Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NIFA SBIR 006428
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program Phase II opportunity from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is a discretionary grant program designed to help small businesses move beyond early feasibility work and further develop technologies that have already shown promise under a prior USDA SBIR Phase I project. The core purpose of Phase II is to support more advanced research and development that builds directly on Phase I results, with an eye toward commercialization and real-world impact in agriculture and related sectors. USDA highlights that its SBIR program is meant to encourage innovation that aligns with its broader mission of supporting a healthy and productive nation in harmony with land, air, and water, and it points to a long track record of funding more than 2,000 R and D projects since 1983 as evidence of sustained support for small business-driven innovation.
A key feature of this Phase II solicitation is the strict eligibility requirement: only applicants who previously received a USDA NIFA SBIR Phase I award and successfully completed that Phase I work may apply. In addition, a Phase I project is allowed to apply for Phase II funding only one time. That means if a Phase I awardee already submitted a Phase II application in the past (whether it was funded or not), they cannot apply again under this solicitation. The rules are especially clear on resubmissions: if a company applied for Phase II before and was not selected, the company is not eligible to resubmit a Phase II proposal for that same Phase I project under this program announcement. In practice, this makes Phase II a one-shot opportunity tied to each Phase I award.
USDA also provides a general sense of competitiveness by noting that Phase II success rates have been in the 50 to 60 percent range, which is relatively favorable compared to many federal R and D programs. While the solicitation spans the SBIR topic areas for 2018, it explicitly encourages proposals connected to agriculturally related manufacturing as well as alternative and renewable energy technologies. The emphasis on flexible research areas signals that USDA is open to a broad range of innovations as long as they clearly connect to agricultural needs, food systems, natural resources, or related national priorities, and as long as the Phase II work is a logical, well-supported next step following Phase I outcomes.
From an administrative standpoint, the opportunity is listed as "Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase II" with Funding Opportunity Number USDA NIFA SBIR 006428. It is offered by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture under CFDA 10.212, categorized under Agriculture and Business and Commerce, and uses a grant funding instrument. The original closing date for applications was March 8, 2018, and the opportunity record indicates it was created on December 22, 2017.Apply for USDA NIFA SBIR 006428
- The National Institute of Food and Agriculture in the agriculture, business and commerce sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase II" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 10.212.
- This funding opportunity was created on 2017-12-22.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2018-03-08. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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| Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase I Fiscal Year 2019 Apply for USDA NIFA SBIR 006649 Funding Number: USDA NIFA SBIR 006649 Agency: National Institute of Food and Agriculture Category: Agriculture, Business and Commerce Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
| FY19 Small Business Innovation Research Program Phase II Apply for USDA NIFA SBIR 006692 Funding Number: USDA NIFA SBIR 006692 Agency: National Institute of Food and Agriculture Category: Agriculture, Business and Commerce Funding Amount: Case Dependent |
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