January 2019 In this issue:

• January 2019 Updates

December 2018 In this issue:

• December 2018 Updates

December 2017 In this issue:

• December 2017 Updates

December 2016 In this issue:

• December 2016 Updates

November 2016 In this issue:

• November Updates

October 19, 2016 In this issue:

• October Updates

August 24, 2016 In this issue:

• August Updates

March 21, 2016 In this issue:

• The SBIR Insider Returns
• SBIR Reauthorization Efforts Progress
• SBIR Person of the Year 2015 - Bob Schmidt
• SBA Releases Two FAST Solicitations
• National SBIR Spring Conference
• Navy Forum for SBIR/STTR Transition (FST)
• SBTC 2nd Annual "Champion of Small Business Technology Commercialization" Awards
• "Succeeding With SBIR" Webinar Series
• Thank You, and Rest in Peace - Heidi Jacobus
• SBIR Gateway - To Close It or Update It? That is the Question
• Closing Thoughts

June 22, 2015 In this issue:

• DoD & Legislative Updates

May 20, 2015 In this issue:

• DoD, NIH & Legislative Updates

April 6, 2015 In this issue:

• DoD, Tibbetts & Legislative Updates

February 5, 2015 In this issue:

• Special DoD SBIR Resource Center Back On-Line

February 2, 2015 In this issue:

• Special DoD SBIR Resource Center Goes Dark

December 18, 2014 In this issue:

• SBA Request for Comments on Phase III: SBIR and STTR Data Rights, and Rules for Phase III Awards
• Major Change to NIH SBIR/STTR Dates (Retroactive to Dec 5, 2014)
• Rapid Innovation Fund (RIF) Receives $225 Million for FY-15
• DoD FY-2015A STTR Find a Partner Site Opens
• 2014 SBIR Person of the Year Announced
• The Winds of Change - Agency Level
• The Winds of Change - Hill Level
• Closing Thoughts

February 19, 2014 In this issue:

• O NIST, Where Art Thou?
• DoD FY-2014A STTR Released
• DoD FY-2014A STTR Partnering Site Opens
• Universities - Their Struggle with Diminishing R&D Grants, & How it Affects STTR
• Transfer Act of 2013 Would Transfer Millions From Small Businesses to Universities
• Passing the Torch
• Closing Thoughts

February 2, 2014 In this issue:

• Changes in the Senate to Bring New Leadership for Small Business
• SBA Issues New & Important SBIR/STTR Policy Directive Changes
• Changes in SBA Leadership, and/or Changes to the SBA
• Changes in SBA Leadership that Directly Affect SBIR/STTR
• SBIR Person of the Year 2013 - John Williams
• Changes at DoD's Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP)
• Changes to the SBIR Insider and the SBIR Gateway
• Coming in the Next SBIR Insider
• In Memoriam - Bertha (Bert) Shindell
• Closing Thoughts

September 9, 2013 In this issue:

• SBA Publishes SBIR / STTR Commercialization Benchmark - Your Company's SBIR Future Could be in Peril
• The Decline in SBIR Funding, Awards and Topics
• SBIR Gateway Opens NASA STTR Partnering Site
• Closing Thoughts

July 25, 2013 In this issue:

• Effects of Sequestration and Furloughs on SBIR
• Does the Agency want to make an Award to my Company or Not?
• Is the Majority VC Ownership Issue Settled?
• Conferences, Federal Employees, and the News Media
• DCAA, IRS Gestapo? [A threat to Small Business]
• SBIR Alerting Service to Close Down
• Closing Thoughts

February 28, 2013 In this issue:

• The Size of Sequestration Cuts for the Remainder of FY-13
• Possible Consequences of Sequestration on the SBIR Community
• SBTC Seeks Small Businesses to Sign on to a Letter to the President & Congress
• Sean Greene Leaves SBA, Returns to Private Sector
• Find a Partner for the DoD FY-2013A STTR
• More Changes at SBA
• Even More Changes at SBA: Welcome Pravina Raghavan
• National SBIR Spring Conference & the Sequester
• Closing Thoughts

January 28, 2013 In this issue:

• New SBA SBIR/STTR Requirements Take Effect
• NIH Opens FY-2013-2 Omnibus STTR/STTR
• DoD Releases FY-2013A STTR
• Find a Partner for the DoD FY-2013A STTR
• The New World of Awardee Selected Technical Assistance
• Closing Thoughts

