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Small Businesses: Advice And Money Dollars are available and deadlines are imminent for proposals to the Small Business Innovation Research program—plus, if you have already tried and failed, a couple of conferences might set you straight. SBIR, run by 11 participating federal agencies, funds research “of a high risk nature that may have excellent commercial potential.” Phase I SBIR awards—which range from $20,000 to $50,000 for a six-month effort—can be crucial so


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Topics for which the USDA is soliciting research proposals include: plant production and protection; animal production and protection; and food science and nutrition.

The USDA expects to make about 25 awards averaging $50,000 each.

Public Health Service (includes NIH): August 15, December 15 Topics for which the PHS is soliciting research proposals range from drug delivery systems to cancer treatments to the prevention of alcohol abuse.

This year, the Public Health Service expects to make about 300 awards averaging $50,000 each.

Federal High Tech ‘89 Conference on SBIR proposals for the National Science Foundation and the Department of Defense conference: October 5-6 in Philadelphia; October 26-27 in Phoenix Contact: (202) 357-7784

1988 Wisconsin SBIR Conference on writing more effective SBIR proposals: September 21 in Madison, Wis. Contact: University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, Wisconsin Innovation Service Center, 402 McCutchan, Whitewater, Wis. 53190, (414)472-1365.

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