U.
S. Government Grants,
Department of Education,
Department of Commerce,
NOAA and NIST
Department
of Education
The
Phase I awards from Education provide the basic funds for a feasibility
study. Awards are for up to six months and $50,000 in Phase I.
Successful
Phase I companies may apply for Phase II funding, which can be for
up to two years and $300,000.
Topic
Areas Include:
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Devices or Strategies to Assist Individuals with Disabilities
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Technologies to help individuals with disabilities transition
from school to work or otherwise enhance their job potential
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Technologies to place disabled people in vocational rehabilitation
or school to work programs
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Telecommunications and other technology for disabled individuals,
their families and rehabilitation and special education professionals
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Technology to assist disabled individuals in arts, recreation
and leisure-time activities
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Server-based authorware to provide instruction for adults with
less than high school level literacy
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Development or adaptation of technologies for all students, early
childhood - post secondary
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School Governance, Finance and Policy-making
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/SBIR/
Department
of Commerce
The
U.S. Department of Commerce has very technical laboratories plus
the areas that we usually consider business to be about.
In
Phase I, awardees can receive up to $75,000 for a 6-month study
to establish the technical feasibility of a proposed project. Successful
Phase I participants may compete in Phase II for up to $300,000
to support further development of the work for a period not to exceed
2 years.
NOAA
and NIST
On
the technical side, the SBIR grants are given by the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), http://www.rdc.noaa.gov/~amd/sbir.html
and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), http://patapsco.nist.gov/ts_sbir/
NOAA
topics include:
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Atmospheric Sciences
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Ocean Observation Systems
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Living Marine Resources
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Ocean Science
- Cartography,
photogrammetry, hydrology and geology
National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) include:
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Adaptive Learning Systems
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Building Materials and Systems
- Detection
and Suppression of Fires
- *
Intelligent Controls
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Infrastructure for Electronic Commerce
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Measurements and Standards for composite and membrane materials
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Microelectronics
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Microfabrication
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Micromachining
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Photonics
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Semiconductor Lithography
-Cynthia
Nemeth-Johannes
