In the December 4, 1998 Issue:

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Commerce, EPA, & NIH Announce 1998 SBIR Phase I Awards

Recently, the Department of Commerce, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the National Institutes of Health announced their selections for Phase I awards under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program. Statistics for the number of awards won and the number of proposals submitted for each state are provided in the following table.

The Department of Commerce funded 15.8 percent of the applications it received, while EPA funded 11.5 percent. Data from NIH on the number of proposals submitted by state was not available when the Digest went to press.

More information on each agency's Phase I winners and 1999 SBIR solicitation cycle may be found at each agency's SBIR program website.

Department of Commerce:

EPA: http://es.epa.gov/ncerqa/sbir/index.html

NIH: http://www.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm

STATE

COMMERCE AWARDS/PROPOSALS

EPA
AWARDS/PROPOSALS

NIH
AWARDS

AL

3/12

0/1

6

AK

0/2

1/3

0

AZ

0/11

1/9

10

AR

0/0

0/1

0

CA

7/53

6/34

136

CO

1/14

2/10

20

CT

0/17

3/15

13

DE

0/0

0/5

1

D of C

0/1

0/0

7

FL

1/5

0/7

8

GA

0/3

0/5

4

HI

3/9

0/1

4

ID

0/0

0/0

1

IL

0/8

0/6

22

IN

0/2

0/6

3

IA

0/0

0/1

1

KS

0/0

0/1

0

KY

0/0

0/1

1

LA

1/2

0/3

0

ME

1/2

1/5

1

MD

6/35

1/7

39

MA

6/40

6/33

123

MI

1/10

0/5

21

MN

2/9

0/1

17

MS

0/0

0/0

0

MO

0/2

0/4

4

MT

0/0

1/2

3

NE

0/1

0/0

2

NV

0/0

0/1

1

NH

0/3

0/3

4

NJ

1/15

1/13

18

NM

0/5

2/7

2

NY

2/16

0/9

42

NC

0/1

1/10

24

ND

0/1

0/0

0

OH

1/6

5/20

34

OK

0/2

0/5

3

OR

1/2

1/8

15

PA

0/12

1/9

30

PR

0/0

0/0

1

RI

0/0

0/0

1

SC

0/1

0/1

3

SD

0/1

0/1

1

TN

0/3

1/9

3

TX

3/31

2/26

24

UT

0/2

1/7

16

VT

0/0

0/0

0

VA

5/23

0/9

23

WA

0/6

0/8

28

WV

0/0

0/0

0

WI

0/5

0/4

15

WY

0/1

0/5

2

TOTAL

45/284

37/321

737

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Inventions and Innovation Program Awards $1.6 Million for Energy-Efficient Technologies

The U.S. Department of Energy's Inventions and Innovation Program (I&I) recently awarded 25 grants, comprised of 14 Category 1 and 11 Category 2 Proposals, for FY 1999 funding. The awards were chosen from more than 500 applications submitted in response to I&I's first competitive solicitation.

This new program, I&IP, replaces the previous Energy Related Inventions Program (ERIP). The purpose of I&IP is to support ideas within the areas of industry, utilities, transportation, or buildings that have a significant energy savings impact and future commercial market potential.

These innovative ideas are chosen for financial support through a competitive solicitation process. The new program provides financial assistance for establishing technical performance and conducting early develop-ment of innovative ideas and inventions. Funding of up to $40,000 is available for Category 1 grants and up to $100,000 for Category 2 grants. The level of assistance a proposal receives is dependent upon its stage of development. In addition to financial assistance, the program also offers technical guidance and commercial-ization support to successful applicants.

This year's 25 award winners were distributed by state as follows:

State

# of Awards

$ Value

Arkansas

1

$36,069

California

1

55,000

Connecticut

1

39,984

Georgia

2

139,997

Idaho

1

40,000

Illinois

2

200,000

Maryland

1

40,000

Massachusetts

1

99,797

Montana

1

100,000

New Mexico

2

80,000

New York

1

100,000

North Carolina

1

40,000

Ohio

4

339,812

Oregon

2

79,547

Pennsylvania

1

100,000

Texas

1

39,863

Utah

1

40,000

Vermont

1

40,000

TOTAL

25

$1,610,069

Eligible applicants include entrepreneurs and inventors with promising technologies for improving energy supply, energy efficiency, and pollution reduction.

For more information on the Inventions and Innovation Program, visit their webpage at www.oit.doe.gov/Access/inventions/inventions.html

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Legislative S&T Position Available

The Michigan Legislative Service Bureau has an opening for a Science Research Analyst. Duties include researching scientific and technical topics of interest to the Michigan legislature and analyzing the technical accuracy of legislation. Applications for the position are due by December 18. The complete job posting is available on the SSTI website at http://www.ssti.org.

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