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Title: A Walk Through Phase I SBIRSTTR Applications


1
  • A Walk Through Phase I SBIR/STTR
    Applications
  • ( the New SF424 Form)
  • Connie Dresser, RDPH, LN
  • Program Director, Multimedia Technology
  • Health Communication SBIR Grants
  • Health Communication Informatics Research
    Branch
  • Behavioral Research Program
  • Division of Cancer Control Population
    Sciences
  • National Cancer Institute
  • 6130 Executive Blvd, EPN - Rm. 4072
  • Bethesda, MD 20892-7365
  • 301/435-2846 301/480-2087 Fax
  • cd34b_at_nih.gov

2
SBIR/STTR Terms
  • - SBIR grants and contracts Small Business
    Innovation Research businesses team with
    consultants from non-profit organizations
  • STTR grants Small Business Technology Transfer
    non-profit organizations team with small
    businesses

3
Agenda
  • SF424 Form electronic applications begin
    12/1/05
  • Programmatic Goals of the Multimedia Technology
    and Health
  • Communication SBIR/STTR Program
  • Information Proven to Get You Funded - Scientific
    content that applies
  • to SBIR/STTR grants SBIR contracts
  • Research Plan
  • - Relevant Experience
  • - Specific Aims
  • - Significance
  • - Design and Methods
  • - Sampling Participant Issues
  • - Additional Dos
  • - Donts
  • Contents of Program Home Page
  • FY06 SBIR Topics - Gaps in Research
  • Program Requirements

4
SF424 Form
  • Forms and assistance for defining terms
  • Url http//grants2.nih.gov/grants/funding/424/i
    ndex.htm
  • Once in the form, click on the 1st ? mark icon
    on the toolbar at the top of the form. This
    activates the hover button.
  • The SF424 is currently used for SBIR/STTR and
    Fast Track applications. Contracts use a
    different form that is not electronic at this
    time

5
Programmatic Goals
  • The goals of the NCI Multimedia Technology and
    Health
  • Communication SBIR/STTR Program are to
  • fund science-based, theory-driven, user-centered
    grants and contracts to translate cancer research
    into programs, interventions, systems, networks,
    or products needed by professionals or the public
    to reduce cancer risk or improve the quality of
    life of cancer survivors
  • promote the use of innovative media technology
    and/or communication approaches in cancer
    prevention and control applications used in
    medical and community settings
  • improve communication behaviors of primary care
    professions, patients, and care-givers in
    cancer-related matters
  • promote organizational infrastructures changes
    that promote the use of products developed in the
    program
  • promote the development of system models and
  • expand the methods for evaluating ehealth
    research and developed products.

6
Information Proven to Get You Funded
  • Research Plan - Relevant Experience
  • Convene an outstanding team of co-investigators
    and consultants who can compensate for the PI's
    lack of subject-area expertise. PI does not have
    to have a Ph.D. or M.D. The primary
    responsibility of the PI is to manage the project
    and provide either research or technology
    expertise.
  • Hire consultants familiar with the subject matter
    of your proposal and who can address the
    statistical, behavioral, and evaluation aspects
    of the grant. Secure their advice and ask them to
    review your application prior to submission.
  • Cite qualifications, experiences, accomplishments
    of the principal investigator, research team and
    consultants that apply to the current project. On
    the CV, only include publications relevant to the
    proposed product.

7
Information Proven to Get You Funded
  • Research Plan - Relevant Experience (cont)
  • Include letters of commitment from key partners
    or university officials working on the project.
  • Include letters of participation and support from
    your technical and advisory members.
  • Include letters of potential backing from
    commercial collaborators. While the letters are
    not mandatory in a Phase I, they are in a Phase
    II.

8
Information Proven to Get You Funded
  • Research Plan - Specific Aims
  • State the global objectives of your Phase I/II
    grant and the steps to meet your Phase I aims.
  • Present a strong argument for developing the
    product based on NCI programmatic needs, a review
    of the current literature, and a review of
    comparable products in the marketplace.
  • State concisely and realistically how you intend
    to demonstrate feasibility the focus of a Phase
    I SBIR, in 6 months - 1 year.
  • (contracts only 6 months)
  • Describe potential end-users of your product,
    i.e., patients, caregivers and how the product
    will benefit them.
  • Indicate types of collaborators for Phase II
    commercialization, i.e., worksites, high schools,
    HMOs, clinics, etc.

9
Information Proven to Get You Funded
  • Research Plan - Significance
  • Define the existing cancerrelated situation or
    gap in research that prompted the development of
    your concept and product.
  • Define your study rationale, i.e., population,
    variables.
  • In table form, note the pros and cons of your
    intended product and describe how it differs from
    other similar products in the marketplace,
    including its projected cost and time-saving
    benefits.
  • While your study should be focused on cancer,
    indicate how your intended product could be used
    as a model for addressing other chronic
    diseases.

