Deadline: 21-Nov-22
The Administrator of the Administration for Community Living invites applications for new awards for NIDILRR’s Fiscal year 2023 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program (CFDA 93.433). All SBIR projects funded by NIDILRR must address the needs of individuals with disabilities (see 29 U.S.C. 760).
The purpose of the Federal SBIR program is to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector, strengthen the role of small business in meeting Federal research or research and development (R/R&D) needs, and improve the return on investment from Federally-funded research for economic and social benefits to the nation.
The specific purpose of NIDILRR’s SBIR program is to improve the lives of people with disabilities through R/R&D products generated by small businesses, and to increase the commercial application of NIDILRR-supported research results and development products. NIDILRR will make 10 grants under this opportunity. Grants will have a 6-month project period with a corresponding six-month budget period.
Funding Information
- Estimated Total Program Funding: $1,000,000
- Award Ceiling: $100,000
- Award Floor: $95,000.
Outcomes
- An applicant should consult NIDILRR’s Long-Range Plan for Fiscal Years 2018-2023 when preparing its application. The Long-Range Plan is organized around the following outcome domains:
- Community living and participation;
- Health and function; and
- Employment.
Activities
- The Small Business Administration defines the following activities as research or research and development (R/R&D):
- A systematic, intensive study directed toward greater knowledge or understanding of the subject studied;
- A systematic study directed specifically toward applying new knowledge to meet a recognized need; or
- A systematic application of knowledge toward the production of useful materials, devices, and systems or methods, including design, development, and improvement of prototypes and new processes to meet specific requirements.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible Applicants: Small businesses
- Each organization submitting an application must qualify at the time of the award as a small business concern as defined by the Small Business Administration. Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement.
- Consultative or other arrangements between applicant firms and universities or other nonprofit organizations are permitted, but the small business concern must serve as the grantee. For Phase I projects, at least two-thirds of the research or analytic activities must be performed by the small business concern/grantee.
- NIDILRR measures the percentage effort spent on research or analytic activities by examining the time or percent effort of each collaborator in the application.
- In addition, the primary employment of the principal investigator must be with the small business firm at the time of award and during the conduct of the proposed research. That is, more than one-half of the principal investigator’s working time must be spent with the small business firm during the period of performance. Also, for both Phase I and Phase II, the research or R&D work must be performed in the United States.
- Joint ventures are permitted, provided that the business entity created qualifies as a small business in accordance with the Small Business Act, 15 U.S.C. 631. For Phase I, the proposing firm must perform at least two-thirds of the research and/or analytic effort. Furthermore, the total of all consultant fees, facility leases or usage fees, and other subcontracts or purchase agreements may not exceed one third of the total funding agreement price.
For more information, visit https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=342539