Federal and State Technology Partnership Program (FAST) 2021 Announcement

Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program to Provide Organizations with Funding for Outreach, Mentoring, Technical and Business Assistance to R & D-focused Small Businesses Interested in the SBIR/STTR Federal R & D Programs. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) plans to issue Notice of Funding Opportunity No. SBA-OIIFT-20-001 with estimated total program funding of $1,000,000. The award ceiling is $125,000 and the award floor is $0. The length of the project is a total of 36 months with three 12-month budget periods. Awards will be made for a base project period of 12 months, plus two continuation periods of 12 months each, if eligible. Applicants may request any amount up to the award ceiling. Funding will go to organizations to conduct proposal development training, outreach, mentoring, financial support, technical and business assistance to R & D focused small businesses interested in the SBIR/STTR Programs. Applications will be considered from all 50 states, U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. This program is authorized by Public Law (P.L.) 116-93 and 15 U.S.C. 657d(c). Only one proposal from each state may be submitted to the SBA for consideration and this application must have a signed letter of endorsement from the state governor or equivalent.