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Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase I Solicitation FY-2011 (Release 1) (SBIR) nsf10546
Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase I Solicitation FY-2011 (Release 1)
NSF 10-546 National Science FoundationDirectorate for Engineering Industrial Innovation and Partnerships
Do not submit a proposal prior to 5/9/2010
All proposals that fail to address the following items will be considered non-responsive and will be returned without review:A proposal submitted after 5:00 p.m. (proposer's/submitter's local time) on the deadline date. The "Proposer" is the company and the time zone associated with the company's address will be used to determine if a proposal is late. A proposal that does not contain all the required components (see the required components below that make up a complete proposal).A complete proposal consists of the following: Project Summary (reference section A.9.2)Project Description (15 page limit) and all 6 parts. (reference section A.9.3)References Cited (reference section A.9.4)Biographical Sketches (reference section A.9.5)Budget and Sub-budgets (reference section A.9.6)Current and Pending Support (reference section A.9.7)Equipment, Instrumentation, Computers, and Facilities (reference section A.9.8)Supplemental Docs is limited only to the following: (reference section A.9.9) Letters of Support for Technology (LIMIT to 3 letters)Post Doc Mentoring Plan (only for subawards)Company Commercialization History (if Phase II awards were received)An SBIR proposal with a budget exceeding $150,000. A proposal missing a Company Commercialization History, if a company has certified that it has previously received SBIR/STTR Phase II awards. A Company Commercialization History must be provided using the NSF template (reference section A.9.9.3). A proposal that has documents placed in the "Additional" Single Copy Documents module in FastLane. A collaborative proposal (defined as simultaneous proposal submissions from different organizations, with each organization requesting a separate award). Note: Small business concerns are encouraged to collaborate with research institutions; however, only one proposal should result. A proposal lacking sufficient technical/commercial potential substance to justify review. A proposal that does not fall within the scope of the topic or subtopic as delineated in the topic or subtopic description. A proposal not containing research proposed in science, engineering, or education. A proposal missing a Post Doc Mentoring Plan (if Post Docs are listed on a subaward budget for a partner university - reference section A.9.9.2).Unacceptable objectives as defined in Section IV.
Program Title: Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase I Solicitation FY-2011 (Release 1)
email: gbaxter@nsf.gov
M. Josephine Yuen,
Ian M. Bennett,
email: ibennett@nsf.gov
Cheryl F. Albus,
email: calbus@nsf.gov
Grace J. Wang,
email: jiwang@nsf.gov
The National Science Foundation (NSF), an independent agency of the Federal Government, invites eligible small business concerns to submit Phase I proposals for its FY 2011 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. NSF will support high quality projects on important scientific, engineering, or science and engineering education problems and opportunities that could lead to significant commercial and public benefit if the research is successful.The SBIR solicitation is issued pursuant to the authority contained in Public Law 106-554. SBIR policy is provided by the Small Business Administration (SBA) through the SBA Policy Directive.
The primary objective of the NSF SBIR Program is to increase the incentive and opportunity for small firms to undertake cutting-edge, high risk, high quality scientific, engineering, or science and engineering education research that would have a high potential economic payoff if the research is successful. The fundamental mission of NSF is to promote discoveries and to advance education across the frontiers of knowledge in science and engineering. Consistent with that mission, NSF encourages and supports a wide range of proposals from the research and education community and also from the private small business sector. These proposals are reviewed under NSF's merit review criteria, which cover both the quality of research (intellectual or technical merit) and its potential impact on society (broader/commercial impacts).The SBIR program solicits proposals from the small business sector consistent with NSF's mission. The program is governed by Public Law 106-554. A main purpose of the legislation is to stimulate technological innovation and increase private sector commercialization. The NSF SBIR program is therefore in a unique position to meet both the goals of NSF and the purpose of the SBIR legislation by transforming scientific discovery into both social and economic benefit, and by emphasizing private sector commercialization. Accordingly, NSF has formulated broad solicitation topics for SBIR that conform to the high-technology investment sector's interests.Topics are:Biotech and Chemical Technologies (BC)Education Applications (EA)Information and Communication Technologies (IC)Nanotechnology, Advanced Materials, and Manufacturing (NM)Successful proposers will conduct Research and Development (R&D) on projects that:Provide evidence of a commercially viable product, process, device, or system, and/orMeet an important social or economic need.Projects should have the following:High potential commercial payback, andHigh-risk efforts.Projects may also address:Research tools which meet significant commercial market needs, or,Applications that result in multipurpose commercially viable functions.For more in-depth program information please reference the following web site: http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/sbirspecs.jsp.
