Updated SBIR Grants May Already Need A Fix To Keep Up With The Times
Executive Summary
Just as the Small Business Innovation Research program achieved a congressional fix for the knotty problem of letting companies with VC support apply for the “valley of death” grants, it may have fallen behind again with its de facto exclusion of virtual start-ups. Companies have until July 16 to comment on the program’s updated implementing regulation.
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