SBIR PROPOSAL WRITING BASICS: ARTICLES
2024
Jan/Feb 6, 2024: DOD FY24.1/A Deadline Extended DOD DEADLINE EXTENDED AGAIN TO FEB 21, 2024
Mar. 7, 2024: NSF Hiatus
2023
Jan 26, 2023: Important Clarification on Army Open Topics//NIH Releases New Version of SBIR Guide
Feb 28, 2023: NIH Funding Limit Increased
Mar 30, 2023: Don’t Forget the Data Management & Sharing Plan on your NIH Grant Application
April 28,2023: Why Academic Entrepreneurs Hate Indirects
May 31, 2023: A New Life Science Opportunity for SBIR/STTR Companies
June 6,2023: Submitting DOD Phase I Proposal? MUST Use Revised Attachments or Proposal Will Be Thrown Out
July 13, 2023: That New Pain You’re Feeling is the Changes in SBIR Taxes
Aug. 31, 2023 Two Misteaks To Avoid on Your USDA Phase I Proposal
Sept 26,2023: NOW is the time To Begin Your NASA Phase I Proposal
Oct 18, 2023: Caution When Searching for SBIR/STTR Topics on SBIR.gov
Nov 30, 2023: NSF Phase I Proposal Page Limits
Dec 31, 2023: NSF Extends Current Submission Window Deadline
2022
Jan 4, 2022: The Latest NIH SBIR/STTR Proposal Prep Guide
Feb 25, 2022: Change to DoD Out-Of-Cycle Solicitations/BAA
Mar 26, 2022: More NIH Sample Proposals to Peruse
April 14, 2022: With a Little Help from Your Friends
May 13, 2022: A Math Test Regarding Subawards
June 6, 2022: Wanna Bet?
July 14, 2022: Are You Going to Let a Kentucky Senator Kill Your Business?
Aug 24, 2022: Inflating Your SBIR/STTR Budget to Accommodate Inflation
Sept 30,2022: SBIR/STTR Extended/Reauthorized & Early Analysis of Changes
Oct 31, 2022: Navigating the SAM Registration Fiasco
Nov. 30,2022: Open Topics Coming to DoD’s SBIR/STTR Programs
Dec 31, 2022: Open Topics Coming to DoD’s SBIR/STTR Programs
2021
Jan 28, 2021: New DoD Submission Requirements
Feb: 17, 2021: IMPORTANT: Delay in DoD FY21.1 Deadline, Change in Foreign Involvement Disclosure, Budget FYI
Mar. 10, 2021: Important But Not Promoted Changes in NSF 2021 Instructions
April 30, 2021: Staying Ahead of DOD’s Out-of-Cycle Solicitations/BAAs
May 11, 2021: Get Your NSF Pitch in NOW
June 3, 2021: De Your EDA Homework before June 15th
July 30, 2021: Does SBIR Have Your Number
Aug 27, 2021: To TABA or Not To TABA
Sept 27, 2021: The Latest on DoD’s Out-of-Cycle Solicitations/BAA
Oct 28, 2021: Common USDA Proposal Misteaks
Nov 30, 2021: Current NSF Window Isn’t Shutting Yet!
2020
Jan 28, 2020: Two Employment Regs Affecting Principal Investigators
Feb 6, 2020: Dept. Of Defense Delays Deadline
Mar 23, 2020: Why You Should Prepare an SBIR/STTR Proposal in These Unchartered Times
April 30, 2020: Latest on COVID-19 & SBIR/STTR
May 13, 2020: DOD 20.2 Topic Search Capability (Sort of)
June 25, 2020: What is Seed Capital vs SBIR/STTR?
July 28, 2020: Cautions Re: Direct to Phase II
Aug 30, 2020: NIH Commercialization Contradictions
Sept 30, 2020: SAM is becoming part of beta.SAM but when SAM is integrated into beta.SAM then beta.SAM becomes SAM
Oct.22, 2020: D ept.of Defense SBIR & STTR Deadlines Extended
Oct. 28, 2020: Dept of Defense SBIR & STTR Deadlines Extended—-AGAIN
Nov 24,2020: Why Should You Submit Your NSF Project Pitch Before December 3rd Deadline
Dec 29, 2020: The New Math at NASA
2019
Jan.17, 2019: What Comes After Phase I?
