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What You Need to Know About NSF’s Indirect Cost Rate Policy (And Why It Matters)
On June 20, 2025, the U.S. District Court vacated NSF’s 15% policy (NSF 25-034), reinforcing the need for compliance.
Army Launches $6M Innovation Competition for Small Businesses
The Army is funding innovative tech from small businesses—up to $6M per award. Submit your concept white paper by June 4.
What Startups Need to Know: Federal Funding Updates
The latest on SBIR/STTR, NIH, and DoD funding trends with insights from Jameson & Company’s (an accounting company) April 2025 briefing.
How the INNOVATE Act Aims to Boost Federal Funding Access for Startups
The INNOVATE Act aims to make it easier for startups to access non-dilutive federal funding, like SBIR/STTR, by modernizing key innovation programs.
Why R&D Funding Matters More Than Ever, and How We Help
Last night’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver took a deep dive into the devastating cuts to R&D funding — and what that means for cancer research, virus research, and the future of innovation itself, and we have some things to say about all of this.
From Lab Bench to Market: Why the IIJA TCF Could Change the Game for Your Innovation
This DOE fund helps innovators push tech from lab to market. It backs equity, commercialization, and real-world impact—without taking equity.
NSF SBIR/STTR Budget: 4 Things You Didn’t Know You Needed to Know (Until Now)
Before finalizing that NSF SBIR/STTR budget, make sure you’re not banking on publication costs, broad “other” expenses, or misreading travel caps.
Federal Government Contractors May No Longer Have 90 Days to Comply With Trump Administration’s DEI Executive Order
Federal Government Contractors May No Longer Have 90 Days to Comply With Trump Administration’s DEI Executive Order
What to Do if Your Federal Contract was Wrongfully Terminated by the Government
A RePost from JDSupra “What to Do if Your Federal Contract was Wrongfully Terminated by the Government”