PROGRAMS & SERVICES
HAWAII SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH PROGRAM (SBIR)
The matching grants provide up to $25,000.
SBIR is a $2.2 billion three-phased Federal program that provides small businesses the opportunity to win federal research and development awards. Hawaii-based companies that receive Phase I feasibility study SBIR awards can apply for funds from HTDC’s Hawaii SBIR Matching Grant program. The matching grants provide up to $25,000 to assist companies with enhancing their Phase I project development, compete for the more lucrative Phase II awards to typically conduct prototype development, and ultimately reach successful commercialization.
For FY10, HTDC has a budget of $260,000 to match the federal SBIR and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase I awards. The purpose of the matching award is to assist Phase I awardees be more competitive in winning the Phase II award and to accelerate commercialization. This SBIR matching grant program is only eligible to Hawaii companies.
HTDC and its Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program also provide SBIR proposal writing training and consulting (in areas such as product development, market analysis, sourcing suppliers) to qualified Hawaii companies to help them succeed in the federal SBIR and STTR programs.
For more information, email sbir@htdc.org
New Funding Opportunity Announcements were issued on June 2, 2009.
