Rules and Regulations:

Award letter

Your award letter (sent via email to the project’s Principal Investigator) represents the legal agreement for your Phase I award.

Terms and conditions

You can find the terms and conditions for your SBIR/STTR project linked in your award letter. Terms for SBIR/STTR are located here: https://www.nsf.gov/awards/managing/sbirsttr_conditions.jsp.

Registering you intellectual property

Per the Bayh-Dole Act, any intellectual property (IP) resulting from your work under this award must be registered with the iEdison database at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). You own the IP but you must register it. The Bayh-Dole Invention Step Guide gives you instructions on how to register your IP.