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Document Type:
Grants Notice
Funding Opportunity Number:
USDA-NIFA-SBIR-003240
Opportunity Category:
Discretionary
Posted Date:
Jun 21, 2010
Creation Date:
Jun 21, 2010
Original Closing Date for Applications:
Sep 02, 2010
Current Closing Date for Applications:
Sep 02, 2010
Archive Date:
Oct 04, 2010
Funding Instrument Type:
Grant
Category of Funding Activity:
Agriculture
Business and Commerce
Community Development
Environment
Food and Nutrition
Natural Resources
Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Category Explanation:
Expected Number of Awards:
Estimated Total Program Funding:
$21,881,251
Award Ceiling:
$100,000
Award Floor:
$70,000
CFDA Number(s):
10.212
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Small Business Innovation Research
Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:
No
Eligible Applicants
Small businesses
Additional Information on Eligibility:
Agency Name
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Description
The purpose of the SBIR program is to provide an opportunity for US-owned, for-profit small business firms to submit innovative, applied, research and development projects that address important problems facing American agriculture and have the potential to lead to significant public benefit if the research is successful. Research proposals are accepted in any of the following topic areas: 1) Forests and Related Resources; 2) Plant Production and Protection - Biology; 3) Animal Production and Protection; 4) Air, Water, and Soils; 5) Food Science and Nutrition; 6) Rural Development; 7) Aquaculture; 8) Biofuels and Biobased Products; 9) Marketing and Trade; 10) Animal Manure Management; 11) Small and Mid-Size Farms; and 12) Plant Production and Protection - Engineering. The SBIR program exists in three phases. The purpose of Phase I is to prove the scientific or technical feasibility of the proposed research and development effort. Phase I projects typically are for 8 months. Phase II is the principal research and development effort and often involves moving the project from the laboratory to the field or the development of prototypes. Phase II projects typically are for 24 months. Phase III is the commercialization phase and there is no SBIR support provided for this phase. Phase I applications are due on September 2, 2010. This SBIR program funding opportunity is for Phase I applications