Under this solicitation, SBIR Phase I proposals may be submitted for funding up to $150,000. SBIR Phase I projects run for 6 months. The program expects to make approximately 200 to 300 fixed amount awards. Anticipated funding amount for this solicitation is $45,000,000 (pending the availability of funds and quality of proposals). Award notification is typically four to six months from the proposal submission deadline date. Awards will have an effective date of January 1, 2011 for proposals submitted on June 9, 2010.
DUNS Number: A DUNS number is a nine-digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet Information Services. If the proposer does not have a DUNS number, he or she must contact Dun and Bradstreet by telephone at (800) 333-0505 or online at http://www.dnb.com/us/. A DUNS number is issued at no charge and is a required data element for submission of a proposal.Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Requirement: The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (FFATA) of 2006 (P.L. 109-282) requires agencies to make award and subaward information available for search by the public. Agencies must make award data available beginning January 1, 2008 and subaward data available beginning January 1, 2009. Please note that registration is required of organizations only. To register in the CCR, go to http://www.ccr.gov/. Proposers are advised that it takes approximately two business days to complete the registration process. Failure to complete the CCR registration process prior to proposal submission may impact the processing of an organization's proposal.Unacceptable objectives: Proposed efforts directed toward systems studies; market research; commercial development of existing products or proven concepts; straightforward engineering design for packaging; laboratory evaluations; incremental product or process improvements; evolutionary optimization of existing products; and evolutionary modifications to broaden the scope of an existing product or application are examples of projects that are not acceptable for SBIR. Projects determined unacceptable will be returned without review to the proposer.
A.1.2. Designation of Topic and Subtopic. Designate one, and only one, topic and subtopic. The topic names are:
Nanotechnology, Advanced Materials, and Manufacturing (NM). The appropriate topic and subtopic MUST be identified on the cover page and in the Project Summary. A.2. Phase I Proposal Objectives. An SBIR Phase I proposal must describe the research effort needed to investigate the feasibility of the proposed scientific or technical innovation. The primary objective of the Phase I effort is to determine whether the innovation has sufficient technical and commercial merit for proceeding into a Phase II project. A secondary objective is to assess potential commercial feasibility of the proposed work.
