Stacy Chin recommends two moves: search the NSF's database of past SBIR and STTR awardees to see if your tech fits, then submit a Project Pitch application to get fast feedback on whether the agency is interested in your innovation.
So that's why it's really important to take the time and to go through that database, review the list of past SBIR and STTR awardees, and to gather as much information as possible. And by doing this homework, you'll definitely have a better understanding as to whether or not your startup or innovative idea will be a great fit for the program. And my last but final tip to figure out whether or not the NSF SBIR program would be interested in your idea is to go ahead and submit an NSF Project Pitch application. So submitting an application to the NSF Project Pitch is a great way for founders to get really quick feedback from the agency to determine or not whether they're interested in your startup idea and innovation.
