November 26, 2007
Wyoming SBIR/STTR
Initiative (WSSI) Newsletter
No. 12-07
(Past Newsletter Issues)
This Wyoming SBIR/STTR Initiative (WSSI) Newsletter is available in its entirety at http://www.uwyo.edu/sbir/newsletter/nwsltr_071126.htm.
It is published by the Wyoming SBIR/STTR Initiative (WSSI). Please visit our website at www.uwyo.edu/sbir for complete program information (including links to participating federal agencies, support agencies, conferences, archives of this newsletter, etc.) Contact WSSI@uwyo.edu to be added to or removed from the Distribution List for this newsletter.
SOLICITATION COUNTDOWN
WSSI Phase 0:
due
5:00 p.m., 12/1/07; 5 days – submit to
WSSI@uwyo.edu Alces Technology, Inc, Jackson Crile Carvey Consulting, LLC, Wheatland Square One Systems Design, Inc., Jackson
This new website features news and events combining up-to-the-minute information
from all the participating agencies and departments. Solicitation announcements
are available from eleven Federal agencies, including the Department of
Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Defense, the
Department of Education, the Department of Energy, the Department of Health and
Human Services, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of
Transportation, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, and the National Science Foundation. Conferences on
topics from commercialization and intellectual property to proposal preparation
are highlighted on the new site, as are notices of new solicitations and links
to a multitude of other resources. Collaboration tools from the National
Institutes of Health, the Air Force Research Laboratory and the National Science
Foundation as well as partnering opportunities from other agencies are offered
to help non-profit research institutions and small businesses join forces.
DOE SBIR Grants:
due
11/27/07; 1 day
NSF SBIR/STTR: due 12/4/07
- 8 days
HHS/NIH SBIR/STTR
Grants: due 12/5/07 - 9 days
DoD SBIR
Contracts 2008.1: due 1/9/08 - 44 days
DoED
SBIR Contracts: due 1/22/08 - 57 days
NOAA SBIR 2008-1: Released 1/23/08 - 58 days
DOC/NIST SBIR: due 1/24/08 - 59 days
DOC/NIST TT SBIR: due 1/24/08 - 59 days
2007 SBIR/STTR
SOLICITATION RELEASE SCHEDULE – All Agencies; Courtesy of ZYN Systems at
www.zyn.com
CONTENT
1.0 Congratulations To Our November Phase 0 Award Winners
2.0 SBIRWORLD Website Becomes WWW.SBIR.GOV
3.0 Federal Appropriation Requests Due in January
4.0 Wyoming RFP Workshop - 12-13-07
5.0 Comparison of Angels to Venture Capitalists
6.0 Economic Strategies for Nurturing Innovation
7.0 Seed Financing Becoming Murky
8.0 The 20 Worst Venture Capital Investments of All Time
9.0 Grant Proposal Writing Workshop - Dec 3-5
10. Blogsite for Wyoming Entrepreneurs
11. Acknowledgements and Publication Information
1.0
Congratulations to our November phase 0 award winners
Principal Investigator: David Bloom
Email: dbloom@alcestech.com
Phase 0 Title: Micro-Compliant-Interconnect-Mechanism (MCIMs)
Phase I Target: NSF/Emerging Opportunities
Principal Investigator: Crile Carvey
Email: crile@crile.com
Phase 0 Title: Socially integrated, highly automated system for the
planning and deployment of low-cost rural internet access stations
Phase I Target: USDA
Principal Investigator: Robert Viola
Email: viola@sqr-1.com
Phase 0 Title: A Multi-Function Automated Workcell for Neutron Science
Phase I Target: DOE2.0
SBIRWORLD WEBSITE
BECOMES WWW.SBIR.GOV
3.0 Federal Appropriation Requests Due In January
A growing number of WSSI/SBIR client
companies have been applying to members of our Wyoming congressional delegation
for federal appropriations earmarks – FY08 budget requests from seven existing
and potential WSSI clients total $32 million. For obvious reasons, this source
of funding is becoming increasingly popular among our tech-based small
businesses – total Wyoming funding over the 25 years of the SBIR program is
approximately equal to the one year FY08 earmark request total.
