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Creates the small business innovation research/small business technology transfer technical assistance program
In Assembly Committee · Ways And Means · Sponsor Robin Schimminger
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BILL NUMBER:S7376
Title of bill
An act to amend the New York state urban development corporation act, in relation to creating the small business innovation research/small business technology transfer technical assistance program
Purpose
To provide technical assistance to small New York state businesses as they compete for phase 1 federal SBIR and STTR grants so as to increase the number of phase 1 SBIR and STTR award winners within the state.
Summary of provisions
The legislation would provide funds for outreach to small businesses to promote awareness of SBIR/STTR program solicitations; counseling to determine the ability of business to pursue SBIR/STTR phase 1 funding, the technology match with the federal agency solicitation to be pursued, the qualifications of personnel involved in the proposed project, the level of support needed from the technical assistance program to produce a competitive application; and proposal preparation assistance including grant writing, technology evaluation, and general proposal evaluation. Entities eligible to receive funds for these purposes are Centers of Advanced Technology, Regional Development Technology Centers, State University of New York engineering schools that administer the strategic partnership for industrial resurgence program, and the centers of Excellence. Preference would be given to those entities that partner with other eligible entities to provide these services.
Justification
The federal government sets aside a share of its research and development dollars for small businesses through SBIR and STTR programs. Over $2 billion annually for competitive grants and contracts is made available to small businesses to develop promising new technologies. These programs are an attractive source of risk capital for small technology companies necessary to facilitate the growth of New York's Innovation Economy.
New York State, however, lags behind competitor states such as California and Massachusetts in the number of SBIR and STTR phase I grants awarded. In fact, between 2000 and 2009, New York ranked only sixth in the nation, also behind Virginia, Colorado, Maryland, and Texas.
Many other states intent on boosting the number of SBIR/STTR winners have established technical assistance programs to market federal program opportunities to small technology businesses, assist them in selecting appropriate solicitations, and provide crucial support in navigating the application process. A few university technology programs and regional technology development organizations within New York are struggling to make the services available, but are constrained by severely limited recourses.
New York needs to invest a small but crucial amount of funds that can leverage substantial federal dollars to assist small technology companies to develop innovations that can be commercialized in New York State, creating well-paying jobs for our residents.
Legislative history
2009-10 - A.10084
Fiscal implications
Appropriations of $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 would be necessary for an effective program that would draw down potentially substantial federal SBIR and STTR awards.
Effective date
Immediately.
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