A.3. Phase I Project Requirements. The deliverable at the end of an SBIR Phase I grant is a technical report that summarizes the experimental and theoretical accomplishments of the research proposed. This report serves as the basis for a Phase II proposal.A.4. Administrative and Technical Screening. All proposals that fail to address the following items will be considered non-responsive and will be returned without review.Administrative and Technical Screening Items:A proposal submitted after 5:00 p.m. (proposer's/submitter's local time) on the deadline date. The "Proposer" is the company and the time zone associated with the company's address will be used to determine if a proposal is late. A proposal that does not contain all the required components (see the required components below that make up a complete proposal).A complete proposal consists of the following: Project Summary (reference section A.9.2)Project Description (15 page limit) and all 6 parts. (reference section A.9.3)References Cited (reference section A.9.4)Biographical Sketches (reference section A.9.5)Budget and Sub-budgets (reference section A.9.6)Current and Pending Support (reference section A.9.7)Equipment, Instrumentation, Computers, and Facilities (reference section A.9.8)Supplemental Docs is limited only to the following (if applicable): (reference section A.9.9) Letters of Support for Technology (LIMIT to 3 letters)Post Doc Mentoring Plan (only for subawards)Company Commercialization History (if Phase II awards were received)An SBIR proposal with a budget exceeding $150,000. A proposal missing a Company Commercialization History, if a company has certified that it has previously received SBIR/STTR Phase II awards. A Company Commercialization History must be provided using the NSF template (reference section A.9.9.3). A proposal that has documents placed in the "Additional" Single Copy Documents module in FastLane. A collaborative proposal (defined as simultaneous proposal submissions from different organizations, with each organization requesting a separate award). Note: Small business concerns are encouraged to collaborate with research institutions; however, only one proposal should result. A proposal lacking sufficient technical/commercial potential substance to justify review. A proposal that does not fall within the scope of the topic or subtopic as delineated in the topic or subtopic description. A proposal not containing research proposed in science, engineering, or education. A proposal missing a Post Doc Mentoring Plan (if Post Docs are listed on a subaward budget for a partner university - reference section A.9.9.2).Unacceptable objectives as defined in Section IV.A.5. Marking Proprietary Information. To the extent permitted by law, the Government will not release properly identified and marked technical and commercially sensitive data. If the proposal contains proprietary information, check the box at the bottom of the proposal cover page and identify proprietary technical data in the proposal by clearly marking the information and also providing a legend. Typically, proprietary information is marked in the text either with an asterisk at the beginning and end of the proprietary paragraph, underlining the proprietary sections, or choosing a different font type. An entire proposal should not be marked proprietary.A.6. Human Subjects and Animal Use. Please refer to Chapter II, Sections D.5 and D.6 of the GPG (http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=gpg). Note that in some cases, product testing involves human subjects. In addition to the information in the GPG, please refer to (http://www.dnb.com/us/). Look for federal-wide assurances under the Office of Human Research Protection website.If human subjects Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval is indicated, and it is not in hand at the time of submission, there must be a plan for such approval; a supporting letter regarding IRB approval should be provided under supplementary documents. The approval must be readily attainable within six weeks of informal notification of recommendation for award to ensure continued processing for funding. The small business has three basic options with regard to human subjects review: 1) establish your own IRB (see Office of Human Rights Protection (OHRP) at Health and Human Services (HHS) http://www.hhs.gov/ohrp/assurances/index.html#registernew; 2) use the review board of a (usually local) university or research institution, either via consultants to the project, a project subcontract, or directly through its own contacts; and 3) use a commercial company (for a listing, see http://www.advamed.org/MemberPortal/About/.Animal use in funded projects requires approval of the company or collaborating institutions' Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC). Please refer to http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ for additional information.A.7. Debriefing on Unsuccessful Proposals. When a proposal is declined, verbatim copies of reviews, excluding the names of the reviewers, summaries of review panel deliberations, if any, and a description of the process by which the proposal was reviewed will be available electronically.Phase I proposals that have been declined or returned without review by NSF are NOT eligible for reconsideration under the same program solicitation; however, proposals may be resubmitted under a subsequent solicitation, after suitable revisions have been made, conditional upon their falling within the scope of the subsequent topic or subtopic offerings.A.8. General RequirementsA.8.1 Sample Limitations. Samples, videotapes, slides, appendices, or other ancillary items will not be accepted. Websites containing demonstrations, etc., may be cited in the proposal, but reviewers are not required to access them.
