Welcome to Innovation Funding Advisors! Each year hundreds of funding opportunities are never awarded because many very qualified businesses throughout the US do not know how to complete the paperwork, prepare the funding documents, formulate a research & development planning process, or know how to secure appropriate “sponsoring agencies” within the Federal government. At IFA, [...]
Nov
23
2009
23
2009
Sep
30
2009
30
2009
Obama announces $5 billion for new medical research
Innovation Funding Advisors is very keen on the opportunities that are presented in this new round of stimulus grants. “The possibilities of many small innovative companies could be realized if they think in a focused and deliberate manner” stated Bill Wiles, President of IFA. Here is an excerpt of what the President announced today in [...]
Sep
23
2009
23
2009
Should You Seek Investment from Emerging Markets
For many small businesses today – investments are very important to both sustain and grow a business and to maintain cash flow… especially in these troubled times. What is also important to understand is that new, start-up companies that are seeking investments to launch a particular technology or process forward are becoming more and more [...]
Aug
28
2009
28
2009
SBIR Program Contract Solicitation Now Available: NIH
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Contract Solicitation (PHS 2010-1) Now Available Notice Number: NOT-OD-09-137 Key Dates Release Date: August 19, 2009 Contract Proposal Receipt Date: November 9, 2009 Issued by National Institutes of Health (NIH) (www.nih.gov) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (www.cdc.gov) Innovative technologies and methodologies fuel progress in biomedical and behavioral [...]
Aug
12
2009
12
2009
So what is SBIR Exactly?
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Technology administers the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program. Through these two competitive programs, SBA ensures that the nation’s small, high-tech, innovative businesses are a significant part of the federal government’s research and development efforts. There are 11 federal [...]