Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Phase I Commercialization Assistance Program (CAP)

The summary for the Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Phase I Commercialization Assistance Program (CAP) Federal Grant is detailed below. It contains information such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, who is eligible for the grant, how much grant money will be awarded, important deadlines, and a sampling of similar government grants. Verify the accuracy of the data FederalGrants.com provides by visiting the webpage noted in the Link to Full Announcement section or by contacting the appropriate person listed in the Grant Announcement Contact section. If these sections are incomplete, please visit the website of the government agency that is offering this grant.


	Federal Grant Title:	Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Phase I Commercialization Assistance Program (CAP)
	CFDA Number:	10.212
	CFDA Description:	Small Business Innovation Research
	Federal Agency Name:	National Institute of Food and Agriculture
	Category of Funding Activity:	Agriculture Business and Commerce Employment Labor and Training Natural Resources Science and Technology
	Category Explanation:	Information not provided
	Opportunity Category:	Discretionary
	Funding Opportunity Number:	USDA-NIFA-SBIR-003220
	Document Type:	Grants Notice
	Funding Instrument Type:	Grant
	Posted Date:	Jun 08, 2010
	Creation Date:	Jun 08, 2010
	Original Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 15, 2010
	Current Closing Date for Applications:	Jul 15, 2010
	Archive Date:	Aug 16, 2010
	Expected Number of Awards:	Information not provided
	Estimated Total Program Funding:	$100,000
	Federal Grant Award Ceiling:	$100,000
	Federal Grant Award Floor:	$0
	Cost Sharing or Matching Requirement:	No

Applicants Eligible for this Grant: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education - Private institutions of higher education - For profit organizations other than small businesses - Small businesses - Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)
Additional Information on Eligibility: Applications may be submitted by private companies, Small Business Development Centers and Universities. Award recipients may subcontract to organizations not eligible to apply provided such organizations are necessary for the conduct of the project.
Grant Description: The USDA SBIR CAP program will provide support to a successful applicant to provide commercialization assistance to SBIR Phase I winners from FYs 2010 and 2011. The goals of the commercialization training program are: (1) Enhance the commercialization skills of SBIR Phase I grant recipients through introductory commercialization training that can be obtained by the grant recipients at a time and place that is convenient to them; (2) Help enhance the ability of SBIR Phase I grant recipients to write competitive commercialization plans; and (3) Monitor the impacts of commercialization training on Phase I grant recipients.
Link to Full Grant Announcement: http://www.nifa.usda.gov/funding/rfas/sbir_cap_rfa.html
Grant Announcement Contact: NIFA Help Desk Phone: 202-401-5048 Business hours are M-F, 7:00 am -5:00 pm ET, excluding Federal holidays
For questions regarding this RFA [electronic@nifa.usda.gov]
Similar Government Grants: • Opportunity PAR-10-279; • Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase I; • Small Business Innovation Research Program - Phase I; • Small Business Innovation Research