A practical guide to the SBIR Project Pitch, the required first step for DoE and NSF applicants. What reviewers look for, common rejection triggers, and how to position your innovation.

Phase III is where most SBIR firms stall. The transition from Phase II to a Program of Record — or to commercial revenue — is where capture and engineering converge. A practical guide to the SBIR Phase III pathway, sole-source authority, and the documents that make transition possible.

Capture strategy is the work that decides whether you can win before you start writing. Most SBIR firms skip it. Here's what real capture work looks like across DoD, NIH, and DOE — and the four artifacts that separate disciplined captures from improvisation.

An SBIR consultant is a strategic partner who helps R&D-driven small businesses identify, win, and transition federal SBIR/STTR awards. Here's what good ones actually do, what they cost, and how to evaluate one before you sign.

NIH is the largest non-DoD SBIR funder — and the only one whose review process mirrors academic grant peer review. Understand the study section, the biosketch, the budget cap, and the resubmission rules, and your odds shift materially.

The Department of Energy SBIR program funds the energy transition's hardest engineering problems — from grid resilience to fusion to advanced materials. A practical guide to DOE SBIR topics, the FOA structure, and the technical-merit review reviewers actually run.

The Defense SBIR/STTR Innovation Portal (DSIP) is the only door into DoD SBIR. Knowing how to read DoD topics, time the solicitation cycle, and navigate the DSIP submission flow is the difference between a Phase I award and a wasted quarter.

SBIR and STTR look identical from a distance. They are not. The differences — in research partner requirements, allowable PI commitment, and capital structure — decide whether you can win, who shares the IP, and how you scale. A practical comparison.

Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) decide whether your innovation gets funded, transitioned, or shelved. Here is what each TRL means across DoD, NASA, and DOE — and how to defend your assigned level inside an SBIR/STTR proposal.

Eleven federal agencies participate in the SBIR program: DoD, HHS/NIH, DOE, NSF, NASA, USDA, DHS, DOT, ED, DOC, and EPA. Here's how to pick the right one for your technology.