Funding-Small
Business Innovation Research Program Phase I;
September 2, 2010
Agency
National Institute of
Food and Agriculture
Description
The purpose of the
SBIR program is to provide an opportunity for US-owned, for-profit small
business firms to submit innovative, applied, research and development projects
that address important problems facing American agriculture and have the
potential to lead to significant public benefit if the research is successful.
Research proposals are accepted in any of the following topic areas: 1) Forests
and Related Resources; 2) Plant Production and Protection - Biology; 3) Animal
Production and Protection; 4) Air, Water, and Soils; 5) Food Science and
Nutrition; 6) Rural Development; 7) Aquaculture; 8) Biofuels and Biobased Products; 9)
Marketing and Trade; 10) Animal Manure Management; 11) Small and Mid-Size Farms;
and 12) Plant Production and Protection - Engineering. The SBIR program exists
in three phases. The purpose of Phase I is to prove the
scientific or technical feasibility of the proposed research and development
effort. Phase I projects typically are for 8 months. Phase II is the principal
research and development effort and often involves moving the project from the
laboratory to the field or the development of prototypes. Phase II projects
typically are for 24 months. Phase III is the commercialization phase and there
is no SBIR support provided for this phase. Phase I applications are due on
September 2, 2010. This SBIR program funding opportunity is for Phase I
applications
Announcement
Number:
USDA-NIFA-SBIR-003240
Closing
Date: Sep 02, 2010
Link to Full
Announcement
http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/sbir_rfa.html
Contact
Information
NIFA Help Desk
Phone: 202-401-5048
Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET,
excluding Federal holidays
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