January 13, 2013 In this issue:

• SBA to Host Webinar on SBIR/STTR Size Regulations Final Rule
• DoD's High Level Memo on Handling Budgetary Uncertainty in FY-13
• Find A Research Partner for DOD'S Upcoming STTR
• REMINDER: Tibbetts Awards & Hall of Fame Nominations Close January 31
• National Spring SBIR/STTR 2013 Conference Plans Progressing
• Errata
• Closing Thoughts

December 29, 2012 In this issue:

• SBA Issues Final Rule on SBIR/STTR Size Standard Regulations
• SBA Policy Directive and Regulation Compliance by the Agencies
• 2013 NDAA Conference Report Passed by Congress, Sent to the President
• 2012 SBIR Person of the Year - Kedma Ough
• Nominations Now Open for 2013 Tibbetts Awards & Hall of Fame
• National Spring SBIR 2013 Conference Set
• The SBIR Coach, Fred Patterson, Passes - Reauthorized in Heaven
• Closing Thoughts

November 11, 2012 In this issue:

• The Importance of Congressional Education
• The Changing Complexion of the Senate
• The National SBIR Conference Nov 13-15, Portland, OR
• To Rant or not Rant
• SBA Office of Advocacy is Active in Supporting SBIR
• Large R&D Companies' Budget Cuts Present Opportunities
• Les Bowen, an SBIR Leader and Great Gentleman, Rest in Peace
• Closing Thoughts

October 14, 2012 In this issue:

• The Undertaker Weighs In
• BIO Adds its Comments
• Other Comments on the PD
• Air Force Rapid Innovation Fund (RIF) Announcement
• National SBIR Conference - Portland OR / Nov 13 - 15, 2012
• Closing Thoughts

October 1, 2012 In this issue:

• The SBIR Policy Directive and its Role
• Growth & Complexities of the Policy Directives Make Commenting Problematic
• Your Commenting on the Policy Directive
• Fraud, Waste and Abuse - The Biggest Fraud!
• What Constitutes Fraud Waste and Abuse?
• Eligibility, Commercialization and Technical Assistance
• What Constitutes Fraud Waste and Abuse?
• National SBIR Conference - Portland OR / Nov 13 - 15, 2012
• Closing Thoughts

July 30, 2012 In this issue:

• SBA Pre-Release of SBIR and STTR Policy Directives
• Important Update: CCR is out SAM is In
• Senate Small Business Committee Shows Concern about 3% Agency Admin Money
• Closing Thoughts

July, 18, 2012 Open Letter to SBA

July, 12, 2012 Call to Action

July, 2, 2012 Trouble in SBA Land

June 19, 2012In this issue:

• Proposed Change in "Domestic Business Concern" Opens SBIR to Foreign Ownership
• SBA's Sean Greene Tries to Bring Clarity to the Proposed Rules and the Importance of Your Comments
• Proposed Change to Eligibility from "At time of Award" to "At Time of Submission"
• Important Tips on How to Make Your Comments Heard and Relevant for Consideration
• FAST and i6 Challenge Grants Open
• Closing Thoughts

May 15, 2012 SBA Proposed Rule - Request for Comments

March 20, 2012 SBA Request for Comments

February 21, 2012 Update The SBA Speaks

February 14, 2012 Update The Policy Directives

January 4, 2012 In this issue:

• The SBA's SBIR & STTR Policy Directives
• 2011 SBIR Person of the Year � Senator Mary Landrieu
• SBA Opens for 2012 Tibbetts Awards and Hall of Fame Nominations
• Closing Thoughts

December 28, 2011 SBIR Person of the Year - Senator Mary Landrieu

December 15, 2011 Update SBIR Reauthorized!!

December 12, 2011 Update A Deal in Progress

December 4, 2011 Special Edition

December 1, 2011 UPDATE Letter from Senator Landrieu

November 29, 2011 UPDATE SBIR Progress in the Senate

November 17, 2011 UPDATE SBIR Extended

November 13, 2011 In this issue:

• Senator Landrieu "Wows" the crowd at the National SBIR Conference in NOLA
• What's Next for SBIR & the Government CR?
• Plans for 2012 Tibbetts Awards Announced at the National SBIR Conference in NOLA
• Fred Patterson, The SBIR Coach, Enters the Fight of his Life
• Closing Thoughts

October 30, 2011 In this issue:

• 11 Senators Write Letter of Concern about Several H.R. 1425 Provisions
• House Armed Services Committee Chair Shows Concern over H.R. 1425 Provision
• Obama Issues Presidential Memorandum -- Accelerating Technology Transfer and Commercialization of Federal Research in Support of High-Growth Businesses (Includes SBIR)
• USPTO Launches Small Business Innovation Research Pilot Program
• Your Questions
• Closing Thoughts

October 19, 2011 UPDATE

October 4, 2011 UPDATE

September 30, 2011 UPDATE

September 26, 2011 In this issue:

• Progress on a Government-Wide Continuing Resolution (CR) including SBIR
• For Political Junkies Only � The Story Behind the Headlines
• Closing Thoughts

September 22, 2011 In this issue:

• House Passes HR. 2608, Government-Wide Continuing Resolution (CR)
• For Political Junkies Only � The Story Behind the Headlines
• Closing Thoughts

September 21, 2011 In this issue:

• Reauthorization or Continuing Resolution?
• For Political Junkies Only � The Story Behind the Headlines
• Closing Thoughts

August 22, 2011 In this issue:

• SBIR/STTR Programs Likely to Lapse
• Discussion and Identification of Non-Starter Issues in the House Bill H.R. 1425
• SBIR Points that Should be Stressed to Your Representative/Senators
• DoD Rapid Innovation Fund (Formerly Rapid Innovation Program) About to Launch
• Hot New SBIR.GOV Website Launched
• DoD Beyond Phase II Conference Takes on Additional Importance
• National SBIR Fall Conference
• Who are all these "Save the SBIR" Groups?
• Closing Thoughts

June 16, 2011 In this issue:

• Explanation of the SBIR/STTR/Extension
• The Story Behind the Battle for the S.1082 SBIR Extension
• June 21 National Academies Symposium on "NASA's SBIR Community"
• DoD FY-2011 SBIR Funding & Navy Under Secretary Robert O. Work
• Senate Suffers from SBIR Reauthorization Fatigue
• Update on House SBIR Reauthorization Bill H.R. 1425
• BIO Advertises for a New Senior Director of Federal Relations
• Closing Thoughts

May 31, 2011 ALERT In this issue:

• SBIR Extended to September 30, 2011
• Velazquez Tries to Defeat SBIR Extension
• Velazquez Fails to Make International Travel Expense Reports
• Special Hotel Room Rates Extended for 13th Annual NIH Conference
• Closing Thoughts

May 29, 2011 ALERT In this issue:

• S.990 CR Fails, S.1082 Last Chance to Prevent SBIR Lapse

May 22, 2011 ALERT In this issue:

• House to Vote on Senate's 1 Year SBIR CR

May 19, 2011 In this issue:

• Senate SBIR Reauthorization Falters but Passes 1 Year SBIR CR
• House SBIR Reauthorization to be a Non-Starter in Senate and to Many Small Businesses
• House Receives Senate SBIR CR
• Closing Thoughts

May 2, 2011 In this issue:

• Senate SBIR Bill in Trouble

April 8, 2011 In this issue:

• Next Week's National SBIR/STTR Conference Ready To Roll!!
• House Releases Its New SBIR Reauthorization Bill

March 23, 2011 In this issue:

• Senate SBIR Reauthorization Bill S.493 in Peril
• Graves & Velazquez Swap Roles in the 112^th Congress, or do they?
• House Small Business Committee Hosts SBIR Hearing
• General Updates
• Kudos to PNNL's SBIR Alerting Service

March 7, 2011 In this issue:

• Highlights of S.493 � The SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011
• The House Small Business Committee's SBIR Plans
• A Professional Opinion of what to do in case of a Gov't Shutdown
• A Former SBIR Program Manager's View of a Gov't Shutdown
• NSF Releases FY-2011 (2) SBIR

February 28, 2011 In this issue:

• The Potential Consequences of a Government Shutdown to SBIR companies
• Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship Holds SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Hearing
• Issues From the Hearing � University Opposition to Increase Allocation
• NIH Releases FY-2011 Omnibus SBIR/STTR
• Waste, Fraud & Abuse Update
• SBIR Gateway's DoD STTR Partnering
• National SBIR Spring Conference � April 10-13, Madison, WI

January 27, 2011 In this issue:

