DoD Issues 2003.1 SBIR Topics

The DoD has just released their 2003.1 SBIR solicitation which will open officially on December 2, 2002, with a due date of January 15, 2003. All of the DoD solicitation topics have been added to the Zyn Solicitation Search. Complete solicitation details can be found on the DoD site at: www.acq.osd.mil/sadbu/sbir/. Please note that the DoD site often gets heavy traffic at the beginning and end of their solicitation cycle, and may be slow or unavailable. There is an alternate DoD site located at: www.dodsbir.net/solicitation/ in case you have trouble with their main site.
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NSF Opens SBIR/STTR for BT/EL Topics

The NSF has now opened their SBIR/STTR solicitation in the area of (BT) Biotechnology, and (EL) Electronics. These are already included in the Zyn Solicitation Search engine. The NSF solicitation closes on January 22, 2003. You can get all the NSF information from their web site at: www.eng.nsf.gov/sbir/.
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NIST Issues FY2003 Presolicitation Announcement:

The DOC/NIST issued a presolicitation announcement of their upcoming FY2003 SBIR solicitation which will open on October 31, 2003 and closes January 15, 2003. There will be 49 topics in this solicitation. The entire presolicitation notice is available on fedbizops at: www.eps.gov/spg/DOC/NIST/AcAsD/Reference-Number-NIST-03-SBIR/SynopsisP.html.
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North Carolina is Winner of Federal & State
Partnership (FAST) Grant

The SBA has released a list of 27 states that submitted successful proposals for the FY-2002 FAST Grant Awards competition.  North Carolina was one of the 27 states to win for FY 2002.  The FAST Program was designed to strengthen the technological competitiveness of small business concerns in states. All 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam and the American Samoa are eligible to participate in the FAST program.
FAST is a competitive grants program, that allows each state to receive funding in the form of a grant to provide an array of services in support of the SBIR program.  Any individual, organization, or entity in a state is eligible to participate in the FAST program.
For more information concerning the FAST program, please visit the SBA SBIR web site at: www.sbaonline.sba.gov/SBIR/