A.8.2 Page Format. Multiple column formats are not accepted. Use the NSF required fonts; reference the GPG - Chapter II Proposal Preparation Instructions (http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=gpg).A.9. Required Format.The required format of a Phase I proposal is described in the following paragraphs. Each proposal submitted to the NSF SBIR program shall have the following components:Cover SheetProject SummaryTable of Contents (automatically generated by FastLane)Project DescriptionReferences CitedBiographical SketchesBudgets and Budget Justification (also required for each subaward)Current and Pending SupportFacilities, Equipment and Other ResourcesSupplementary Docs: Is limited only to the following: (reference section A.9.9)
Company Commercialization History (if applicable), Post Doc Mentoring Plan (if applicable), and
Letter(s) regarding human subjects Institutional Review Board or IACUC approval of animal use (if applicable)
Single Copy Documents - List of Suggested Reviewers (if applicable)
A.9.3 Project Description. The project description shall contain the following parts in the following order and cannot exceed 15 pages.Part 1: Identification and Significance of the Innovation. The first paragraph shall contain a clear and succinct statement specifying the research innovation proposed, and a brief explanation of how the innovation is relevant to meeting a need described in the subtopic narrative.Part 2: Background and Phase I Technical Objectives. List and explain the key objectives to be accomplished during the Phase I research, including the questions that must be answered to determine the technical and commercial feasibility of the proposed concept. It is important to show how potential customer needs will be met if the research is successful. Therefore, Phase I proposers are strongly encouraged to consider commercial potential as well as the technical challenges of their research.Part 3: Phase I Research Plan. This section must provide a detailed description of the Phase I research approach. The description must include the following:A technical discussion of the proposed concept,What is planned and how the research will be carried out,The plan to achieve each objective, andThe sequence of experiments, tests, and computations involved in the measurement of those objectives.Part 4. Commercial Potential. Proposals must describe a compelling business opportunity to be enabled by the proposed innovation. The information contained within the Commercial Potential section should convey the scope and nature of this business opportunity. This section should briefly describe the current as well as the anticipated market landscape and the resources required to address the opportunity. The goal of this section is to justify, from a market-opportunity perspective, why a Phase I feasibility study should be undertaken. In preparing the description of the commercial potential, you are strongly encouraged to address the following four sections: market opportunity, company/team, product/competition and revenue/finance. A well crafted Commercial Potential section is typically 3-5 pages in order to address the four sections referenced below.The market opportunity - Describe the anticipated target market or market segments and provide a brief profile of the potential customer. What customer needs will be addressed with the innovation? Estimated size of the market being addressed? What barriers to entry exist?The Company/Team - What are the origins of the company/team? How many current employees are there? What is the anticipated impact on job creation as a result of this innovation? What is the revenue history, if any, for the past three years? Give a brief description of the experience and credentials of the personnel responsible for taking the innovation to market. How does the background and experience of the team enhance the credibility of the effort; have they previously taken similar products/services to market? Does proposed research mesh with company objectives? How does the proposed technology sit within the company mission?Product or technology and competition – How does your product or service sit within the competitive landscape? What is the main competition? What is the value proposition for the product or service enabled by the innovation? How do you plan to protect any IP generated from the proposed innovation? What critical milestones must be met to get the product or service to market? Financing and revenue model - based upon revenue assumptions, describe how you plan to finance your innovation.Part 5. Consultants and Subawards/Subcontracts. Keep in mind that an SBIR Phase I project requires a minimum of two-thirds of the research, as measured by the budget, to be performed by the small business concern. The remaining percentage, one-third may be allocated as appropriate to achieve the objectives of the proposed SBIR Phase I project.Consultant: The services of each consultant must be justified within the context of the proposal. In this section of the proposal, information must be provided on each consultant's expertise, organizational affiliation, and contribution to the