Opportunity Information: Apply for USDA NIFA SBIR 009642
The USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II opportunity (Assistance Listing 10.212) is a grant program designed to help small businesses move promising, agriculture-related innovations beyond early feasibility work and closer to real-world use. The program is grounded in the federal SBIR/STTR legislation and guided by the Small Business Administration (SBA) SBIR/STTR Policy Directive, with an overall mission of stimulating technological innovation, strengthening the US economy, and increasing the likelihood that research and development results in private-sector commercialization. Phase II specifically builds on Phase I outcomes by continuing the R and D work while placing a stronger emphasis on commercialization planning and market readiness. In the STTR context, the program also highlights technology transfer by encouraging formal cooperative R and D between a small business and a nonprofit research institution, helping move discoveries from the lab into products and services that can create both economic and social benefits.
Eligibility for this Phase II solicitation is tightly restricted. Only prior USDA-NIFA SBIR/STTR Phase I awardees who have not previously applied for Phase II support are allowed to apply under this FY 2023 request for applications (RFA). This includes Phase I awardees operating under a revised funding agreement classified as a "novated" entity or "successor-in-interest." A Phase I project is allowed to apply for Phase II only once, and the rules are strict about repeat attempts: if a Phase I awardee previously applied for Phase II and did not receive an award, that applicant is not eligible to resubmit a Phase II proposal under this solicitation or any future Phase II solicitation for the same project. The agency also makes clear that missing any eligibility requirement by the application deadline can lead to the proposal being excluded from consideration or, even if reviewed, can prevent NIFA from making an award.
Applicants must qualify as a Small Business Concern (SBC) and be properly registered with the SBA for research and research and development purposes by the time of award. The eligibility framework is meant to ensure funding goes to small, independent US businesses that have both a commercial stake in the technology and a realistic need for federal R and D support. The rules focus on three main areas: the type of firm, the ownership and control structure, and the business size (measured by number of employees, including affiliates). In terms of firm type, the applicant must be a for-profit business concern meeting the definition in 13 C.F.R. 121.105; nonprofit organizations are not eligible to receive SBIR/STTR awards. If the applicant is a joint venture, each participant in the joint venture must independently meet all SBIR/STTR eligibility requirements.
Ownership and control requirements are intended to keep program benefits aligned with domestic economic growth and ensure the business is genuinely independent. In general, more than 50 percent of the companys equity must be directly owned and controlled by one or more US citizens or permanent resident aliens, or by other for-profit small business concerns that are themselves owned and controlled by US citizens or permanent residents, or by a combination of those two categories. The solicitation also notes an additional ownership path involving venture capital operating companies, hedge funds, and private equity firms: multiple such entities may collectively own the business as long as no single one of them owns or controls more than 50 percent of the equity, but this option applies only under agencies using the specific authority provided in the SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act. The guidance further clarifies that if an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) or a trust holds ownership, the relevant trustees and beneficiaries are treated as owners for eligibility purposes. For detailed compliance guidance, the opportunity points applicants to the SBA SBIR/STTR eligibility and size compliance guide available on SBIR.gov.
The solicitation also addresses subsidiaries and affiliates. If the applicant is a subsidiary, it must be able to demonstrate that the parent company (or parent companies) also qualifies as a small business entity under SBIR/STTR rules and is located within the United States, and the parent entity must provide supporting documentation. This reflects the programs emphasis on counting affiliates when evaluating size and ensuring that awards do not flow to entities that are effectively controlled by large or foreign firms through corporate structures.
From an administrative standpoint, this is a mandatory grant opportunity administered by USDA NIFA, categorized under Agriculture. The funding opportunity number is USDA NIFA SBIR 009642. The original closing date listed for this FY 2023 opportunity is March 28, 2023, and the maximum award amount (award ceiling) is $650,000. The practical takeaway is that this Phase II funding is meant for a narrow pool of prior USDA-NIFA Phase I winners who can show they remain fully compliant as an SBC and are ready to extend their R and D with a clearer path to commercialization, whether through the SBIR model (company-led R and D) or the STTR model (structured collaboration with a nonprofit research institution to support technology transfer).Apply for USDA NIFA SBIR 009642
- The National Institute of Food and Agriculture in the agriculture sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs 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 2022-12-23.
- Applicants must submit their applications by 2023-03-28. (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 $650,000.00 in funding.
- Eligible applicants include: Others.
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