§ 52. Small business innovation research (SBIR)/small business\ntechnology transfer (STTR) technical assistance program.
1.The small\nbusiness innovation research/small business technology transfer\ntechnical assistance program, hereafter referred to as "the program", is\nhereby created in the corporation for the purposes of providing funds to\neligible entities to provide technical assistance to small businesses of\none hundred employees or less and located in New York state in competing\nsuccessfully for grants made available through phase I and II of the\nfederal small business innovation research program as enacted pursuant\nto the small business innovation development act of 1982, and the small\nbusiness technology transfer act of 1982, so as to increase the number\nof phase I and
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§ 52. Small business innovation research (SBIR)/small business\ntechnology transfer (STTR) technical assistance program. 1. The small\nbusiness innovation research/small business technology transfer\ntechnical assistance program, hereafter referred to as "the program", is\nhereby created in the corporation for the purposes of providing funds to\neligible entities to provide technical assistance to small businesses of\none hundred employees or less and located in New York state in competing\nsuccessfully for grants made available through phase I and II of the\nfederal small business innovation research program as enacted pursuant\nto the small business innovation development act of 1982, and the small\nbusiness technology transfer act of 1982, so as to increase the number\nof phase I and II SBIR and STTR award winners within the state.\n 2. Technical assistance services under this section may include, but\nare not limited to:\n (a) outreach to small businesses to promote awareness of SBIR/STTR\nprogram solicitations;\n (b) counseling to determine the ability of a business to pursue\nSBIR/STTR phase I and II funding, the technology match with the federal\nagency solicitation to be pursued, the qualifications of personnel\ninvolved in the proposed project, and the level of support needed from\nthe technical assistance program to produce a competitive application;\nand\n (c) proposal preparation assistance including grant writing,\ntechnology evaluation, and general proposal evaluation.\n 3. In determining whether to provide technical assistance authorized\npursuant to this section to a small business, eligible entities shall\nconsider the probability of such business commercializing any\ninnovations resulting from research funded by an SBIR or STTR award in\nNew York state.\n 4. (a) Entities that are eligible to receive funds under this section\nshall have demonstrable experience and success in providing technical\nassistance authorized pursuant to this section, and as determined by the\ncorporation, and shall include:\n (i) centers for advanced technology established pursuant to section\nthirty-one hundred two-b of the public authorities law;\n (ii) technology development corporations established pursuant to\nsection thirty-one hundred two-d of the public authorities law;\n (iii) any university, college or community college located in New York\nstate;\n (iv) centers of excellence established pursuant to section 3 of part T\nof chapter 84 of the laws of 2002 and section four hundred ten of the\neconomic development law; and\n (v) any other entities that are located and based in New York state\nand demonstrate continuity of staffing, program, and purpose adequate to\nprovide technical assistance to small businesses pursuant to this\nsection.\n (b) Preference for receiving funds under this section shall be given\nto entities that partner with other eligible entities to provide the\nfull range of technical assistance services as specified in subdivision\ntwo of this section.\n (c) Entities receiving funds under this section shall match such funds\non a one-to-one basis. Such match shall consist of actual cash,\nsalaries, staff time, or expenses directly attributable to the purposes\nof this section. Overhead costs may not be included in the match.\n 5. (a) Funds can be used for costs related to conducting outreach to\nsmall businesses to promote awareness of SBIR/STTR program\nsolicitations, grant preparation and review, and printing costs and\nsupplies associated with the submission of grants.\n (b) From such funds as may be appropriated for this purpose by the\nlegislature, the corporation shall make competitive awards in amounts of\nup to two hundred thousand dollars to providers of assistance pursuant\nto this section.\n 6. (a) Entities receiving funds shall annually provide to the\ncorporation details on the following:\n (i) description of small businesses served, including technology\nfocus, business size and location;\n (ii) SBIR and STTR grants applied for and received as a result of\nassistance provided; and\n (iii) any other information deemed appropriate by the corporation.\n (b) The corporation shall include the information provided pursuant to\nsubdivision five of this section in the annual report filed pursuant to\nsection four hundred four of the economic development law.\n (c) On or before June first, two thousand nineteen, the corporation\nshall evaluate the effectiveness of the SBIR/STTR technical assistance\nprogram and report such findings to the governor and legislature.\n