• SBIR/STTR/CPP Extended Through May 31, 2011
• DOD Issues FY-2011A STTR Prerelease
• Find A Research Partner Or Small Business For DOD'S STTR
• NIH Releases FY-2011 Omnibus SBIR/STTR
• National SBIR Spring Conference - April 10-13, Madison, WI (correction)

January 23, 2011 In this issue:

• House Offers Up SBIR/STTR/CPP Continuing Resolution (CR)
• NIST Issues Important Amendment To SBIR Solicitation
• National SBIR Spring Conference � April 10-13, Madison, WI

January 16, 2011 In this issue:

• The Status Of SBIR/STTR Reauthorization
• CR Will Include The Commercialization Pilot Program (CPP)
• Budget Mess & SBIR/STTR
• SBIR, Tea Party & Budget Hawks (An Education)
• SBIR Waste Fraud & Abuse (WF&A) Highlighted In The Press

December 23, 2010 In this issue:

• Current Status Of SBIR
• DOD FY-2011 Authorization Has Some SBIR Implications
• SBIR Person Of The Year 2010
• DOE Has New SBIR Program Manager

December 22, 2010 In this issue:

• Urgent SBIR Reauthorization Notice

December 19, 2010In this issue:

• What Does SBIR And "Don't Ask Don't Tell" Have In Common?
• Senate Small Biz Accomplishes An SBIR Miracle
• DOD Rapid Innovation Program Still Alive (Sort Of..)

November 21, 2010 In this issue:

• Return Of The SBIR Tibbetts Awards - (Short Time Window Alert)
• SBA To Start "SBIR Hall Of Fame"
• Dept. Of Education To Release 2 SBIR Solicitations
• Oklahoma National SBIR Conference
• Next National SBIR Conference
• More On The Joint SBIR Solicitation On Robotics

October 31, 2010In this issue:

• Small Biz Politics And The Future Of SBIR Reauthorization
• What Is SBIR 2.0
• Joint SBIR Solicitation On Robotics Technology Development And Deployment
• SBA To Host Tibbetts Awards 2011
• SBTC Honors Milton Stewart Award Recipients
• The Altmire Quagmire Part IV
• What "If" Republicans Win The House?

September 28, 2010 In this issue:

• House Passes SBIR/STTR/CPP Extension Through January 31, 2011
• What's Next
• 2010 National SBIR Fall Conference

September 27, 2010 In this issue:

• SBIR/STTR/CPP Expiration Looms
• Call to Action
• What Happens If SBIR Lapses, Even For A Short Time
• SBIR 2.0 Joint Robotics Solicitation

September 16, 2010 In this issue:

• SBIR Reauthorization Status
• SBTC To Honor Congressionals For SBIR Support

July 27, 2010 In this issue:

• SBIR & STTR Programs Extended "As Is" Through September 30, 2010
• SBIR Reauthorization In 60 Daze?
• SBIR and The Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010

July 15, 2010 In this issue:

• House Finally Responds To Senate Compromise
• To Compromise Or Kick The Can And Roll The Dice
• DOE Announces New "XLerator" Program - $30m Phase III Funding
• NIST SBIR Program Manager Change
• Progress On DOD's Rapid Innovation Program
• Nydia, SBA & Heroes Of Small Business??

May 24, 2010 In this issue:

• House (SBC & S&T) Refusal To Discuss Senate SBIR Compromise
• House Armed Services Committee's "Rapid Innovation Program
• A Compromise Of O'Reilly & Olberman

April 23, 2010 In this issue:

• Senate Passes SBIR Extension (CR) Bill
• The Altmire Quagmire Part III
• SBA FAST Solicitation Question

April 1, 2010 - NIH ALERT:

• SBIR NIH Update - SBIR Award Threshold change applies to April 5 Receipt Date

March 30, 2010 In this issue:

• SBA Raises SBIR Award Threshold Guidelines
• NIH Wants Comments On Grants Application Changes
• Errata - Dates / Terms
• Questions & Answers

March 29, 2010 In this issue:

• Specter's New Program In The Health Care Bill Gives BIO AND VC's Much Of What They Have Lobbied For
• BIO, James Greenwood And "Bare Knuckle" Lobbying
• Congress In Recess - SBIR Deadline April 30, 2010
• How To Circumvent A Wayward Committee Chair
• Senator Mary Landrieu / SBA Chief Council / Dr. Winslow Sargeant
• SBA FAST Solicitation Released
• EPA & DHS's DNDO Open SBIR Solicitations
• National SBIR Conference

