Each year, eleven federal agencies allocate a portion of their budget toward non-dilutive seed funding for early-stage and startup companies. The Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR and STTR) grants are competitive, and the application process can be daunting.
The SBIR/STTR Assistance Program helps connect eligible researchers with SBIR/STTR consultants to help them navigate the proposal process and write a proposal. Since the start of 2024, four participants in the program won SBIR/STTR grants:
- Rivalia Chemical: Awarded a $275,000 Phase I grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to harvest rare earth elements essential to technologies from sustainable energy infrastructure to consumer electronics from coal combustion byproducts, satiating US demand for REEs for an estimated 100 years.
- Soctera: Awarded a $1M NSF Phase II grant to develop a thermally optimized power amplifier that increases 5G signal range – helping to eliminate the digital divide in rural areas.
- REEgen: Awarded a $275,000 NSF Phase I grant to engineer a bacteria that will help extract rare earth elements more efficiently and ethically.
Want to learn more about SBIR/STTR funding, the application process, and the SBIR/STTR Assistance Program? Sign up to attend our free, virtual information session on Tuesday, September 10th: https://bit.ly/3YQ5XVx
