iN3 Partners has developed extensive experience in assisting small businesses secure funding from a variety of government organizations, such as 
While each agency offers unique opportunities, they also require unique capabilities to bring these opportunities to bear. The SBIR program is a set-aside program for small businesses to engage in research (or R&D) that has the potential for commercialization. The program has 11 participating government agencies, each of which is required to direct 2.5% of its budget toward small business. The current collective value of the program is in excess of $2.2B and is expected to double in 2008 when the program is renewed by Congress. In brief, the participating agencies send out solicitations that list the types of research they are interested in funding. Researchers then prepare and submit proposals for evaluation. Approximately 1 in 15 proposals are eventually funded. This initial funding is typically $100,000 over 9-12 months for the purpose of proving feasibility. If the Phase I contract is successfully completed, awardees may be invited to submit a Phase II proposal, of which 1 in 3 are typically funded. A typical Phase II contract is for $750,000 over 2 years and funds product development and initial commercialization efforts. In some cases, a Phase III award, to supply the product or service to the government, is granted.
iN3 Partners has also teamed with ProNamix (see www.ProNamix.com), who is an Austin, TX based strategic consulting firm, to increase the array of government and industry contacts and to assist our clients in securing valuable government grants for qualified and viable solutions and technologies. Composing a proposal that effectively highlights the strengths of the client’s team and technology will greatly enhance the potential for contract awards. One of the requirements for winning a Phase 1 contract is that the Principal Investigator (PI) must work for the small business at least 51% of the time (PI cannot have another Full-Time job). As such, ProNamix does not collect up-front fees but rather participates in the contract by providing infrastructure and support to researchers during the course of the project. ProNamix partners with researchers and technologists to compete for government funding to bring viable technologies to market. In this regard, ProNamix’s solution is unique. ProNamix works with their partners to
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