project. In addition, each consultant, whether paid or unpaid, must provide a signed statement that confirms availability, time commitment, role in the project, and the agreed consulting rate (not to exceed $600 per day). The maximum consulting rate under this solicitation is $600 per day (NSF defines a day as 8 hours). This rate is exclusive of any indirect costs, travel, per diem, clerical services, fringe benefits, and supplies.The signed consultant statements (with the required stated number of days at $600 per day) must be uploaded as part of the proposal budget justification. Subaward (also known as the subcontract): If subawards (including contracts, subcontracts and other arrangements) are used for research, describe the tasks to be performed and how these are related to the overall project.Each subaward must use a separate proposal budget and budget justification, providing details of subaward costs by cost category. Each subawardee budget must be prepared in FastLane. Note - the company/PI submits the subaward budget with the full proposal submission.Purchases of analytical or other routine services from commercial sources and the acquisition of fabricated components from commercial sources are not regarded as reportable subaward activity. Such items -- routine analytical or other routine services -- should be reported in the Budget under Other Direct Costs/Other (Line G.6 on the budget form).All research, including subawards and consultancies, must be carried out in the U.S. (See definition of Place of Performance.)Note: In SBIR proposals, the use of Federally Funded Research and Development Centers (FFRDCs) can only be used as subawardees with a waiver from the Small Business Administration. Additional information relative to FFRDCs may be found at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf05306/. Contact the cognizant SBIR Program Officer for further information on obtaining a waiver.If a Post Doc is listed on a subaward budget for a partner university, a Post Doc Mentoring Plan must be provided. For more information on what is required for a Post Doc Mentoring Plan reference http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf09_29/gpg_2.jsp#IIC2j. The plan must be uploaded into the supplemental docs module of FastLane. Part 6. Equivalent or Overlapping Proposals to Other Federal Agencies. A firm may elect to submit proposals for equivalent or overlapping work under other Federal solicitations or may have received or expect to receive other Federal awards for equivalent or overlapping work. The firm must certify on the proposal cover page whether another Federal Agency has received this proposal (or an equivalent or overlapping proposal). In addition, the proposer must inform NSF of overlapping or equivalent proposals and awards as follows: (a) related federal awards (ongoing or completed); (b) proposals that have been submitted under other government solicitations; and (c) anticipated submissions (within the upcoming calendar year) to other agencies of related proposals. For all such cases, the following information is required:The name, address and telephone contact of the sponsoring agency to which the proposal was or will be submitted,Date(s) of proposal submission(s),Title, number, and date of solicitation under which the proposal was submitted or will be submitted,Title and performance period of the proposal, andName and title of principal investigator, annual person-months (calendar-months) devoted by any personnel on the equivalent or overlapping project who are participating as PI or senior personnel on this proposal.If no equivalent or overlapping proposals are under consideration, explicitly state: NONE. NSF will not make awards that duplicate research funded or expected to be funded by other agencies, although in some cases NSF may fund portions of work described in an overlapping proposal provided that the budgets appropriately reduce costs and allocate costs among the various sponsors. If a proposer fails to disclose equivalent or overlapping proposals as provided in this section, the proposer could be liable for administrative, civil or criminal sanctions.A.9.4. References Cited. Provide a comprehensive listing of relevant references, including patent numbers and other relevant intellectual property citations. References must be uploaded into the system.A.9.5. Biographical Sketches. (A maximum of 2 pages per person.) Provide relevant biographical information for the Principal Investigator (PI) and key personnel (including consultants and key members of the subaward team). Biographical Sketches must be uploaded into the system.A.9.6. Budget. The total budget shall not exceed $150,000 for the SBIR Phase I proposal. Budget line items must be shown in detail in the budget justification.List the principal investigator and senior personnel by name with their time commitments budgeted in person-months and the dollar amount for the performance period.Do not list company employees as B.1. Post Doctoral Scholars.The reimbursement rates for consultants are a direct cost that cannot exceed the daily equivalent of the rate paid to an Executive Level IV Federal employee. As