Feb. 26, 2019: Wearing 1 Hat at NIH, Understanding NASA Priorities
Mar, 12, 2019: Heads Up Re: NSF’s New Pre-Proposal Pitch Requirement
April 8, 2019: Innovation Spreading Throughout DoD SBIR/STTR Programs
May 29, 2019: NSF Non-deadline, Extra Opportunities & Challenges in DOD FY 19.2 Solicitation
June 1, 2019: NSF Non-deadline Actually is a Deadline—Maybe
June 24, 2019: Three Flavors of USAF Open Topics
July 30, 2019: Unsettled Times at USDA SBIR
Aug 28, 2019: Important Consideration In Your NIH Proposal
Sept 30, 2019: Is Direct to Phase II Right for You?
Oct 24, 2019: Getting Commercialization Assistance
Nov 30, 2019: More Changes at DOD SBIR: New Submission Portal & Website
Dec 10, 2019: NSF Deadline May Not Be a Deadline…But Maybe Is
2018
Jan 31, 2018: Believe it or not, SBIR/STTR Reviewers are Human
Feb 28, 2018: Our objective is to clear up what is meant by objective
Mar 31, 2018: How to Profit from Your SBIR/STTR Project
April 19, 2018: Who's Your Competition?
May 21, 2018: The Times They Are a-Changing
June 4, 2018: Don't Submit an NSF Proposal Before You Read This
July 30, 2018: NIH Lesser Known Contract Program
Aug 31, 2018: Beware of Registration Shysters
Sept 30, 2018: The Many (& Changing) Faces of DOD
Oct 20, 2018: Clarifications & Advice Re: USAF FY18.3 Proposal Format
Nov. 8, 2018: Only Narrow Proposals Will Satisfy the Wide-Open Topics of NSF
Dec. 31, 2018: Coping with the Government Shutdown
2017
Jan 31, 2017: We live (& Submit SBIR/STTR Proposals) In Interesting Times
Feb. 15, 2017: Do You See What We See?
Mar. 27, 2017: Wake Me Up When It's Time to Vote
April 18, 2017: Costly Cost Proposal Mistakes
May 3, 2017: Don't Judge a Book or an SBIR/STTR Agency by Its Cover.
June 19, 2017: Is Your DoD Phase I Proposal Well Balanced?
July 25, 2017: Doubling The Chances of Success of Your NSF Phase I Proposal
Aug. 30, 2017: Advice for SBIR/STTR Proposers to Dept. Of Energy (DOE)
Sept. 22, 2017: Don't Over Do It
Oct. 29, 2017: Prepare to be Surprised
Dec. 8, 2017: Math Test
Dec. 21, 2017: The Importance of "Innovation" in NIH's SBIR & STTR Programs
2016
Jan. 28, 2016: Staying Within Page Limits
Feb. 19, 2016: Working With Mentors
Mar. 30, 2016: Dew ewe no weather or knot your using the write words?
April 25, 2016: Commercialization vs Commercialization
May 24, 2016: NSF Proposal Advice
June 29, 2016: SBIR Proposal Writing Basics: Commercializing via Freemium, Subscription or Advertising
July 25, 2016: This Month's Topic is NASA & DOE Topics
Aug. 28, 2016: Deadline Advice
Sept. 29, 2016: Changes in New NSF SBIR/STTR Solicitations
Oct. 24, 2016: Understanding the SBIR/STTR Programs' Split Personality
Nov. 30, 2016: We're 100% Sure You Can't Be 100% Time on Your SBIR/STTR Project
Dec. 19, 2016: SBIR/STTR Reauthorized
2015
Jan 31, 2015: Another Required Registration for SBIR/STTR Applicants
Feb 17, 2015: Tips on Your Phase I Proposal to Deft. of Defense
Mar. 19, 2015: Avoiding Red Flags in Your SBIR/STTR Activities
April 7, 2015: Late Submissions to NIH, Advice to Any User of grants.gov Electronic Submission Process
May 28, 2015: Good News About NIH Audits
June 10, 2015: NSF Resubmittal Requirements
July 15, 2015: If at First You Don't Succeed...