March 9, 2010 - ALERT:

• SBIR Update - The Velazquez Insult

March 1, 2010 - ALERT:

• SBIR Update - The Altmire Quagmire Part Deux
• Small Businesses Rule At ARPA-E Energy Innovation Summit
• DOE Under Secretary Addresses SBIR Funding Session

February 23, 2010 In this issue:

• Altmire Attempts To Get His Radical House SBIR Reauth Bill Inserted In Jobs Bill
• The Altmire Quagmire
• More On The Altmire Quagmire
• Your Turn To Be A Hero And Write A Letter
• Heroes In The House
• The SBIR Brand, National Academies & Dr. Charles Wessner

February 2, 2010 In this issue:

• SBIR/STTR Program Status
• Find A Partner For DOD'S Current STTR
• Questions / Comments From Our Readers
• Tibbetts Awards For 2010
• SBIR Company, Brewer Science Inc. Wins $8.2M and $6.5M NIST TIP Awards
• 2010 National SBIR Conference Reminder

January 28, 2010 In this issue:

• House Passes SBIR Continuing Resolution
• DoD STTR FY-2010A Partnering Experiment
• 2010 National SBIR Conference

January 11, 2010 In this issue:

• The Health Care Bill & SBIR Reauthorization
• The State Of SBIR Reauthorization
• The Issues Contributing To Delay
• The House Small Biz Committee Roadblock � Pay To Play?
• House & Senate Armed Services Committees Take Control Of The DoD SBIR
• DoD Plays Strong Role Working With HASC & SASC
• Rinaldi Named New DoD SBIR/STTR Program Administrator
• DHS's Lisa Sobolewski Recovering From Major Surgery
• In Memoriam � Jim Chern

October 29 Update In this issue:

• Ten Agency SBIR/STTR Programs Extended Through January 31, 2010
• Continuing Resolutions (CRs) & SBIR
• Never Met An Earmark I Liked

October 26 Update In this issue:

• Senate Passes Bill To Extend SBIR/STTR For 6 Months

October 22 Update In this issue:

• DOD Goes It Alone (For Now)
• Reauthorization - What's Next
• Political Credit Where Credit Is Due
• Landrieu Bill Addresses NIH SBIR ARRA Exemption

October 7, 2009 In this issue:

• House / Senate Conference Report For National Defense Authorization Bill Includes "DoD Only" SBIR/STTR Reauthorization
• Senate Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship Hearing On ARRA
• Major SBIR Conferences

September 23, 2009 In this issue:

• SBIR to Receive Another Short Term Extension

August 27, 2009 In this issue:

• SBIR Community Mourns the Passing of Senator Edward Kennedy
• The Continuing Saga Of SBIR Reauthorization
• Senate SBIR Waste, Fraud & Abuse Hearing
• Bay Area Meet & Greet Opportunity (Free)
• Major SBIR Conferences

July 29, 2009 In this issue:

• SBIR Saved From Lapsing By An 11th Hour CR
• STTR Partnering Experiment Part II
• The 2009 National SBIR Beyond Phase II Conference And Technology Showcase
• The 2009 Fall National SBIR Conference - Reno, NV

July 14, 2009 - Update:

• Senate Passes S.1233 - SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act Of 2009

June 30, 2009 In this issue:

• DISCLAIMER
• House Small Business Committee (SBC) Tries To Push SBIR Bill Quickly To The Full House With Limited Or No Debate
• Markey To Offer Key Amendment To H.R. 2965
• Additional Information On H.R. 2965
• Senator Cardin Holds Field Hearing On NIH/SBIR Exclusion In The Recovery Act (ARRA)
• Thoughts For State SBIR Outreach Organizations

June 14, 2009 In this issue:

• SBC Two Year SBIR Reauthorization Yields Unpleasant Aroma
• Senate SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Bill S.1233
• House SBC Marks Up Four SBIR Reauthorization Bills
• The Next Step(s)
• House SBC � The Next Generation
• Other SBIR Resources And Opinions

May 25, 2009 In this issue:

• Obama Nominates Winslow Sargeant As SBA Chief Counsel For Advocacy
• NIH'S National Cancer Institute (NCI) Claims A 34% Increase In SBIR Submissions!
• NCI'S $10M SBIR Bridging Program Discussed At BIO Conference
• National Research Council Issues Pre-Publication NIH/VC Study
• House Small Business Subcommittee To Hold SBIR Hearing
• Senate Committee On Small Business & Entrepreneurship To Hold SBIR Roundtable
• ARPA-E Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA)
• SBTC To Host Washington Dc Fly-In
• Dutch Government Pleased With SBIR Biodiversity Responses