of January 2009 that amount is $600 per day. The maximum consulting rate under this solicitation is $600 per day (NSF defines a day as 8 hours.) Indicate the number of days proposed per consultant. Consultant travel should be shown under the domestic travel category, E-1, but counts as an outsourcing expense.The budget justification should provide a line by line description of each budget item (including the signed consultant letter); indicate the type of expendable materials and supplies required with their estimated costs as well.Permanent equipment, patent expenses, and foreign travel are not allowable expenditures. Tuition costs are not considered research or research and development. Accordingly, they are not acceptable costs and should not be included in the budget.One trip for up to two persons (normally the PI and an individual associated with business operations) is required to attend a two-day grantee workshop. The intent of this workshop is to discuss the research program with a program officer and to learn the mechanics of preparing a Phase II proposal; therefore this trip must be included in the Phase I budget. An explicit statement acknowledging attendance at the grantee workshop is required on the budget justification page. A good estimate is $2,000 per person.Indirect costs plus fringe benefits is limited to an effective rate of 150% of salaries and wages. The following expenses will not be funded as part of the indirect cost pools:Independent Research and Development (IR&D)Patent and patent related expenses will not be funded as either a direct or indirect costSales and marketing expensesBusiness developmentManufacturing and production expensesReasonable fees (estimated profit) will be considered under Phase I. The amount of the fee approved by NSF cannot exceed seven percent (7%) of the total indirect and direct project costs. The proposal bottom line cannot exceed $150,000 for SBIR Phase I proposals.Detailed documentation of all budget line items is required and must be documented on the budget justification page.A.9.7. Current and Pending Support of Principal Investigator and Senior Personnel. This section of the proposal calls for required information on all current and pending support for ongoing projects and proposals, including subsequent funding in the case of continuing grants. All current project support from whatever source (e.g., Federal, State, local or foreign government agencies, public or private foundations, industrial or other commercial organizations) must be listed. The proposed project and all other projects or activities requiring a portion of time of the PI and other senior personnel must be included, even if they receive no salary support from the project(s). The total award amount for the entire award period covered (including indirect costs) must be shown as well as the number of person-months per year to be devoted to the project, regardless of source of support. Similar information must be provided for all proposals already submitted or submitted concurrently to other possible sponsors, including NSF. Concurrent submission of a proposal to other organizations will not prejudice its review by NSF. Note the Biological Sciences Directorate exception to this policy, however, delineated in GPG Chapter I.G.2. If the project now being submitted has been funded previously by a source other than NSF, the information requested in the paragraph above must be furnished for the last period of funding.For all ongoing or proposed projects or proposals that will be submitted in the near future -- but excluding any proposals already cited above in the Equivalent or Overlapping Proposals to other Federal Agencies section -- that involve the Principal Investigator or senior personnel, provide the following information:Name of sponsoring organization,Title and performance period of the proposal, andAnnual person-months (calendar months) devoted to the project by the principal investigator and each of the senior personnel.A.9.8. Equipment, Instrumentation, Computers, and Facilities. (Must be uploaded into the system.) Provide a description that specifies the availability and location of significant equipment, instrumentation, computers, and physical facilities necessary to complete the portion of the research that is to be carried out by the proposing firm in Phase I. Purchase of permanent equipment is not permitted in a Phase I project (reference definition of Permanent Equipment). DO NOT use budget line item D for Phase I proposals.If the equipment, instrumentation, computers, and facilities for this research are not the property (owned or leased) of the proposing firm, include a statement signed by the owner or lessor which affirms the availability of these facilities for use in the proposed research, reasonable lease or rental costs for their use, and any other associated costs. Upload images of the scanned statements into this section.A.9.9. Supplementary Docs. Is limited only to the following (if applicable): A.9.9.1. Letter(s) of Support for Technology (no more than 3 letters). Letters of support act as an indication of market validation for the proposed innovation and add