ROCHESTER, N.Y., Nov. 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has officially launched its first ever SBIR/STTR Phase 0 Assistance Program, aimed at helping eligible small R&D businesses and individuals successfully apply for SBIR/STTR federal funding from the DOE. Since the program is entirely funded by the DOE, these services are available at absolutely no cost to participants.
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The goal of this program is to increase the number of responsive, high quality proposals submitted to the Department of Energy within targeted states with historically low SBIR/STTR submissions to the DOE, and amongst women and minority-owned businesses nationally. Dawnbreaker, Inc. will be administering this program on behalf of the Department of Energy.
"Applying for a DOE Phase I SBIR award is no small feat, and many small businesses simply don't have the manpower to prepare and submit an impactful proposal," explains Dawnbreaker President Jenny C. Servo, Ph.D. "This program assists these companies with learning the intricacies of the process to ensure a complete and accurate proposal."
Services provided may include Letter of Intent (LOI) writing assistance, market research, proposal preparation and submission assistance, small business development training and mentoring, and technology advice and consultation, to name a few.
Companies and researchers may apply for services directly by completing a simple online form available at www.dawnbreaker.com/doephase0/apply.php. Applicants will subsequently be contacted by a representative of the DOE Phase 0 Assistance Program to affirm that they meet the additional criteria specified by the DOE.
With the upcoming DOE Funding Opportunity Agreement (FOA) to be released on November 24, 2014, Dawnbreaker anticipates providing services to a small pool of between 40 and 100 potential applicants. Additional services will be available in 2015, including an online learning management system (LMS), which will be available at no cost to any small business or individual who wishes to learn more about the DOE SBIR/STTR program.
For more information on the DOE Phase 0 Assistance Program, or to see if you are eligible to receive services, please visit our website at: www.dawnbreaker.com/DOEPhase0
Contact: Richard Smerbeck
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