues before submitting a SBIR or STTR application. For more information, visit www.sbir.us or call (410) 315-8101.

* Phase 1 Proposal Preparation Workshop, Atlanta, Georgia, September 6, 2006. This workshop starts with the basics of SBIR/STTR and continues into a four-step process for developing a competitive Phase 1 SBIR/STTR proposal. Special emphasis will be placed on opportunities for minority- and women-owned businesses in SBIR/STTR, but the workshop will be relevant to all small businesses. Seating is limited. For more information, contact [email protected], or visit http://www.barayevents.com/gaworkshop/.

SWIFT Tour, Bozeman, MT, September 12, 2006. This event is part of the SWIFT Tour which is a trans-agency SBIR outreach effort sponsored by Navy SBIR/STTR, designed to bring the benefits of a national SBIR conference to regions across the United States. Up-to- date information on agencies' SBIR/STTR programs and opportunities to meet with companies and individuals in one-on-one private discussions will be available. For more information, visit http://sbir.mt.gov/SWIFTTour.asp or contact Michele Cheeseman at 406-841-2748 or [email protected].

* Phase 2 Proposal Preparation Workshop, Bozeman, Montana, September 13, 2006. At the conclusion of the SWIFT Tour stop in Bozeman, a Phase 2 proposal preparation workshop will be offered. This session is intended primarily for existing Phase 1 winners getting ready for the next important step in their projects, but also is valuable to those who want an overview of the whole SBIR/STTR process before they decide whether to participate in the two programs. The workshop includes Phase 2 basics, important differences among Phase 2 agencies, recommendations for preparing the Phase 2 proposal, and converting Phase 2 technologies into Phase 3 products and services. For more information, contact [email protected] or visit http://sbir.mt.gov/SWIFTTour.asp or https://app.mt.gov/cgi- bin/confreg/register/index.cgi.

2006 WSSI SBIR/STTR Conference, Casper, Wyoming, September 13, 2006. This free Casper event, hosted by the Wyoming SBIR STTR Initiative (WSSI), is part of the SWIFT Tour and will be and will consist of a full morning of federal agency presentations, a luncheon and a full afternoon of WSSI presentations. This major SBIR event will provide a rare opportunity for one-on-one interactions with all of the SBIR sponsoring agency experts. For more information, visit http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/SBIR/SWIFTconfinfo.html

SWIFT Tour Colorado, Denver, September 14, 2006. Please join SBIR Colorado and ten + agency Program Managers for the Colorado portion of the SWIFT Tour. The SWIFT Tour was designed to give attendees the chance to learn about each agency’s SBIR/STTR Program and provide one-on-one networking. Agencies attending are: Navy, DARPA, DOT, DOE, NSF, Air Force, CBD, NIH, NASA & DHS/HSARPA. The afternoon session will be on IP strategy, management, and case study analysis/discussion. For more information go to: www.sbircolorado.org or call Kim at 303-427-1312, ext. 200. How To Win SBIR Financing, Richmond, VA, September 14, 2006. This workshop, sponsored by Virginia's CIT is designed for entrepreneurs and senior personnel, and will include such topics such as how to employ strategies and techniques for developing compelling proposals, and how to handle cost estimates and develop budget proposals. For more information, visit www.sbir.us or call (410) 315- 8101.

* SBIR/STTR Phase 1 Proposal Preparation Workshop, September 19, 2006, Las Vegas, Nevada. This workshop will cover everything from the basics of SBIR/STTR through a comprehensive four-step process for developing a competitive Phase 1 proposal. Special emphasis in this workshop is being placed on opportunities for minority- and women-owned businesses, but all are welcome to attend and most of the material is relevant to non-MOB/WOB businesses. For more information or to register, contact [email protected].

DCAA/Government Accounting Seminar, Denver, Co September 19th and 20th 2006. This seminar will cover DCAA Pre award audits, system audits, provisional billing rates audits, incurred cost audits- submissions, polices and procedures, internal controls, government accounting regulations, floor checks, vouchers, how to manage subcontractors, establishing an adequate accounting system and more. This seminar may also be attended online. For more information visit www.gov-con.us, or contact Tiffany Jones at 303-327-1542 or [email protected]

* Phase 1 Proposal Preparation Workshop, Grand Junction, Colorado, September 26, 2006. This workshop will start with SBIR/STTR basics, including the latest changes among the participating Federal agencies. The majority of the rest of the workshop will cover a four-step process for developing a competitive Phase 1 SBIR/STTR proposal. For more information or to register, contact [email protected].

NIH SBIR/STTR Program & Proposal Preparation, Princeton, NJ, September 28, 2006. This half-day seminar is intended to provide participants with an introduction to and overview of the SBIR and STTR programs with a focus on the National Institutes of Health. For more information, visit www.njsbdc.com/sbir, or contact Randy Harmon at [email protected].

