Opportunity Information: Apply for SB OIIFT 21 001
The Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program 2021 Announcement is a Small Business Administration (SBA) funding opportunity designed to strengthen the pipeline of small businesses competing for federal research and development (R and D) awards through the SBIR and STTR programs. In practical terms, FAST funds organizations that can help R and D-focused small firms understand the SBIR/STTR landscape, develop stronger proposals, and navigate the technical, business, and commercialization challenges that come with pursuing federal innovation funding. The overall goal is capacity-building: making sure more high-potential small businesses, including those that may be new to SBIR/STTR, get credible guidance and hands-on support that increases their competitiveness.
This opportunity is offered as a discretionary cooperative agreement under SBA’s business and commerce funding category (CFDA 59.058). The SBA planned to issue the notice of funding opportunity as SBA-OIIFT-20-001, while the listing information also references the opportunity number SB-OIIFT-21-001. Total estimated program funding is about $1,000,000, with an expected eight awards. Individual awards can be up to $125,000 (the award ceiling), and the award floor is listed as $0, meaning applicants may request any amount up to the maximum depending on their proposed scope and budget justification.
The project period spans 36 months and is structured into three separate 12-month budget periods. Awards begin with a 12-month base period, with the possibility of two additional 12-month continuation periods if the recipient remains eligible and meets continuation requirements. This multi-year structure is meant to support sustained programming rather than one-time events, allowing recipients to run recurring training cohorts, build mentoring networks, and provide continuing assistance as companies move from early orientation to proposal submission and beyond.
FAST funding is intended to support a wide range of assistance activities aimed at SBIR/STTR participation. Supported services include proposal development training (for example, how to respond to solicitations, shape technical aims, and comply with SBIR/STTR rules), outreach to identify and recruit eligible small businesses, mentoring and coaching, technical and business assistance, and certain forms of financial support that help firms engage in the process. The emphasis is on helping R and D-oriented small businesses build the capabilities needed to pursue federal R and D funding effectively, including both the technical framing of innovation and the commercialization planning that federal agencies often expect.
Eligibility is broad and includes public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations (both with and without 501(c)(3) status), individuals, and other applicants as permitted by the solicitation’s additional eligibility guidance. Applications are accepted from across all 50 states, U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia, reflecting the program’s purpose of building nationwide and jurisdiction-wide support systems for innovation-driven small businesses.
A key structural requirement is that only one proposal per state may be submitted to SBA for consideration. That single application must include a signed letter of endorsement from the state governor or an equivalent authority, which effectively makes FAST a state-endorsed effort and encourages coordination among local stakeholders rather than fragmented, competing proposals. This requirement pushes states to select or align behind one lead organization (or a partnership led by one applicant) that can serve as the primary FAST operator for that jurisdiction.
The legal authority for the program is cited as Public Law 116-93 and 15 U.S.C. 657d(c). The opportunity was created on April 16, 2021, with an original application closing date of June 3, 2021. Overall, the FAST 2021 announcement is best understood as a capacity-building grant: modest-sized awards intended to fund structured, practical assistance that helps more innovation-focused small businesses successfully compete for SBIR/STTR funding and move federally supported R and D closer to commercialization.Apply for SB OIIFT 21 001
- The Small Business Administration in the business and commerce sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Federal and State Technology Partnership Program (FAST) 2021 Announcement" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 59.058.
- This funding opportunity was created on Apr 16, 2021.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 03, 2021 No Explanation. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $125,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 8 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Individuals, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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