2010 Notice Inviting Applications (NIA) Now Available at the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services' Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants help support the development of new rehabilitation technology. This two-phase program takes a product from development to market readiness. The purpose of the SBIR program is to stimulate technological innovation in the private sector, strengthen the role of small business in meeting Federal research or research and development (R/R&D) needs, increase the commercial application of the U.S. Department of Education (Department) supported research results, and improve the return on investment from federally funded research for economic and social benefits to the Nation. Note: This program is in concert with NIDRR's Final Long-Range Plan for FY 2005–2009 (Plan). The due date and time for the receipt of applications is Mar. 15, 2010.

Timeline

Closing Date: March 15, 2010

Current Application

• Download the application package now:
  MS Word (592KB) | PDF (364KB)

• Applications for grants under this competition may be submitted electronically using the E-Grants.ed.gov Apply site.

• For printed applications contact:
  
  Education Publications Center (ED Pubs)
  P.O. Box 1398
  Jessup, MD 20794-1398
  
  Telephone (toll free): 1-877-433-7827
  Fax (301) 470-1244
  If you use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) you may call (toll free) 1-877-576-7734.
  
  Web site: http://edpubs.ed.gov
  E-mail: edpubs@inet.ed.gov

  If you request an application from ED Pubs, be sure to identify this competition as follows: CFDA Number: 84.133G.

  Individuals with disabilities may obtain a copy of the application package in an alternative format (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, or computer diskette) by contacting the program contact person listed on this page.

Other Required Federal Forms

You will also need to download the following required federal forms:

• ED Form 424 -- Application for Federal Education Assistance (Form and Instructions)
• ED Form 524 -- Budget Information, Non-Construction Programs
• ED Form 524 -- Instructions
• Standard Form 424B -- Assurances, Non-Construction Programs
• ED80-0013 -- Certifications Regarding Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters; and Drug-Free Workplace Requirements
• ED80-0014 -- Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion -- Lower Tier Covered Transactions
• Standard Form LLL -- Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
• Survey on Ensuring Equal Opportunity for Applicants

Federal Register

• Federal Register Notice Inviting Applications (January 13, 2009) PDF

Contact

Lynn Medley
U.S. Department of Education
400 Maryland Avenue, SW
Room PCP 6027
Washington, DC 20202-2700

Telephone: 202-245-7338

If you use a TDD, call the TDD number at 202-205-4475

E-mail: Lynn.Medley@ed.gov

Federal Agency Sponsors

Eleven federal agencies participate in this program, including: the Departments of Education (ED), Agriculture (USDA), Commerce (DOC), Defense (DOD), Energy (DOE), Health and Human Services (HHS), Homeland Security (DHS), and Transportation (DOT); the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the National Science Foundation (NSF). The program is administered similarly by each of these departments. Two offices in the Department of Education (ED) administer SBIR Programs:

• Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)/National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR);
• Institute of Education Sciences (IES) (see http://ies.ed.gov/ncer/sbir/).