Aug.19, 2015: New Sample Proposals Available
Sept.29 ,2015: Would You Submit a Phase I Proposal if There's No Phase II Market?
Oct. 31, 2015: Opportunities to Skip Phase I
Nov. 20, 2015: Cautions About New NSF Streamlined Budget
Dec.30, 2015: Paying Attention to Certifications
2014
Jan. 23, 2014: What To Do When You Get a “Dear John” Letter
Feb. 24, 2014: Don’t Focus on Yourself in The Phase 1/Phase 2Commercialization Discussion
Mar. 25, 2014: Your Indirect Rate Should Always Be Exactly
April 22, 2014: Responding to Other Uses of the SBIR/STTR Programs
May 12, 2014: Three Goals for Our Phase 1 Proposal & Proect
June 2,2014: How Many Strikes Before You’re Out at NIH?
July 23, 2014: Upload Your SBIR/STTR Proposal NOW
Aug. 25, 2014: SBIR Proposal Writing Basics: Consider USDA--& 2 Reminders
Sept. 23, 2014: Get Organized or Go Home
Oct. 6, 2014: Four Ways to Acquire Equipment for your SBIR/STTR Project
Nov 12, 2014: A Must Read - the New Phase 3 Guidebook from the Navy
Dec. 11, 2014: Request a Reasonable Labor Rate That You Can Justify
2013
Jan. 18, 2013 Have a clear Phase 3 opportunity identified before writing the Phase 1 proposal
Feb 15, 2013: Sending your Education Proposal to Someone Other than Dept of Education
Mar. 15, 2013: Stay On Point
April 16, 2013: Important Changes & Features of New NSF SBIR/STTR Solicitations
May 10, 2013: Read Them or Weep
June 11, 2013: Understanding DOD’s Mandatory Phase I Options
July 19, 2013: EPA Implements Time Out Provision
Aug. 16, 2013: Letter of Intent Required to Submit Phase 1 Proposal to DOE
Sept 27, 2013: Key Points in Your Phase 1 or 2 Proposal
Oct/Nov 2013: Be Consistently Consistent
Nov. 26, 2013: Avoid Costly Mistakes Regarding Pricing
Dec. 11, 2013: Skipping Phase 1 on your SBIR Proposal to DARPA
2012
Jan. 6, 2012: What Does the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Mean for Your Company?
Feb. 17, 2012: Navigating the Appearance of Waste, Fraud or Abuse
Mar. 9, 2012: SBIR/STTR Reauthorization vs. Reality
April 18, 2012: Caution if you are using Human Subjects in your SBIR/STTR project
May 18, 2012: Always Charge an Indirect Rate & a Profit on your SBIR/STTR Proposal
June 14, 2012: Resubmitting a Proposal to NIH
July 27, 2012: NIH Grant Submission Caution, DOE Deadline Looms
Aug. 30, 2012: Don’t Be an Easy Target for a Fraud, Waste & Abuse Witch Hunt
Sept. 28, 2012: Reducing Your Indirect Costs by Serving Jail
Oct. 27, 2012: Allocating Pages for NIH Grant Proposals
Nov. 28, 2012: 10 Minutes That Can Change Your Life
Dec. 14, 2012: Letter of Intent Required ASAP if Submitting Phase 1 Proposal to DOE
2011
Jan. 17, 2011: Submission Rules on NIH Fast Track Proposals
Feb. 25, 2011: Love Letters
Mar. 25, 2011: Shall We Just Assume You Are Guilty?
April 22, 2011: Factors in Pricing Your Phase 1 SBIR/STTR
May 20, 2011: No Such Thing as an Unsolicited SBIR/STTR Proposal
June 18, 2011: Who Can Be the RI on Your STTR
July 8, 2011: Don’t Look Like a Mill
Aug. 1, 2011: Interested in Applying to Dept. of Energy? You Better Get Going!
