Subject: SBIR Notes - September 2024

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SBIR Notes • September 2024
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Hi!

What’s Better? Comparing SBIR Funding to Angel and Venture Capital

I'm often asked what's better, raising money from investors or pursuing an SBIR award?

And the answer is.... they're different. One isn't better than the other, and in most cases, companies will raise both, starting early with SBIR funds ("America's Seed Fund") and then raising angel and venture capital as they grow.

But what makes them different?...

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BAAs may incorporate MANDATORY foreign disclosure requirements and other important programmatic changes as required by the SBIR and STTR Extension Act of 2022 (Pub. L. 117-183).
Any users that are experiencing issues with the fillable PDF of the "Disclosures of Foreign Affiliations or Relationships to Foreign Countries" form are advised to download the form again from Volume 5 of the DSIP proposal submission page, or directly access the form at the following link:

https://media.defense.gov/2024/Jan/05/2003369046/-1/-1/0/DoD_SBIR_STTR_BAA_Attachment%202_DFARFC.PDF

DUNS to Unique Entity ID (SAM) Transition
The US Federal Government has transitioned from DUNS to UEI.

US Department of Energy

US National Institutes of Health

US National Science Foundation

US Army

Air Force

Chemical and Biological Defense Program

Defense Health Agency

Defense Threat Reduction Agency

DARPA

Missile Defense Agency

US Navy

NOAA

National Cancer Institute

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Note: The NIH registration process has changed.

National Science Foundation (Invests ~$200 million annually in startups).

SBIR.GOV

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