OpportunityTitle: FY 2014 SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PROGRAM
CategoryExplanation: Science, Technology, Business and/or Education Outreach
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Potential applicants should carefully read the Full Announcement/FFO document for details on eligibility for the FY 2014 SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR) PROGRAM.    Each applicant for both Phase I and Phase II must qualify as a small business concern for research or R&amp;D (R/R&amp;D) purposes, as defined in Section 1.06 of this FFO, at the time of award. In addition, the primary employment of the principal investigator must be with the small business at the time of the award and during the conduct of the proposed research. Primary employment means that more than one-half of the principal investigator&apos;s time is spent with the small business. Primary employment with a small business precludes full-time employment with another organization. Occasionally, deviations from this requirement may occur, and must be approved in writing by the NIST Grants Officer after consultation with the SBIR Program Manager. Further, a small business may replace the principal investigator on an SBIR Phase I or Phase II award, subject to approval in writing by the NIST Grants Officer.  Personnel obtained through a Professional Employer Organization or other similar personnel leasing company may be considered employees of the awardee.
Description: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) invites small businesses to submit Phase I research applications under this Federal Funding Opportunity (FFO). Firms with strong research capabilities in any of the areas listed in Section 9 of the Full Announcement/FFO document are encouraged to participate. Applications not addressing one of the Subtopics in Section 9 are not responsive to this FFO.NIST offers two types of Subtopics in Section 9 of this FFO: standard research &#147;R&#148; and tech transfer &#147;TT&#148; Subtopics. Both &#147;R&#148; and &#147;TT&#148; subtopics are intended to cultivate private sector innovation and foster and encourage participation by minority and disadvantaged persons in technological innovation.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: Agency Contact
GrantorContactText: Christopher Hunton &lt;br/&gt;Grants Technical Assistant &lt;br/&gt;Phone 301-975-5718
CloseDateExplanation: Electronic applications must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, Friday, May 2, 2014. Paper applications must be received by NIST by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, May 2, 2014.