Sept. 8, 2011: New Option for Finding a Perfect Phase 1 SBIR/STTR Topic
Oct. 1, 2011: Explore Alternative Funding
Nov. 9, 2011: Updates on Finding Relevant Topics & the Dept. of Energy Solicitation
Dec. 16, 2011: What Counts When it Comes to Subcontracting Limits
2010
Jan. 31, 2010: Keep It Short
Feb. 5, 2010: Advice for STTR Applicants
Mar. 18, 2010: Tips on NIH & NSF Phase 1 Proposals
April 26,2010: Job Creation
May 28, 2010: Three Important Changes in the Current DOD Solicitation
June 25, 2010: Tips on Your Principal Investigator
July 16, 2010: Funding Your RAPID Response to the Gulf Oil Disaster
Aug. 13, 2010: Submit Grants.gov Proposals Early…or Else
Sept. 24. 2010: Allocating Pages for NIH Phase 2 Proposals
Oct. 22, 2010: To Submit or Not Submit Under the Joint Agency Robotics Solicitation
Nov. 19, 2010: Managing the Phase I – II Gap
Dec. 17, 2010: What is Your Phase I Feasibility Question?
2009
Jan. 23, 2009: Principal Investigator Math
Feb. 20, 2009: eHarmony, STTR Style
Mar. 20, 2009: Benefiting from the Economic Stimulus Bill & Getting More F&A on Your NIH Phase 2
April 17, 2009: Ignore What We Tell You (Sometimes)
May 8, 2009: NSF Opportunities
June 26, 2009: Show Triple Vision
July 7, 2009: Advice on Special Dept of Energy Solicitation/Funding Opportunity Announcement
Aug/Sept. 2009: Says Who?
Oct.1, 2009: Be There!
Nov/Dec. 2009: A Common, Critical Omission in Phase 2 Commercialization Plans
2008
Jan. 31, 2008: Who’s on First, and How’s in Your Work Plan
Feb. 1, 2008: Who’s on First, and How’s in Your Work Plan
Mar. 28, 2008: Embrace Commercialization Before Submitting a Phase I Proposal to NSF
April 15, 2008: Explain Yourself
May 19, 2008: Sometimes It’s Not What You Say….But What You Don’t Say
June 16, 2008: Do You Look Like an SBIR Mill?
July 25,2008: 3 Words That Increase Your Proposal’s Chance of Success By 10%
Sept. 19, 2008: Resumes Must be Written Well
Oct. 3, 2008: Grants.gov Budget Page
Nov. 14, 2008: Proposing Same Idea to Multiple Agencies
Dec. 18, 2008: Great Minds May Think Alike But…
2007
Jan. 5, 2007: Writing about Relevant Experience
Feb. 2, 2007: Understanding Barriers to Entry
Mar. 19, 2007: Sizing the Project to the Budget
April 20, 2007: Requesting DOD Phase I Options
May 25, 2007: Writing Your Own Topic (sort of) at NIST SBIR Program
June 25, 2007: You Will Always Have Competition
Aug. 10, 2007: Most Common SBIR/STTR Accounting Questions
Sept. 20, 2007: Opportunities within NSF’s Emerging Opportunities Topic
Oct. 23, 2007: The Purpose of a Phase 1 SBIR/STTR Project
Nov. 30, 2007: It’ll Take Years to be an Overnight Success
2006
Jan/Feb, 2006: Proposal Don't Sell But Instead Meet a Need
Mar.3, 2006: Reviewers on Ice
April 18, 2006: Pick Your Partner Carefully
May 19, 2006: Electronic Proposal Submission Spreads Across Most Agencies
June 16, 2006: No Employee Ever Spends 100% of Their Time on an SBIR/STTR Project,
So Don’t Assume It in Your Budget
July 28, 2006: Limits on Using Federal Labs on SBIR Projects
Aug.18, 2006: Writing Less Takes More Time
Sept. 15, 2006: Consultant Compensation Limits on NSF SBIR Proposals
Oct./Nov. 2006: Addressing the “I” in SBIR
2005
Jan. 7, 2005: DOD Phase I SBIR Proposal Pointers for the FY2005.1 Solicitation
Feb. 4, 2005: Bridging the Phase II – III Gap
Mar. 3, 2005: Your Indirect Rate is Not Cast in Stone
April1, 2005: Be Compelling
May 6, 2005: Emphasizing America
June 1, 2005: Prove Feasibility in the Middle of Phase I
July 8, 2005; Two Tips for Dept of Defense Phase I Proposals
Aug. 12, 2005: If at First You Don’t Succeed
Sept. 10, 2005: Addressing Disasters & Emergency Response
Oct/Nov. 2005: Propose Innovations, But Don’t Propose Innovatively
Dec. 9, 2005: Smart Schmoozing with the Dept of Defense
2004
Jan. 23, 2004 Besides Proving Feasibility, What Should the Phase I Project Do?
