[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 7, Volume 15]
[Revised as of January 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 7CFR3403.6]

[Page 332]
 
                          TITLE 7--AGRICULTURE
 
  CHAPTER XXXIV--COOPERATIVE STATE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND EXTENSION 
                   SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 3403_SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM--Table 
of Contents
 
            Subpart C_Preparation and Submission of Proposals
 
Sec. 3403.6  General content of proposals.

    (a) The proposed research must be responsive to one of the USDA 
program interests stated in the research topic descriptions of the 
program solicitation.
    (b) Proposals must cover only scientific/technological research 
activities. A small business concern must not propose product 
development, technical assistance, demonstration projects, classified 
research, or patent applications. Many of the research projects 
supported by the SBIR program lead to the development of new products 
based upon the research results obtained during the project. However, 
projects that seek funding solely for product development where no 
research is involved, i.e. the funds are needed to permit the 
development of a project based on previously completed research, will 
not be accepted. Literature surveys should be conducted prior to 
preparing proposals for submission and must not be proposed as a part of 
the SBIR phase I or phase II effort. Proposals principally for the 
development of proven concepts toward commercialization or for market 
research should not be submitted since such efforts are considered the 
responsibility of the private sector and therefore are not supported by 
USDA.
    (c) A proposal must be limited to only one topic. The same proposal 
may not be submitted under more than one topic. However, an organization 
may submit separate proposals on the same topic. Where similar research 
is discussed under more than one topic, the proposer should choose that 
topic whose description appears most relevant to the proposer's research 
concept. Duplicate proposals will be returned to the applicant without 
review.
    (d) The limitation on the length of phase I and phase II proposals, 
text instructions, and the formatting instructions will be identified in 
the annual solicitation.