N.Y. Urban Development Corporation Act 174/68 § 52: Small business innovation research (SBIR)/small business technology transfer (STTR) technical assistance program

§ 52. Small business innovation research (SBIR)/small business

technology transfer (STTR) technical assistance program. 1. The small

business innovation research/small business technology transfer

technical assistance program, hereafter referred to as "the program", is

hereby created in the corporation for the purposes of providing funds to

eligible entities to provide technical assistance to small businesses of

one hundred employees or less and located in New York state in competing

successfully for grants made available through phase I and II of the

federal small business innovation research program as enacted pursuant

to the small business innovation development act of 1982, and the small

business technology transfer act of 1982, so as to increase the number

of phase I and II SBIR and STTR award winners within the state.

2. Technical assistance services under this section may include, but

are not limited to:

(a) outreach to small businesses to promote awareness of SBIR/STTR

program solicitations;

(b) counseling to determine the ability of a business to pursue

SBIR/STTR phase I and II funding, the technology match with the federal

agency solicitation to be pursued, the qualifications of personnel

involved in the proposed project, and the level of support needed from

the technical assistance program to produce a competitive application;

and

(c) proposal preparation assistance including grant writing,

technology evaluation, and general proposal evaluation.

3. In determining whether to provide technical assistance authorized

pursuant to this section to a small business, eligible entities shall

consider the probability of such business commercializing any

innovations resulting from research funded by an SBIR or STTR award in

New York state.

4. (a) Entities that are eligible to receive funds under this section

shall have demonstrable experience and success in providing technical

assistance authorized pursuant to this section, and as determined by the

corporation, and shall include:

(i) centers for advanced technology established pursuant to section

thirty-one hundred two-b of the public authorities law;

(ii) technology development corporations established pursuant to

section thirty-one hundred two-d of the public authorities law;

(iii) any university, college or community college located in New York

state;

(iv) centers of excellence established pursuant to section 3 of part T

of chapter 84 of the laws of 2002 and section four hundred ten of the

economic development law; and

(v) any other entities that are located and based in New York state

and demonstrate continuity of staffing, program, and purpose adequate to

provide technical assistance to small businesses pursuant to this

section.

(b) Preference for receiving funds under this section shall be given

to entities that partner with other eligible entities to provide the

full range of technical assistance services as specified in subdivision

two of this section.

(c) Entities receiving funds under this section shall match such funds

on a one-to-one basis. Such match shall consist of actual cash,

salaries, staff time, or expenses directly attributable to the purposes

of this section. Overhead costs may not be included in the match.

5. (a) Funds can be used for costs related to conducting outreach to

small businesses to promote awareness of SBIR/STTR program

solicitations, grant preparation and review, and printing costs and

supplies associated with the submission of grants.

(b) From such funds as may be appropriated for this purpose by the

legislature, the corporation shall make competitive awards in amounts of

up to two hundred thousand dollars to providers of assistance pursuant

to this section.

6. (a) Entities receiving funds shall annually provide to the

corporation details on the following:

(i) description of small businesses served, including technology

focus, business size and location;

(ii) SBIR and STTR grants applied for and received as a result of

assistance provided; and

(iii) any other information deemed appropriate by the corporation.

(b) The corporation shall include the information provided pursuant to

subdivision five of this section in the annual report filed pursuant to

section four hundred four of the economic development law.

(c) On or before June first, two thousand nineteen, the corporation

shall evaluate the effectiveness of the SBIR/STTR technical assistance

program and report such findings to the governor and legislature.