Books
Our Winning SBIR/STTR Grants series includes three best-selling books available on Amazon:
Winning SBIR/STTR Grants: A Ten-Week Plan for Preparing Your NIH Phase I Application is currently in its Third Edition. This book presents a straightforward, user-friendly approach for preparing an NIH Phase I SBIR/STTR application. Topics include completing registrations, writing your research plan, budgeting, and submitting your proposal.
Winning SBIR/STTR Grants: A Twelve-Week Plan for Preparing Your NIH Phase II Application provides a comprehensive step-by-step guide for constructing a competitive Phase II proposal. The book is divided into sections including the Commercialization Plan, the Research Plan, Other Components, and the Review and Award process.
Winning SBIR/STTR Grants: A Ten-Week Plan for Preparing Your NSF Phase I Application provides a an easy-to-follow guide for constructing a competitive NSF Phase I proposal. The book lays out a manageable timeline for completing the Project Pitch, registrations, and the Full Application within a 10-week period.
Links for Winning SBIR/STTR Grants: A Ten-Week Plan for Preparing Your NIH Phase I Application:
Foreword
- NIH SBIR/STTR website
- NIH SBIR/STTR Forms G Application Guide
- Application Submission System & Interface for Submission Tracking (ASSIST)
- eRA Commons
- Grants.gov
- NIH Small Business and Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Study Sections
- NIH Institutes, Centers, and Offices
- NIH SBIR/STTR LISTSERV information
Week 1
- NIH Reporter
- 2021 Program Descriptions and Research Topics
- NIH Small Business and Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Study Sections
- NIH Center for Scientific Review Assisted Referral Tool (ART)
- NIH SBIR/STTR Funding Opportunities
- NIH SBIR/STTR Forms G Application Guide
- Application Submission System & Interface for Submission Tracking (ASSIST)
- Small Business Eligibility Criteria
- NIH Annotated Form Sets
- NIH Register website (for information on all required registrations)
Week 2
- 2021 NIH SBA-Approved SBIR/STTR Topics for Awards over Statutory Budget Limitations
- Grants.gov
- Application Submission System & Interface for Submission Tracking (ASSIST)
- NIH Biographical Sketch Format Pages, Instructions, and Samples
- NIH SBIR/STTR Agency Contact Information
Week 3
- NIH Human Subjects Research Home Page
- NIH Decision Tool: Am I Doing Human Subjects Research?
- NIH Exempt Human Subjects Research Infographic
Week 5
Week 6
- Application Submission System & Interface for Submission Tracking (ASSIST)
- NIH Obtain Software website
- NIH Format Attachments website
Week 7
- Application Submission System & Interface for Submission Tracking (ASSIST)
- NIH Human Subjects Research Home Page
- NIH Decision Tool: Am I Doing Human Subjects Research?
- NIH Human Subjects Research Infographic – Research Involving Private Information or Biospecimens
- NIH Exempt Human Subjects Research Infographic
- Select Agents and Toxins List
- Federal Select Agent Program Home Page
Week 8
Weeks 9 and 10
Post-Submission
Links for Winning SBIR/STTR Grants: A Ten-Week Plan for Preparing Your NSF Phase I Application:
Foreword
- NSF SBIR/STTR
- NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedure Guide
- NSF Program Solicitation
- NSF Topic Portfolio
- NSF Program Director Contact page
- NSF Project Pitch Account
- NSF Project Pitch
- NSF FastLane
- Research.gov
- NSF Review Process
Week 1
- NSF Peer Review guidelines
- NSF Project Pitch Account
- NSF Project Pitch
- NSF Program Solicitation
- NSF Current Phase I Awardees
- NSF Apply
- NSF FastLane Proposal Guide (PDF)
- NSF Proposal and Award Policies and Procedure Guide
Week 2
- Dun and Bradstreet (DUNS):
- SAM.gov
- Small Business Administration (SBA) registration
- Research.gov
- NSF Registrations
Week 3
- NSF Topic Portfolio
- NSF FastLane Proposal Guide (PDF)
- NSF Biosketch template
- NSF Current and Pending Support template
- NSF Collaborators and Other Affiliations
- NSF Program Solicitation
- NSF Beat-the-Odds Boot Camp
Weeks 4, 5, 6
Weeks 7, 8, 9, 10
- NSF Program Solicitation
- NSF FastLane Proposal Guide (PDF)
- NSF FastLane
- Research.gov
- NSF Company Commercialization History Template
- FastLane Help Desk
Post-Submission