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The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs are highly competitive programs that encourage US based small businesses to explore the feasibility of their innovation as well as the potential for commercialization.​

At least once a year federal agencies release topics of interest. Small businesses are invited to submit proposals or solutions to these topic areas.  Funding is provided to the firm in phases.  Each phase is negotiated separately.

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  • Solutions to technical challenges

  • Commercialization of those solutions

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What Federal Agencies
Are Looking For 

Technical and Business Assistance (TABA)

  • Additional funding is availble to help you succeed 

  • Tributary Insights is a TABA provider which allows us to offer no-cost services to you

 

Go here for more information

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How Tributary Insights Supports the SBIR Applicant and Awardee 

Phase 0

Preparing a Phase I proposal for the first time.  â€‹â€‹â€‹â€‹

Tributary Insights provides the following services for firms seeking to submit an SBIR proposal for the first time:

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  • Confirming agency match

  • Understanding the agency's submission process

  • Technical review of proposal before submission

  • Review of team resumes and commercialization plan

  • Individual meetings and trainings

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Check to see what programs we have in your area for no-cost assistance

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Tributary Insights provides the following services for firms with a Phase I award and seeking to submit a Phase II proposal: 

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  • Market research

  • Commercialization Plan review

  • Proposal reviews 

  • Budget review

  • Individual meetings and trainings

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No cost assistance is available if Tributary insights is your chosen TABA provider. Learn more about TABA here. 

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Phase I

Conceptual research and development. Typically 6 - 18 months in duration, $50,000 - $305,000 in funding. 

Phase II

Prototype development. Typically 24 months and up to $1.2 milllon in funding​

Tributary Insights provides the following services for firms with a Phase II award and are moving toward commercialization:  

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  • Preparing for capital infusion 

    • Addition funding avenues

    • Investor strategy

  • Technical marketing materials  

  • IP Rights and Protection

  • Customer Discovery

  • Team Building 

  • Manufacturing and Production Strategies

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No cost assistance is available if Tributary insights is your chosen TABA provider. Learn more about TABA here

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