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SBIR/STTR Satisfaction Survey for New Phase I Solicitation - Proposers

Survey Overview

The National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) proposal submission process recently changed.  We would like to hear from you about this pilot process, which was created to reduce the burden on small businesses and NSF program staff. 
 
The newly added Project Pitch requires a small business to outline the technical innovation, commercialization potential, and broader impact of their project before submitting a full proposal to NSF.  Only projects that are determined to be a good fit for the program’s objectives of supporting innovative technologies that show promise of commercial and/or societal impact and involve a level of technical risk (mentioned above and outlined on our website: https://seedfund.nsf.gov/) will be invited to submit a full proposal, therefore reducing the time and effort spent by small businesses in order to receive initial feedback on their potential fit with the program requirements.  To gauge the effectiveness and clarity of this new process, we would appreciate your feedback.

Please note:

1.      Your participation is voluntary.
2.      Your individual responses will remain confidential and will be compiled with those from other respondents to improve the NSF’s program.
3.      Your answers will NOT affect the outcome of any current, pending, or future NSF funding requests.


Pursuant to 5 CFR 1320.5(b), an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to an information collection unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The OMB control number for this collection is 3145-0215.  Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated 5 - 10 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions. Send comments regarding this burden estimate and any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to: Suzanne Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, Office of the General Counsel, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Ave., Alexandria, VA 22314.
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