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Guides for Montana Innovators and SBIR Candidates
These guides are for potential applicants to federal SBIR programs as well as clients interested in information on intellectual property (IP). The links to individual SBIR guides will re-direct you SBIR.gov summaries for these agencies’ SBIR/STTR programs. They will help you understand the unique aspects of each agency’s SBIR program, describe the nature of its topics, and links readers to additional agency resources. When used in conjunction with MTIP’s Profile of a Good Candidate, these guides will help prospective applicants determine quickly whether to pursue funding under the federal SBIR program and how best to approach proposal development. Guides for inventors include an introduction to IP and information on conducting a patent search. Each link will open in a separate window and will include a pdf prepared by MTIP or direct you to resources available from SBIR.gov, the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), or other complementary service providers.
Guides for Inventors
Innovator’s Guide
USPTO’s Guides to Patent Searching
USPTO’s Trademarks Guide
MTIP Copyrights Guide
Commercialization
Guides for SBIR Candidates
Profile of a Good Candidate
Proposal Preparation Schedule
SBIR Guide: Health & Human Services / NIH
SBIR Guide: Department of Defense Services and Components
SBIR Guide: Department of Energy
SBIR Guide: Department of Education
SBIR Guide: USDA
SBIR Guide: NASA
SBIR Guide: National Science Foundation
SBIR vs STTR Comparison
SBIR Data Rights
Government Accounting – Cost Proposals
Proposal Writing
Required Registrations – Start Early!
Communicating with SBIR Program Managers