Our Proven Track Record in Securing Funding

Our Proven Track Record

Since 2013, E.B. Howard Consulting has guided startups, universities, nonprofits, and regional innovation partners through the non-dilutive funding lifecycle, from funding strategy and proposal development to commercialization support and evaluation.

Capital Access at Scale

EBHC-supported clients secured $210M in SBIR/STTR funding through 111 federal innovation awards, representing 53% of the $468,082,078.00 non-dilutive funding secured by our clients overall and expanding R&D capital for 51 small businesses without requiring equity dilution.

Commercialization Progression

14 clients advanced from Phase I into Phase II or Fast-Track funding, demonstrating movement from feasibility and proof-of-concept into applied R&D, product development, validation, scale-up, and commercialization readiness. This includes 76 Phase I awards totaling $21.3M, and 33 Phase II awards totaling $184.5M. As well as 2 Fast-Track awards totaling $4.2M.

National Reach

EBHC-supported award activity spans 7 federal agencies and 14 innovation sectors, including artificial intelligence, biotechnology, quantum technologies, advanced manufacturing, medical technology, clean technologies, education technology, aviation safety, AR/VR, IoT, robotics, and telecommunications. Some of those supported agency experiences include NSF, NIH, DOE, NASA, EDA, ED, DoW, USDA, and EPA.

Client Exits

Among EBHC’s 16 known client exits, acquisitions, IPOs, and strategic liquidity events, 3 companies have documented direct SBIR/STTR award histories, representing 16 awards across 12 Phase I wins, 4 Phase II wins, and at least 1 Fast-Track award; a fourth exit client has SBIR-derived technology lineage through prior founder-led NASA-funded R&D.

Success Database