February 23, 2009
Wyoming SBIR/STTR
Initiative (WSSI) Newsletter
No. 02-09
(Past Newsletter Issues)
This Wyoming SBIR/STTR Initiative (WSSI) Newsletter is available in its entirety at http://www.uwyo.edu/sbir/newsletter/nwsltr_090223.htm.
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SOLICITATION COUNTDOWN
WSSI Phase 0: due 5:00 p.m., 3/1/09; 6 days – submit to
WSSI@uwyo.edu
DoD STTR 2009.A
Contracts
- due 3/25/09;
31 days
HHS/NIH SBIR & STTR
Grants- due 4/5/08; 41 days
DOT SBIR Contracts - due
4/15/09; 51 days
EPA SBIR Contracts (to be released
3/20/09) - due 5/21/09; 87 days
2009 SBIR/STTR SOLICITATION RELEASE SCHEDULE – All Agencies;
Courtesy of ZYN Systems at
www.zyn.com
1.0 Congratulations To Our February Phase 00 Award Winner
2.0 SBIR Program Expires in less than 4
Weeks - Congress Must Act!
3.0 Acknowledgements and Publication Information
1.0 Congratulations to our February phase 00 award winner
Square One Systems Design, Inc., Jackson
Principal Investigator: Robert Viola
Email: viola@sqr-1.com
Phase 00 Title: Linear Cryo-Positioning for Space Chambers
Phase II Target: DoD, Air Force
2.0 Sbir program expires in less than 4 weeks - congress must act! contact senators Barraso and Enzi now!
The SBIR program congressional authorization expired on September 30, 2008. a continuing resolution (cr) temporarily extended the authorization until March 20, 2009, now less than 4 weeks away. If the program is to continue beyond march 20 the congress must act to extend the Cr. There has been no official communication on this critically important issue from either the House or Senate Small business committees nor has there been any info forthcoming from Wyoming’s congressional delegation.
Please contact senators Barraso and Enzi now and urge them to act immediately to extend the CR.
Senator Barrasso - T 202.224.6441; Fax 202.224.1724 barraso@barraso.senate.gov
Senator Enzi's Office, Travis Jordan - T 202.224.3424; Fax 202.228.0359 travis_Jordan@enzi.senate.gov
3.0 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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