How To Win SBIR Financing, Los Angelos, CA area, September 30, 2006. This workshop, sponsored by Virginia's CIT is designed for entrepreneurs and senior personnel, and will include such topics such as how to employ strategies and techniques for developing compelling proposals, and how to handle cost estimates and develop budget proposals. For more information, visit www.sbir.us or call (410) 315- 8101.

* Phase 1 Proposal Preparation Workshop, Orlando, Florida, October 11, 2006. This workshop will offer the opportunity to learn about the SBIR/STTR programs, find out the latest changes among the participating agencies, and then get trained on a simple but effective process for developing a competitive Phase 1 SBIR or STTR proposal. For more information, contact [email protected]. SBIR Phase I Proposal Writing Workshop, Tempe, Arizona, October 27, 2006. This workshop, sponsored by sponsored by the City of Chandler, City of Scottsdale, City of Tempe, JDA Software, and Salt River Project (SRP), will be a six-hour session targeting early-stage, first-time or unsuccessful writers of SBIR/STTR program Phase I proposals. It will teach participants a structured SBIR grant-writing methodology demonstrated to be highly successful. For more information, visit http://www.asutechnopolis.org/programs_details.cfm?program_id=43, or contact 480-727-9010 or Email [email protected].

Other possible SBIR training opportunities include:

SBIR/STTR Phase I Proposal Preparation Workshop, Northern NM, Fall 2006.

National SBIR/STTR Conference, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, November 2006.

Additional Summer/Fall '06 SBIR/STTR Workshops, Various locations, Dates to be determined

* Greenwood Consulting Group, Inc will provide training at these workshops. Any attendee of one of these workshops is entitled to a free critique of his or her draft SBIR or STTR proposal. If you have questions, contact Gail or Jim Greenwood at (239) 395-9446 (voice & fax) or [email protected], or visit their web site at www.g- jgreenwood.com.

If you are sponsoring or are aware of SBIR workshops in your area and would like to post an announcement feel free to contact us.

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Department of Agriculture (USDA) FY2007 SBIR Due September 1, 2006 www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/sbir/sbir.html

NASA 2006 SBIR Due September 7, 2006 http://sbir.gsfc.nasa.gov/SBIR/SBIR.html

PHS 07-1 SBIR (contracts) Due November 6, 2006 http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm

2006-2 DHHS PHS SBIR Grants Non-AIDS Related Topics (NIH, CDC, FDA) Due December 1 AIDS Related Topics (NIH) Due September 1, and January 2 http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm

2006-2 DHHS PHS SBIR Grants Non-AIDS Related Topics (NIH, CDC, FDA) Due December 1 AIDS Related Topics (NIH) Due September 1, and January 2 grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm

NASA 2006 STTR Due September 7, 2006 http://sbir.gsfc.nasa.gov/SBIR/SBIR.html

COMING SOON

DOE FY 2007 SBIR Expected September 6, 2006 http://www.science.doe.gov/sbir/

DoD SBIR Solicitation 2006.3 Expected September 13, 2006 (on the web now) http://www.acq.osd.mil/osbp/sbir/solicitations/index.htm

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PARTICIPATING AGENCY SBIR WEB SITES:

Department of Agriculture http://www.csrees.usda.gov/funding/sbir/sbir.html Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration http://www.ago.noaa.gov/ad/sbirs/index.shtml National Institute of Standards and Technology http://patapsco.nist.gov/ts_sbir/ Department of Defense http://www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu/sbir or http://www.dodsbir.net Defense Technical Information Center http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/sbir/ Air Force http://www.afrl.af.mil/sbir/index.htm Army http://www.aro.army.mil/arowash/rt/sbir/sbir.htm Chemical and Biological Defense Program (CBD) Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) http://www.darpa.mil/sbir/ Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) http://www.dtra.mil/acq/business/acq%5Fsmallbus.html Missile Defense Agency (MDA) http://www.winbmdo.com/ Navy http://www.navysbir.com/ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) http://www.nga.mil/portal/site/nga01/index.jsp Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Special Operations Command (SOCOM) http://soal.socom.mil/index.cfm?page=sadbu&sb=sbir SBIR Interactive Technical Information System (SITIS) http://dtica.dtic.mil/sbir/index.html Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/programs/sbir/index.html Department of Energy http://www.science.doe.gov/sbir Homeland Security Advanced Research Projects Agency (HSARPA) http://www.hsarpasbir.com/ Department of Transportation http://www.volpe.dot.gov/sbir Environmental Protection Agency http://es.epa.gov/ncerqa/sbir/ National Institutes of Health http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm National Aeronautics & Space Administration http://sbir.nasa.gov National Science Foundation http://www.nsf.gov/eng/sbir/ Small Business Administration http://www.sba.gov/SBIR/

NATIONAL RESOURCES (GOVERNMENT/NON-PROFIT)

CRIS (Current Research Information System) http://cris.csrees.usda.gov/ CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects) http://www.crisp.cit.nih.gov/ Federal Business Opportunities http://www.fedbizopps.gov/ Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Economic Development Office http://www.pnl.gov/edo/ SBA Tech-Net http://tech-net.sba.gov/ State Science and Technology Institute http://www.ssti.org

