SBIR PROPOSAL WRITING BASICS: ARTICLES

 

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1999

    September 10, 1999:    Developing a Credible Work Plan
   October 8, 1999:         Phase I as a Feasibility Study
   November 7, 1999:      Your Principal Investigator
  December 6, 1999:       Indirect Cost Request

2000

  January 6, 2000:          Dept. of Defense Tips
  February 15, 2000:       Including Graphics in the Proposal
  March 3,  2000:           Fee or Profit Request 
  April  7, 2000:           To Submit or Not Submit That Proposal
  May 12, 2000:            A Must Activity for SBIR Companies

                                        Proposing to the DOD

  June 9, 2000:             Avoid Arbitrary Market Share

                                   Assumptions

  July 7, 2000:             Writin' Good

  August 18, 2000:        Good Idea vs. Good Presentation

  September 15, 2000:   Maintain Your Balance
  October 20, 2000:      NIH Contract vs. Grant 
  November 17, 2000:     Getting a Debriefing

  December 22, 2000:     Agreements with Subcontractors,

                                   Consultants, & Employees

2001

 

  January 26, 2001:        SBIR Vs STTR Programs
  Feb./Mar.,2001:          Beware of Sample Proposals
  April 13, 2001:           Is That Your Final Answer?
  May 18, 2001:            If Once You DO Succeed…
  June/July 5, 2001:       "So What?"
  August 3, 2001:          A Need is Not a Market
  September 7, 2001:     Including Universities and Federal Labs
  Oct./Nov.9, 2001:      Phase I Winners Should Focus on Ph. II

  December 14, 2001:    Should an SBIR Proposal Be Technology

                                      or Commercialization Focused?  

 

                                                        

2002

 

  Jan./Feb. 15, 2002:   Unallowable Marketing Expenses in SBIR

                                      & other Government Grants & Contracts

  Mar./April 15, 2002:  The $100,000 Question
  May 17,2002:         An Important Commercialization Issue
  August 9, 2002:        Requesting DoD Options
  Sept. 20, 2002:        Protecting Intellectual Property
  Oct. 4, 2002:          An Important Commercialization Issue

  Nov. 11, 2002:          Proposing Innovations Related to 

                                      Chemical/Biological Defense & Terrorism

  Dec. 20, 2002:         Acquiring Equipment

2003

  Jan. 17,2003:          Weaving Feasibility Into a PH I Proposal

  Feb./Mar. 2003:      What to Say About Your Phase I Project 

                                      in Your Phase II Proposal

  April 22, 2003:        Schmoozing in Phase i vs. Phase II  

                                      Proposal Preparation

  May 12, 2003:         Requesting Independent R&D Funding
  June 20, 2003:        The STTR Program, Revisited
  July 11, 2003:         NIH Phase I Grant Cost Proposals 
  Aug. 12, 2003:        Get An Award, Then Do the Work
  Sept. 11, 2003:        Intellectual Property Issues
   Oct. 23, 2003:        Looking Beyond NIH’s Solicitations
  Nov. 22, 2003:         SBIR Opportunities at the New Dept. of

                                       Homeland Security

  Dec. 19, 2003:         Using Federal Labs in the STTR Program

 

2004

  Jan.  23, 2004:        Besides Proving Feasibility, What Should 

                                        the Phase I Project Do?

  Feb. 20, 2004:         Variability in NIH Funding Limits

  Mar. 16, 2004:        Now That You’ve Won an SBIR/STTR Phase  

                                     I, What’s Next?

  April 16, 2004:         Surviving the Phase I-Phase II Funding Gap 

   May 28, 2004:          Importance of "Affiliations" 

   June 17, 2004:         Convincing the Reviewer that this Project MUST be Funded

   Aug. 3, 2004:          Transferring Technology Through NASA’s STTR Program

   Sept. 3, 2004:         Getting Paid 

   Oct. 8, 2004:           Don’t Submit an SBIR/STTR Proposal Until You Have the Big Picture

  Nov/Dec. 2004:        Including a Timeline

 

 

2005

 

  Jan. 7, 2005:         DOD Phase I SBIR Proposal Pointers for the FY2005.1 Solicitation

    Feb. 4, 2005:        Bridging the Phase II – III Gap

    Mar. 3, 2005:        Your Indirect Rate is Not Cast in Stone 

   April  1, 2005:      Be Compelling

    May 6, 2005:       Emphasizing America

    June 1, 2005:       Prove Feasibility in the Middle of Phase I

    July 8, 2005;       Two Tips for Dept of Defense Phase I Proposals

    Aug. 12, 2005:      If at First You Don’t Succeed 

    Sept. 10, 2005:     Addressing Disasters & Emergency Response 

    Oct/Nov. 2005:     Propose Innovations, But Don’t Propose Innovatively

    Dec. 9, 2005:       Smart Schmoozing with the Dept of Defense

 

2006

 

    Jan/Feb, 2006:     Proposal Don't Sell But Instead Meet a Need

    March 3, 2006:     Reviewers on Ice

    April 18, 2006:      Pick Your Partner Carefully

    May 19, 2006:       Electronic Proposal Submission Spreads Across Most Agencies

    June 16, 2006:      No Employee Ever Spends 100% of Their Time on an SBIR/STTR Project, 

                                 So Don’t Assume It in Your Budget 

    July 28, 2006:       Limits on Using Federal Labs on SBIR Projects

    Aug.18, 2006:       Writing Less Takes More Time

    Sept. 15, 2006:     Consultant Compensation Limits on NSF SBIR Proposals

    Oct./Nov. 2006:     Addressing the “I” in SBIR

 

2007

 

    Jan. 5, 2007:       Writing about Relevant Experience

     Feb. 2, 2007:       Understanding Barriers to Entry  

    Mar. 19, 2007:    Sizing the Project to the Budget

     April 20, 2007:    Requesting DOD Phase I Options

     May 25, 2007:    Writing Your Own Topic (sort of) at NIST SBIR Program

    June 25, 2007:    You Will Always Have Competition

    Aug. 10, 2007:    Most Common SBIR/STTR Accounting Questions

    Sept. 20, 2007:   Opportunities within NSF’s Emerging Opportunities Topic

    Oct. 23, 2007:    The Purpose of a Phase 1 SBIR/STTR Project

    Nov. 30, 2007:    It’ll Take Years to be an Overnight Success

 

2008

 

   Jan. 31, 2008:     Who’s on First, and How’s in Your Work Plan

    Feb. 1, 2008:      Who’s on First, and How’s in Your Work Plan

    Mar. 28, 2008:    Embrace Commercialization Before Submitting a Phase I Proposal to NSF

    April 15, 2008:    Explain Yourself

    May 19, 2008:     Sometimes It’s Not What You Say….But What You Don’t Say

    June 16, 2008:     Do You Look Like an SBIR Mill?

    July 25,2008:       3 Words That Increase Your Proposal’s Chance of Success By 10%

    Sept. 19, 2008:    Resumes Must be Written Well

    Oct. 3, 2008:      Grants.gov Budget Page

 

 

 

 

 

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