Capture SBIR Commercialization Gap via FOIA Harvest
- Organization
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Sector
- SBIR Phase II geospatial technology companies
- Location
- United States
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Executive summary
Current state
Earth Mapping International received $1.25M NSF SBIR Phase II funding for DOPGIS geospatial system development but faces a commercialization gap: they have technical expertise and non-dilutive capital but lack market access, regulatory navigation skills, and face SBIR compliance burdens including mandatory commercialization plans with strict non-responsive criteria.
Market catalyst
NSF requires 15-page commercialization plans for SBIR Phase II awards but provides no templates or benchmarks, creating a compliance gap where technically-focused companies struggle to produce adequate plans while facing 'non-responsive' rejection if sections are incomplete - yet these plans are subject to FOIA via Public Access Mandate.
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