STATE/REGIONAL SBIR AND SMALL BUSINESS RESOURCES (listed alphabetically by state)

Technology Research and Development Center of Alaska (TREND) www.trendalaska.org/ Arkansas SBDC SBIR/STTR Program http://www.asbdc.ualr.edu/sbir/grants/ SBIR Colorado http://www.sbircolorado.org/ The Connecticut SBIR Office http://www.ctsbir.com/ Delaware Technology Assistance Program (DETAP) www.detap.org/ Florida SBDC Network Business Technology Commercialization Program www.floridasbdc.com/specialprograms/technology.asp Georgia SBIR Assistance Program http://www.sbir-georgia.org/ Georgia's SBIR Network http://science.kennesaw.edu/SBIR/network/ Hawaii SBIR program (HDTC) http://www.htdc.org/sbir/ Idaho SBIR Initiative Program http://technology.idaho.gov/sbir Heartland Illinois Technology Enterprise Center (HITEC) http://www.heartlanditec.org/ Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer (OIPTT) and NASA Illinois Commercialization Center (NICC) www.nasa-illinois.org Indiana University Research & Technology Corporation http://iurtc.iu.edu/sbir.html Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc. (ISURF) http://www.techtransfer.iastate.edu Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation (KTEC) http://www.ktec.com/business/section/resources.htm Minnesota's SBIR/STTR Assistance Program www.deed.state.mn.us/sbir/ Defense Alliance of Minnesota www.defensealliance.com/ SBIR Outreach Center (SOC) www.mnsbir.com MoFAST: Moving Missouri's Innovations to Market www.mofast.net Montana SBIR Program - Montana Department of Commerce http://sbir.mt.gov/index.asp MSU TechLink - Regional DoD SBIR and Transition Assistance http://www.techlinkcenter.org/sbir Nevada Small Business Development Center (NSBDC) www.nsbdc.org/ New Jersey SBDC Technology Commercialization Center http://www.njsbdc.com/SciTech/sbir.asp New Mexico SBIR Outreach Center [email protected] or (505) 843-4105 North Dakota SBIR/STTR (NDSS) http://www.techconnectnd.com/ North Carolina SBTDC SBIR Outreach http://www.sbtdc.org/technology/sbirsttr.asp Ohio SBIR Program http://www.odod.state.oh.us/tech/sbir/ Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology http://www.ocast.state.ok.us/sbra.htm Innovation Partnership (Pennsylvania) http://www.innovationpartnership.net/ Puerto Rico Small Business Development Center http://www.prsbdc.org/CDTC_web/index.htm Small Business High Technology Institute http://www.sbhti.org/ South Dakota SBIR Center http://www.sbir.dsu.edu Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology http://www.cit.org/ Washington State Fed and State Tech Partnership Program (WaFAST) http://wafast.org/index.html Washington State Small Business Development Center http://www.sbdc.wsu.edu Wisconsin Entrepreneurs’ Network http://www.wenportal.org Wisconsin SBIR/STTR Program http://www.wisconsinsbir.org/ Wyoming SBIR/STTR Initiative http://www.uwyo.edu/sbir/

OTHER RESOURCES AND CONSULTING SERVICES

Bid Data Line http://www.biddataline.com/fed/ Biotechnology Business Consultants, LLC http://www.bioconsultants.com Centurion Technology http://www.centuriontechnology.com/ Clark Nuber P.S., CPAs http://www.clarknuber.com/ Cohen International, SBIR Consulting http://rogercohen.com/sbir Foresight Science & Technology, Inc. www.foresightst.com Gov-Con Solutions, LLC www.sbiraccounting.info Greenwood Consulting Group, Inc. www.g-jgreenwood.com InKnowVation Online http://www.inknowvation.com Innovation Asset Management, LLC http://www.iam-llc.com/ Jameson & Company, P.C. (SBIR Survival Kit) http://www.jamesoncpa.com/gov't_contract_services.htm Hentzel & Associates SBIR Services www.sbirhelp.com Lytmos Group, LLC www.lytmos.com Miller & Associates, P.C. http://www.millerpc.com/ National SBIR Conference Center http://sbirworld.com/ New Technology Connection www.newtechconnect.com NineSigma, Inc. www.ninesigma.net/ Parmelee Creative & Technical Writing www.parmeleewriting.com/ PBC SBIR Services www.sbirinfo.com www.sbirhelpdesk.com www.pbcinc.com Piquero Insights, Inc. http://www.piqueroinc.com/ Research Editing http://www.researchediting.com Robert Berger Consulting Under construction SBIR Gateway http://www.zyn.com/sbir/ SBIR Resource Center http://sbir.us SciBiz Services http://www.scibiz.net/ ScienceWise.com http://www.sciencewise.com/. SheepShank LLC www.SheepShankLLC.com Small Business Technology Coalition http://www.sbtc.org Tech BizSolutions, Inc. www.sbiraccounting.com The SBIR Coach - Fred Patterson http://www.SBIRcoach.com The SBIR Network www.sbir.net

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