April 30, 2009 In this issue:

• Office Of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP) Hosts SBIR & Technology Meeting
• House Small Business Committee Conducts SBIR Hearing
• House Science & Technology's Subcommittee On Technology & Innovation Holds SBIR Hearing
• A Salute To Ann Eskesen And Her SBIR Reauthorization Efforts
• Michael Caccuitto To Leave DoD SBIR Program

April 5, 2009 In this issue:

• Four New England Congressmen Seek To Preserve SBIR Eligibility Requirements
• The SBA, Federal Procurement, And The "Greater Small Business Community"
• Senate Confirms Karen Mills As SBA Administrator
• HHS/NIH Responds To Inquiry About NIH SBIR ARRA (Stimulus) Exemption
• NIST Announces FY-2009 Technology Innovation Program (TIP)

March 16, 2009 In this issue:

• House & Senate Reach Compromise On New CR For SBIR & Small Biz Programs
• Update On SBIR/STTR Exemption From NIH ARRA Stimulus Funding

March 11, 2009 In this issue:

• SBIR Continuing Resolution
• The NIH And Their SBIR/STTR Exemption From ARRA Stimulus Funding
• An Apology And Correction From Our Last Issue
• State Science & Technology Institute (SSTI) SBIR Editorial

February 23, 2009 In this issue:

• Stimulus Funding for NIH Specifically Exempted From SBIR/STTR
• Changing Of The Guard At The Air Force SBIR
• New Solicitations From DOT And DHS
• Update On Our DoD STTR Stimulus Experiment
• Registration Opens For 2009 NAVY Opportunity Forum
• DoD's New Idea Portal
• Serious New PDF Exploit Discovered

January 31, 2009 In this issue:

• The Future of SBIR
• Obama Selects Venture Capitalist to Head SBA
• The Senate Committee on Small Business & Entrepreneurship (SBE)
• The House Small Business Committee (SBC)
• The House S&T Committee
• Feingold Offers New SBIR Reauthorization Bill S.177
• Senate SBE Hosts Roundtable on Investing in Small Business
• SBIR Gateway's STTR Stimulus Experiment
• Deputy Secretary Of Defense (A&T), Phase III Guidance Memo
• SBTC to Host Congressional "Fly-In"

December 18, 2008 In this issue:

• Landrieu to Succeed Kerry on the SBE
• Snowe Calls for Elevation of SBA Administrator to Cabinet-Level
• Wishing Him Well: Deputy Secretary of Defense (A&T), James I. Finley
• The Retirement Corner: Schaper and Guilfoos to Hang Up their Spurs
• NIST's Technology Innovation Program (TIP) Call for White Papers
• SBA Posts SBIR Affiliation Discussion on their Website
• NSF STTR Letter of Intent Due January 14, 2009
• SBIR Person of the Year
• DoD, the Big 3 and SBIR??
• Thank You Senator Kerry
• Air Force BAA Opportunity

November 5, 2008 In this issue:

• Homeland Security Issues FY-09.1 SBIR - Limited Time To Contact TPOCS
• Many SBIR Agencies To Release And/Or Open Solicitations November 12, 2008
• Oklahoma Companies Try To Educate Senator Coburn To Gain SBIR Support
• Election Results Raises Questions About SBIR & Small Business Program Support
• SBIR Reauthorization Pontification

October 19, 2008 In this issue:

• Oklahoma Senator Blocks Senate SBIR Legislation
• Oklahoma Activists Draft SBIR Petition
• SBIR Insider Comments On Reauthorization In The 110th Congress
• Fall 2008 National SBIR Conference

October 3, 2008 In this issue:

• SBIR Reauthorization Dead In The 110th Congress
• SBIR/Small Biz Extension To March 20, 2009 Is For Real!
• SBIR Continuation Heighten's Importance Of SBIR National Conference

September 5, 2008 In this issue:

• SBIR Gets a Short Term Extension (Most Likely)
• Opportunity For Colorado Area Companies

August 20, 2008 In this issue:

• SBA Proposes to Raise SBIR Award $$$ - They Want Your Comments!
• How the SBA Policy Directive Amendment Affects Reauthorization
• The Dark Side of an SBIR Continuing Resolution (CR)
• The Bright Side of an SBIR Continuing Resolution
• SBIR Reauthorization Update
• Well Deserved Accolades to a Senate Staffer and SBIR Champions
• State SBIR Outreach Organizations, "You Can Do It!"
• Accolades to a Former Senate Staffer and SBIR Champion
• Is Congressional Cynicism Justified and/or Appropriate?

