GRANT · HOW TO WIN THIS
Varies by agency and phase; no fixed amount listed.
Annual cycle; individual deadlines vary by federal agency and solicitation.
FUNDING TYPE
Grant
CAN YOU GET THIS?
YOUR REAL ODDS
Competitiveness varies by federal agency and topic area, but acceptance rates are typically low across STTR programs.
Each participating federal agency runs its own STTR solicitations with separate budgets and review processes. Awards are highly competitive and go to proposals with strong technical merit and commercialization plans.
WHAT IT TAKES
Identify an open STTR solicitation from a participating federal agency (e.g., NIH, NSF, DoD) — 1-2 days
Secure a research institution partner and define the collaboration — 2-4 weeks
Write and submit the technical and commercialization proposal — 4-8 weeks
WORTH KNOWING
The STTR is distinct from the SBIR in that it requires at least 30% of work to be performed by the research institution partner, so the partnership must be substantive and documented from the start.
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