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Providing innovative New York companies with hands-on SBIR and STTR assistance
Funding
R & D Through the Federal SBIR and STTR Program
The Small Business Innovation Research/Small Business Technology
Transfer Program (SBIR/STTR) is a highly competitive federal
R & D funding program that
encourages small business to explore their technological potential and provides
the incentive to profit from its commercialization. By enabling qualified small
businesses to participate in the nation's R & D activities, high-tech innovation
is stimulated and the United States gains entrepreneurial spirit as it meets
its specific research and development needs.
Competitive
Opportunity for Small Business
SBIR targets the entrepreneurial sector because that is where
most innovation and innovators thrive. However, the risk
and expense of conducting serious
R & D efforts are often beyond the means of many small businesses. By reserving
a specific percentage of federal R & D funds for small business, SBIR enables
small business to compete on the same level as larger businesses. SBIR funds
critical startup and development stages and encourages the commercialization
of the technology, product, or service, which, in turn, stimulates the U.S.
economy. Since enacted in 1982 as part of the Small Business Innovation Development
Act, SBIR has helped thousands of small businesses to compete for federal research
and development awards. The companies' contributions have enhanced the nation's
defense, protected our environment, advanced health care, and improved our
ability to manage information and analyze data. Each year, New York State companies
receive between $40 million and $60 million in SBIR and STTR awards.
The
SBIR System
Each year, 10 federal departments and agencies are required
to reserve a portion of their R & D funds for award to small business. The agencies listed below
independently designate R & D topics and accept proposals:
Three-Phase
Program
Following submission of proposals, agencies make SBIR awards based on small
business qualification, degree of innovation, technical merit, and future market
potential. Small businesses that receive awards or grants then begin a three-phase
program:
SBIR
Qualifications
Small businesses must meet certain eligibility criteria to participate in the
SBIR program including:
NYS
FAST Program
In 2001, NYSTAR was awarded matching funds through the Small Business Administration's
Federal and State Technology Partnership to create an SBIR/STTR mentoring network.
This network helps bridge a gap for small, innovative technology companies
in New York by linking these businesses with technical guidance, research partners,
and strategic business assistance. NYSTAR was awarded a second SBA award in
2002 to continue and expand this network.
NYSTAR, along with the Central New York Technology Development Organization, will coordinate activities among its established university-based research institutions, Centers for Advanced Technology (CAT), Regional Technology Development Centers (RTDCs such as CITEC), and New York's Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs), State, regional and local economic development organizations, to further assist small businesses. This mentoring network will assure access to SBIR and STTR assistance to all companies within New York.
New York FAST can provide your business with:
Direct service delivery and outreach is performed through three regional specialists, each resident within one of NYSTAR's RTDCs. Each RTDC, a not-for-profit affiliated with the Federal Manufacturing Extension Partnership, helps New York's small innovative technology companies and smaller manufacturers become more competitive and successful.
The Regional SBIR specialist for the North Country is Marcie Sonneborn with Central New York Technology Development Organization, an RTDC located in Syracuse. She can be contacted via phone (315-425-5144), fax (315-233-1259), or e-mail.
NYSTAR:
Your SBIR Partner
The New York State Office of Science, Technology & Academic
Research (NYSTAR) was created by Governor George E. Pataki
and the Legislature to help make New
York a leader in high-technology academic research and economic development.
Through a host of new, innovative programs and initiatives -- including more
than 40 world-class, state-of-the-art research centers, 10 business outreach
centers, technology transfer incentive grants, and faculty retention initiatives
-- NYSTAR's programs cover the technology development continuum from cutting-edge
research to commercialization of new technologies and modernization of existing
businesses.
The October 2001 issue of Inc magazine ranked New York State as second in the nation in the number of fastest growing private sector companies, the State's strongest ranking in 12 years and a major jump over the prior year's No. 7 ranking. More than 60% of the New York companies on the Inc 500 list are high-tech related, and 45% of that group are computer software, computer hardware, or Internet-related.
Governor Pataki and the Legislature have advanced several significant initiatives to expand high technology and biotechnology business and job-creation opportunities in New York, including the Governor's innovative Centers of Excellence. Since 1995, the State has fostered the growth of New York's high-tech and biotech industries by supporting the investment of more than $1 billion in New York's technology business sector and its world-class research laboratories and academic centers.
New York is committed to working with you to help your company expand and flourish. Contact your Regional SBIR specialist or NYSTAR to learn how to make us your partner in success.
To find out more about New York State's FAST program, click on the link below.
