Pre-Award Reporting Requirements for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/ Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) Program

This clearance that will allow the SBIR/STTR programs to collect information from a selected group of Phase I and Phase II applicants—those that have been reviewed by independent experts and that NSF Program Directors are considering recommending for funding—for the purpose of making a funding decision. This information includes, but is not exclusive to, a list of company officers and the corresponding ownership status of each company officer within the startup, whether the startup is associated or affiliated with other companies, whether there exist any relationships (personal, financial, and/or professional) between project personnel, and the locations of all the facilities where significant research will be performed for the proposed project. Such data will enable the NSF Program Directors to evaluate a given company’s business structure, ascertain the level of commitment of the Principal Investigator (PI) and co-PIs to the startup venture, and identify conflicts of interests (if any), as part of the due diligence process that the programs undertake to verify there are no fraudulent or inappropriate business practices prior to recommending the small business for an award.

The latest form for Pre-Award Reporting Requirements for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/ Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) Program expires 2029-03-31 and can be found here.