significant credibility to the proposed effort. Letters of support should demonstrate that the company has initiated dialog with relevant stakeholders (potential customers, strategic partners or investors) for the proposed innovation and that a real business opportunity may exist should the technology prove feasible. The letter(s) must contain affiliation and contact information for the signatory stakeholder.A.9.9.2. Post Doc Mentoring Plan. If a Post Doc is listed on a subaward budget for a partner university, a Post Doc Mentoring Plan must be provided. For more information on what is required for a Post Doc Mentoring Plan reference http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/policydocs/pappguide/nsf09_29/gpg_2.jsp#IIC2j. The plan must be uploaded into the supplemental docs module of FastLane. NOTE - if a Post Doc plan is not provided the proposal MUST be returned without review. For your convenience a Post Doc Mentoring Plan sample template can be found at: http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/Sample_Postdoc_Mentoring_Plan.doc A.9.9.3. Company Commercialization History. Required for all proposers certifying receipt of Phase II awards on the proposal cover page. All items must be addressed in the example outlined below. Only firms that have received one or more SBIR/STTR Phase II awards from any federal agency must submit a company commercialization history. The information MUST be in the NSF Template (otherwise the proposal will be returned without review). A blank template is available at: http://www.nsf.gov/eng/iip/sbir/comhist.jsp. Firm Name:XYX Materials CorporationYear Company Founded:2000Identify any name change your firm has gone through within the past five years:NoneList the parent company if you are a subsidiary or a spin-off. List subsidiaries and spin-offs if you are a parent company:NonePercentage of company revenues for each of the past three (3) fiscal years from federal SBIR/STTR funding (includes Phase I and Phase II awards):2006: 30%; 2007: 25%; and 2008: 20%List each Phase II SBIR/STTR award below and fill out the requested information.Grant/
AgencyProject TitleYear of AwardEnd of Award Period (Date)Total Amount
of Award (including supplements)
Sales, Service and/or Licensing RevenuesFollow-On
Subsequent Private-Sector
(Third-Party) Investment Amount
0401223NSFPhase II Rapid Prototyping20042006$500,000.$1,000,000$5,000,000$10,000,0000500123DOEPhase II New Materials for Fuel Cells20052007$750,000$7,000,000$0$1,000,0000712345NASAPhase II Materials for Harsh Environments20072009$750,000$1,000,000$5,000,000$0TOTALS $2,000,000$9,000,000$10,000,000$11,000,000A.10. Research TopicThe fundamental mission of NSF is to promote discoveries and to advance education across the frontiers of knowledge in science and engineering. Consistent with that mission, NSF encourages and supports a wide range of proposals from the research and education community and also from the private small business sector. These proposals are reviewed under NSF's merit review criteria, which cover both the quality of research (intellectual or technical merit) and its potential impact on society (broader impacts).The SBIR program solicits proposals from the small business sector consistent with NSF's mission. The program is governed by Public Law 106-554. A main purpose of the legislation is to stimulate technological innovation and increase private sector commercialization. The NSF SBIR program is therefore in a unique position to meet both the goals of NSF and the purpose of the SBIR legislation by transforming scientific discovery into both social and economic benefit, and by emphasizing private sector commercialization. Accordingly, NSF has formulated a broad solicitation topic for SBIR that conforms to the high-technology investment sector's interests.The four broad topics are:Biotech and Chemical Technologies (BC)Education Applications (EA)Information and Communication Technologies (IC)Nanotechnology, Advanced Materials, and Manufacturing (NM)
Proposers are reminded to identify the program solicitation number (NSF 10-546) in the program solicitation block on the NSF Cover Sheet For Proposal to the National Science Foundation. Compliance with this requirement is critical to determining the relevant proposal processing guidelines. Failure to submit this information may delay processing.
PIs are required to use NSF's electronic project-reporting system, available through FastLane, for preparation and submission of final project reports. Such reports provide information on activities and findings, project participants (individual and organizational) publications; and, other specific products and contributions. PIs will not be required to re-enter information previously provided, either with a proposal or in earlier updates using the electronic system. Submission of the report via FastLane constitutes certification by the PI that the contents of the report are accurate and complete. The Phase I final report will be due to NSF within 15 days of the expiration of the grant. A Phase II proposal requires an approved Phase I Final Report to be uploaded as part of the Phase II proposal package.