Feb. 20, 2004: Variability in NIH Funding Limits
Mar. 16, 2004: Now That You’ve Won an SBIR/STTR Phase I, What’s Next?
April 16, 2004: Surviving the Phase I-Phase II Funding Gap
May 28, 2004: Importance of "Affiliations"
June 17, 2004: Convincing the Reviewer that this Project MUST be Funded
Aug. 3, 2004: Transferring Technology Through NASA’s STTR Program
Sept. 3, 2004: Getting Paid
Oct. 8, 2004: Don’t Submit an SBIR/STTR Proposal Until You Have the Big Picture
Nov/Dec. 2004: Including a Timeline
2003
Jan. 17,2003: Weaving Feasibility Into a PH I Proposal
Feb./Mar. 2003: What to Say About Your Phase I Project in Your Phase II Proposal
April 22, 2003: Schmoozing in Phase i vs. Phase II Proposal Preparation
May 12, 2003: Requesting Independent R&D Funding
June 20, 2003: The STTR Program, Revisited
July 11, 2003: NIH Phase I Grant Cost Proposals
Aug. 12, 2003: Get An Award, Then Do the Work
Sept. 11, 2003: Intellectual Property Issues
Oct. 23, 2003: Looking Beyond NIH’s Solicitations
Nov. 22, 2003: SBIR Opportunities at the New Dept. Of Homeland Security
Dec. 19, 2003: Using Federal Labs in the STTR Program
2002
Jan./Feb. 15, 2002: Unallowable Marketing Expenses in SBIR & other Government Grants & Contracts
Mar./April 15, 2002: The $100,000 Question
May 17,2002: An Important Commercialization Issue
Aug. 9, 2002: Requesting DoD Options
Sept. 20, 2002: Protecting Intellectual Property
Oct. 4, 2002: An Important Commercialization Issue
Nov. 11, 2002: Proposing Innovations Related to Chemical/Biological Defense & Terrorism
Dec. 20, 2002: Acquiring Equipment
2001
Jan. 26, 2001: SBIR Vs STTR Programs
Feb./Mar.,2001: Beware of Sample Proposals
April 13, 2001: Is That Your Final Answer?
May 18, 2001: If Once You DO Succeed……
June/July 5, 2001: "So What?"
Aug. 3, 2001: A Need is Not a Market
Sept. 7, 2001: Including Universities and Federal Labs
Oct./Nov.9, 2001: Phase I Winners Should Focus on Ph. II
Dec. 14, 2001: Should an SBIR Proposal Be Technology or Commercialization Focused?
2000
Jan. 6, 2000: Dept. of Defense Tips
Feb. 15, 2000: Including Graphics in the Proposal
Mar. 3, 2000: Fee or Profit Request
April7, 2000: To Submit or Not Submit That Proposal
June 9, 2000: Avoid Arbitrary Market Share Assumptions
May 12, 2000: Proposing to the DOD
July 7, 2000: Writin' Good
Aug. 18, 2000: Good Idea vs. Good Presentation
Sept. 15, 2000: Maintain Your Balance
Oct. 20, 2000: NIH Contract vs. Grant
Nov. 17, 2000: Getting a Debriefing
Dec. 22, 2000: Agreements with Subcontractors, Consultants, & Employees
1999
Sept. 10, 1999: Developing a Credible Work Plan
Oct. 8, 1999: Phase I as a Feasibility Study
Nov. 7, 1999: Your Principal Investigator
Dec. 6, 1999: Indirect Cost Request
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