July 31, 2008 In this issue:

• SBIR Reauthorization, Senate SBE Style
• Some of the Details
• Other S. 3362 Items
• Support Comments From SBTC's Jere Glover
• Opposition From ASBL's Lloyd Chapman
• An Independent View
• 2008 SBIR Beyond Phase II Conference Extends Hotel Registration Deadline

July 18, 2008 In this issue:

• SBIR Reauthorization Update
• An Insider's SBIR Reauthorization Suggestion
• New Report on R&D 100 Awards Show SBIR Impact on Innovation
• NIST Opens TIP Solicitation
• Department of Transportation (DOT) Opens Second SBIR Solicitation for FY-2008
• NIH FY-2009-1 SBIR Contracts Solicitation Announced
• Does Sandy Baruah Create a Brouhaha at SBA?
• SBIR State Rankings - SSTI's Useful Stats!
• Senate Appropriations Committee Passes $107 Million Budget Increase for SBA.

June 12, 2008 - In this issue:

• House SBIR Reauthorization Bill gets "Cool" Reception in the Senate
• Important Changes and Trouble in Homeland Security's SBIR Programs
• DARPA Gets New SBIR Program Manager
• Behind the Scenes of the 2008 Spring National SBIR Conference in Orlando
• NIST Technology Innovation Program (TIP) Update
• Registration Opens for DoD's 2008 Beyond SBIR Phase II Conference & Exhibition
• 2008 Navy Opportunity Forum Recap

May 19, 2008 - Update:

• SBIR Reauthorization Update - H.R. 5819 Moves to the Senate

April 23, 2008 - ALERT:

• SBIR Reauthorization Update - House Passes SBIR Reauthorization

April 22, 2008 - ALERT:

• SBIR Reauthorization Update - Amendments & Rules for Full House Vote

April 15, 2008 - ALERT:

• SBIR Reauthorization Update - House Small Biz Committee Mark Up

April 14, 2008 - ALERT:

• SBIR Reauthorization Update - House S&T Committee Mark Up

April 14, 2008 - In this issue:

• General SBIR News and Update

March 31, 2008 - ALERT:

• SBIR Reauthorization Update - Big Trouble for the Program House Small Biz Committee Bill

February 11, 2008 - In this issue:

• Timely SBIR Reauthorization Unlikely
• Q&A

October 1 2007 - In this issue:

• SBIR and CPP Reauthorization Passes in the Senate
• SBTC's SBIR in Rapid Transitions Conference
• More About House Passage of H.R. 3567, Small Business Investment Act of 1958
• Texas Extends Early National SBIR Conference Registration Discount
• Notice to State SBIR Representatives

September 27, 2007 - Update: H.R.3567 Passes in the House

September 19, 2007 - In this issue:

• Proposed Legislation (H.R.3567) to Obliterate the Small Business Size Standard
• Tibbetts Awardees Announced
• SBTC�s SBIR in Rapid Transitions 2007.2 Conference to Follow the Tibbetts
• Long Awaited NRC Study: Capitalizing on Science, Technology, and Innovation
• Legislation Introduced to Increase SBIR and STTR Funding
• SBIR Program Attracts Attention Abroad

June 1, 2007 - In this issue:

• Passage of Emergency Supplemental Should Restore Full DoD SBIR Funding
• SBIR Reauthorization: Plain Speak on why it may fail
• 2007 Tibbetts Awards Deadlines
• Change in Leadership at DoD Small Business Headquarters
• A Novel SBIR Program Experiment by NIST
• The First Non-NSF Sponsored National SBIR Conference
• The 2007 Navy Opportunity Forum
• High Power Connecticut SBIR Conference
• Beyond SBIR Phase II Conference & Exhibition 2007
• New SBIR Awardee Database Search Site

April 16, 2007 - In this issue:

• When Will the DoD Money Run Out? How This Could Impact Your SBIR Award
• NIST ATP Releases $60m Solicitation - Announces Proposers' Conferences Schedule
• National SBIR Spring Conference at Research Triangle Park, NC. April 30 - May 3, 2007
• Proposed Increase in SBIR Discretionary Technical Assistance
• SBIR -STEM Workforce Development Grant Pilot Program
• Schaper Joins DHS SBIR Program
• Army SBIR's LTC Kenneth Strayer to Move On
• Former DHS Program Manager, Tim Sharp Joins the Private Sector

March 26, 2007 - In this issue:

• DoD May Temporarily Freeze/Suspend their SBIR/STTR Program
• Kerry & Snowe Work to Increase SBA Budget by $97 Million
• ATP to Rise Again.. Maybe..
• NRC's Dr. Charles Wessner Enlightens SBIR Audience
• Powerhouse SBIR Attorney Dave Metzger Moves
• Air Force to Hold Commercialization Pilot Program (CPP) Review Meeting
• Registration Open for the National SBIR Spring Conference at Research Triangle Park, NC.

February 21, 2007 - In this issue:

• Costs of War, Tight Budget and a New Congress are Making SBIR Reauthorization a Tough Challenge
• Proposal to Set Aside 3% of SBIR Funding ($60 million) for Agency Administrative and Other Purposes
• Will a New York Liberal be the One to Rescue SBIR from a Soviet-Style Fate?
• Compromise No More
• If You Pass it, They Will Come
• SBA Gets Reauthorization Extension
• DOT Opens FY-07 SBIR - Important Changes in Submission Procedures
• NIH Seeks Comments about a National Survey on SBIR
• SBIR in Rapid Transitions, a Conference on DoD's Commercialization Pilot Program (CPP)
• Registration Open for the National SBIR Spring Conference at Research Triangle Park, NC.
• Tibbetts Awards for 2007

December 31, 2006 - In this issue:

• Are SBIR Topics Wired/Rigged?
• Congress and Your Future
• Jere W. Glover named SBIR Gateway's SBIR Person of the Year for 2006
• Predictions for 2007

December 11, 2006 - In this issue:

• Outlook for SBIR Issues in the 110th Congress
• Update on SBA Administrator, Steven Preston
• Confirmation Hearing on New SBA Deputy Administrator
• Changes at DoD SBIR Headquarters
• SBIR Data Rights in Jeopardy as Night Vision Corp. Loses SBIR Phase III Appeal
• What Happened to NIST's FY-2007 SBIR Phase I Program?
• Celadon Laboratories Wins NIH SBIR Protest, or do They?
• Thanks to the NSF for the Many Years of National SBIR Conference Support
• SBIR Year in Review and Person of the Year

September 15, 2006 - In this issue:

• Department of Homeland Security FY-06.2 SBIR/STTR Released
• The DoD Commercialization Pilot Program (CPP)
• SBIR Reauthorization and Augmentation
• Senator Kerry and SBIR Reauthorization

July 28, 2006 - In this issue:

• SBE Committee Mark up Suggests Interesting and Important Changes to SBIR/STTR
• Name and Address Information in CCR to be validated with Dun & Bradstreet (D&B)
• HSARPA Homeland Security Update
• Rear Admiral Jay Cohen Nominated to become Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology

July 26, 2006 - Alert:

• SBIR Eligibility Issue to be included in SBA Reauthorization Bill Programs

June 26, 2006 - In this issue:

• Senate Small Business Committee to hold Hearing on Contracting and Innovation Research Programs
• SBA to get New Administrator: Welcome Steven Preston, Good Bye Hector Barreto
• Farewell Administrator Barreto
• NIH Issues Additional Comments on GAO Report - Expanded VC Eligibility is Sought After
• DHS's HSARPA SBIR Program Manager Announces Retirement
• Tibbetts Award Nominations Close July 15, 2006

April 3, 2006 - In this issue:

• SBA and Small Business Programs in Peril?
• National Academies Symposium on Innovation Awards and Entrepreneurship
• Senate SBE Hearing - More Woes for SBA's Barreto
• Note to SBA: Help is on the Way... Maybe...
• The Return of the Tibbetts Awards Program

February 16, 2006 - In this issue:

• Bill Introduced to Raise SBIR Awards
• Changes at DHS's HSARPA
• Inc. Magazine's Best Friends In DC: On the Hill
• The President's 2007 Budget and SBA
• Change in HSARPA's RTAP Schedule