Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs Phase II

Federal funding opportunity USDA-NIFA-SBIR-012221 from National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Department of Agriculture).

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Who can apply

• Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Eligibility for the SBIR/STTR Phase II program is limited to only SBIR/STTR Phase I recipients. This includes recipients identified via a “novated” or “successor-in-interest” revised funding agreement. Failure to meet the eligibility criteria by the application deadline may result in exclusion from consideration or preclude NIFA from making an award. For those new to Federal financial assistance, NIFA’s About Grants provides highly recommended information about grants and other resources to help understand the Federal awards process. Each applicant must qualify as an SBC through registration with the SBA for R/R&D purposes at the time of selection (see Definitions in Appendix III of this NOFO). SBIR/STTR program eligibility requirements are in place to ensure that the funds go only to small, independent U.S. businesses. The regulations include restrictions about (1) the type of firm, (2) its ownership structure, and (3) the firm’s size in terms of the number of employees. Type of Firm The purpose of the requirement regarding the type of firm is to target the awards to firms with an economic interest in developing the idea or research into a commercial application. 1. An SBIR/STTR small business recipient must be a business concern – it must be organized as a for-profit concern and meet all of the other requirements for a “business concern” in 13 CFR 121.105. Non-profit entities are not eligible (except as the partnering research institution collaborator under the STTR Program). 2. If a recipient is a joint venture, limited partnership, or venture capital partner, each party to the joint venture must be a concern that satisfies all program eligibility requirements regarding type, size, ownership, and control. Ownership & Control The purpose of the ownership requirement is to limit the program to independent firms controlled by US citizens or permanent resident aliens as a way of maximizing the likelihood that the funding will stimulate innovative activity within…

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