Opportunity Information: Apply for SB OIIFT 20 001
FAST-2020-R-0014 is a Small Business Administration (SBA) funding opportunity under the Federal and State Technology (FAST) Partnership Program aimed at strengthening the pipeline of small, research-and-development focused businesses that want to compete in the federal SBIR and STTR programs. Instead of funding the small businesses directly, the program funds organizations within states and territories to deliver hands-on support that helps entrepreneurs and innovators understand the SBIR/STTR landscape, develop stronger proposals, and improve their readiness to win federal R and D awards and move technologies toward commercialization.
The SBA planned to release this opportunity as Notice of Funding Opportunity SBA-OIIFT-20-001, categorized as a discretionary award using a cooperative agreement. The cooperative agreement structure matters because it typically implies a more active federal role during the period of performance compared to a standard grant, often including coordination, reporting expectations, and collaboration with the agency to ensure the program objectives are met. The funding activity category is Business and Commerce, and the assistance listing is CFDA 59.058.
Total estimated program funding was 3,000,000, with an anticipated 24 awards. Individual awards could be requested in any amount up to 125,000, with no stated minimum award level (award floor of 0). In practical terms, that means applicants could tailor their budgets to what they can realistically execute, as long as they stay within the ceiling. The opportunity opened around May 8, 2020, with an original application deadline of June 19, 2020.
The core purpose of FAST funding is to expand and improve services that help small businesses pursue SBIR/STTR awards. Funded organizations are expected to provide activities such as outreach to identify and recruit promising firms, proposal development training to improve the quality and competitiveness of submissions, one-on-one mentoring and coaching, and broader technical and business assistance. The description also mentions the possibility of providing financial support, which in FAST contexts often refers to small forms of assistance that enable participation in training, counseling, or proposal preparation support, depending on the specific program rules and the applicant's approved work plan. Overall, the focus is on building capacity so more local and regional innovators can successfully apply to SBIR/STTR and advance R and D toward market outcomes.
Eligibility is broad and includes public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status, nonprofits without 501(c)(3) status, and other entities as allowed under the announcement's additional eligibility guidance. Applications were accepted from all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories, reflecting a national scope and an intent to reach communities that may be underrepresented in federal innovation funding.
One of the most important constraints in this competition is the state nomination-style limit: only one proposal per state may be submitted to the SBA for consideration, and that submission must include a signed letter of endorsement from the state governor or an equivalent authority. This effectively makes FAST a state-coordinated opportunity where interested organizations typically need to align with state leadership to be selected as the single applicant representing that state. The program is authorized by Public Law 116-93 and 15 U.S.C. 657d(c), which provide the statutory basis for SBA to run FAST and support state-level efforts that increase participation in SBIR/STTR.
In summary, FAST-2020-R-0014 offered up to 125,000 per award (with approximately two dozen awards nationwide) to organizations positioned to deliver training, mentoring, and technical and business assistance that helps R and D focused small businesses compete more effectively for SBIR/STTR awards. It was national in reach, structured to require state-level endorsement and a single submission per state, and designed to build durable local ecosystems that can consistently develop SBIR/STTR-ready companies.Apply for SB OIIFT 20 001
- The Small Business Administration in the business and commerce sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "FAST-2020-R-0014" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 59.058.
- This funding opportunity was created on May 08, 2020.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jun 19, 2020 No Explanation. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $125,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 24 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education, Others (see text field entitled Additional Information on Eligibility for clarification).
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