Small Business Innovative Research Program (SBIR) 

(https://www.sbir.gov/) 

The US Governments Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program is a great way for small, innovative technology companies to pursue Federal funds and contracts.  This Government program is utilized by several Federal Agencies including: 

• Dept of Defense 

• Dept of Agriculture  

• Dept of Education 

• Dept of Energy 

• HHS 

• Dept of Homeland Security 

• NASA 

Individual agencies administer their own SBIR programs, setting their topics based upon needs, accepting proposals and awarding contracts based upon a competitive process. 

The goals of the SBIR program include: 

• Stimulate technological innovation 

• Meet Federal research and Development needs 

• Foster and encourage participation in innovation and entrepreneurship by women and socially or economic disadvantaged persons 

• Increase private sector commercialization of innovations derived from Federal research and development funding. 

Like all government programs the application process can be somewhat daunting interested organizations will need to: 

• Complete a technical response 

• Develop a presentation overviewing their proposed solution 

• Register in the Governments System for Award Management (SAMS) and receive a CAGE Code 

If you are interested in understanding what is involved in pursuing an SBIR (the new DOD topics are being released at the end of August) let’s talk, Marion Square (www.marion-square.com) has experience working with companies successfully navigate through the SBIR process and ensure a contract award.