To be considered for a FY09 budget earmark, your request should be submitted to
our two senators and our representative during January 2008. Prior contact with
our congressional delegation is encouraged to ensure compliance with the process
– for example, a request form should be completed and submitted before the end
of January as a part of the process. To receive a request form, call:
Senator Barrasso – Tel 202-224-6441
Senator Enzi – Tel 202-224-3424
Representative Cubin – Tel 202-225-2311
4.0 Wyoming RFP Workshop - 12/13/07
Dean Jeffries, Purchasing Agent for the State of Wyoming, will be discussing how
to respond to proposals, contract negotiations and statement of work, and
understanding and joining the Master Service Agreement Group.
When: Thursday, December 13, 2007
Time: 1:00 to 5:00 RFP Workshop
5:00 to 7:00 Networking Event
Where: Little America, Cheyenne Room
2800 W. Lincolnway Cheyenne, Wyoming
Cost: Free to WTO/VW members and
State Employees!
$25 to Non-WTO/VW members.
Join Today and your registration is included.
Sign up now to guarantee a spot for you and your company.
Register Here!
5.0 Comparison of Angels to Venture Capitalists
The most common comparison to angel investors is venture capitalists. Because the two groups are involved in similar businesses and in similar ways, the comparison is natural, but they have some very large differences. It can be helpful for someone starting a new business and seeking funding to have a firm grasp on these similarities and differences: Washington CEO (NASVF NET NEWS)
6.0 Economic Strategies for Nurturing Innovation
Progressive States Dispatch provides a wealth of information from across the country on capital formation, technology transfer and a wide array of data on transition to the 'New Economy'. In an increasingly global economy, states struggle over what policies can encourage the growth of high-value local jobs and high-technology industries that can compete. If one thing is clear, the often desperate bidding by states to offer tax subsidies to businesses to relocate to their state is a failure: Progressive States Dispatch (NASVF Net News)
7.0 "Seed Financing" Becoming Murky?
Delving deeper into seed and other early-stage deals requires a more precise understanding of what such terms really mean. For instance, what constitutes a seed round? With angels increasingly participating in Series A deals and more venture firms doing deals of less than $1 million, the term "seed" is murky. Until recently, such rounds clearly encompassed angel and friends-and-family rounds prior to institutional money, but now that doesn't seem as appropriate. The Seed Stage (NASVF Net News)
8.0 The 20 Worst Venture Capital Investments of all Time
Some things were just never meant to be, but that doesn't mean that investors won't pile millions of dollars upon a bad idea — or even a good idea gone bad. Whether they crashed and burned or sucked investors dry, these ventures just didn't work out. Check out CRM's graveyard of dreams and money to get a look at venture-capital investments that just weren't wise: Inside CRM (NASVF Net News)
9.0 grant proposal writing workshops — Dec 3-5
The Grant Institute's Grants 101: Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop will be held at the University of Wyoming, December 3 - 5, 2007. Interested development professionals, researchers, faculty, and graduate students should register as soon as possible. All participants will receive certification in professional grant writing from the Institute. For further information go to www.thegrantinstitute.com
10.0 blogsite for Wyoming entrepreneurs
The Wyoming Business Council has established a source of useful information for Wyoming entrepreneurs - a blogsite. It's at http://www.wyospace.com/ - check it out and add your comments.
11.0 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND PUBLICATION INFORMATION
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This newsletter is published monthly as part of the Wyoming SBIR/STTR Initiative
(WSSI). The mission of the Initiative is to increase the number of federal Small
Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer
(STTR) Program awards to Wyoming. The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) funds the
initiative which is administered by the University of Wyoming Research Office.
Please contact Gene Watson ewatson@wyoming.com with your comments.
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