10
  • Information Proven to Get You Funded
  • Research Plan Design and Methods
  • Present a clear theoretical framework for the
    overall Phase I/II project
  • Support your theoretical assumptions with current
    literature
  • Make sure that your Phase I aims and objectives
    match the study design
  • Provide pilot data, if available (not mandatory).
  • Be realistic about how many variables are
    included and criteria used to evaluate
    feasibility in the Phase I
  • Include potential end-users in the Phase I and
    conduct appropriate usability testing
  • Address limitations or potential barriers of the
    overall study
  • Address barriers and resolution to product use
  • Provide a paragraph about your development,
    implementation and evaluation plans for Phase II.

11
Information Proven to Get You Funded
  • Research Plan - Sampling Participant issues
  • Even if you have one human being in your study,
    you must adhere to all policies for human
    subjects, unless you are exempt.
  • Information about NIH Medical Behavioral
    Research Grant Policies, Guidelines can be found
    at http//grants1.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm
  • Include a sufficient Phase I sample for focus
    groups to provide proof of feasibility
  • Provide a strong justification for your study
    population
  • Include sample sizes, gender, age, race, culture,
    and other needed demographic information fill
    out your targeted enrollment form
  • Provide your focus group sampling method and a
    backup enrollment plan

12
Information Proven to Get You Funded
  • Research Plan - Sampling Participant issues
    (cont)
  • Adequately address the inclusion or exclusion of
    minorities, women or children
  • Include a consent form sample paying attention to
    audience appropriateness (literacy level,
    language)
  • Address potential burden on subjects
  • Address socioeconomic and diversity issues,
    appropriate audience approaches, and barriers to
    behavior change.
  • Use statistically valid measures to evaluate
    feasibility
  • Cite your grant performance site types, i.e.,
    HMO, clinics

13
Additional Dos
  • Hire a grant writer if you cannot convey your
    thoughts on paper! Never assume that the
    reviewers will know what you mean without ample
    clarification.
  • Submit an innovative concept that meets a
    consumer need and has the potential to motivate
    behavior change that will result in cancer risk
    reduction or improve quality of life.
  • Submit a focused, comprehensive and complete
    application
  • Use appropriate modes of media communication for
    the target population
  • Double check your citation procedures
  • Pay attention to acceptable fonts and other SF424
    instructions
  • Provide adequate information about your
    facilities to conduct research
  • Provide a concise budget and justification
  • Cite potential interested parties as promoters or
    collaborators for the Phase II

14
DO NOT
  • use incomplete sentences or cut and paste from
  • other applications
  • submit an application with insufficient details
    or information
  • repeat information to fill the application
  • talk around the subject
  • give up! PERSIST PERSIST PERSIST

15
The NCI SBIR Multimedia Technology Health
Communication Homepage - Under Major Revision
(http//cancercontrol.cancer.gov/hcirb/sbir/ )
  • Program Overview
  • Tools for Applicants
  • Expectations of Applicants
  • Grant Portfolio
  • Funding
  • Improve Funding Potential
  • Research Priorities
  • Research Outcomes
  • New Investigators interested in applying for
    grants in this program should refer to the
    electronic FY06 SBIR solicitation Manual
    (http//grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/sbir.htm).
    The manual will direct you back to this homepage
    where a list of gaps in ehealth research will be
    provided.

16
FY06 SBIR Topics - Gaps in Research
  • Programs that enhance self-awareness that lead to
    health awareness and taking responsibility for
    preventing or managing chronic diseases
  • 2) Systems to capture family health histories and
    related health information
  • Effective tools for collecting and integrating
    patient informatics into the workflow of medical
    environments using wireless technologies
  • 4) Technology tools for health professionals
  • 5) Smart home monitors for cancer patients and
    their care givers
  • 6) Products that lead to widespread IT adoption
    that lead to transformation of a health care
    system
  • Comprehensive resources to map the future of
    survivors of childhood cancers
  • Programs to improve communication with patients
    at end of life
  • An online second opinion
  • Discussion boards for Hispanics
  • Programs to educate physicians and patients about
    reproductive health after cancer treatment
  • Listed in order of NCI interest

17
Phase II Program Requirements for SBIR/STTR
Grants and SBIR Contracts
  • APPLICANTS are required to
  • 1) include a site administrator on their grant
    who can advise and help remove infrastructure
    barriers that will limit the use of the proposed
    product. If your product faces no infrastructure
    problems, state so in the application.
  • devise a means of tracking sales and purchaser
    demographics without name identification.
  • participant in product evaluation at NCIs
    User-Centered Informatics Research Center.
    Applicants should include 23,000 for evaluation
    in their Phase II application.
  • participate in an NCI Linking Science and
    Business Products Showcase in the latter part of
    their last year of research. Travel expenses
    should be included in the Phase II application.
  • publish grant results in at least one
    peer-reviewed publication.

18
Phase II Program Requirements for SBIR/STTR
Grants and SBIR Contracts (cont)
  • Submit a final report that includes
  • - Grantee name, company, location, - Product
    Name
  • phone, fax, email - Product Type
  • - Names affiliations of research team -
    JPEG of final Product
  • - Grant number grant title - Audience
    (user)
  • - Abbreviated abstract - Product Awards
  • - Theory/hypotheses - Peer Reviewed
    Publications in
  • - Research objectives/aims progress or
    published
  • - Study demographics final -
    Presentations
  • sample size - Organizations/consortiums
  • - Information collection methods worked
    with during the grant
  • - Outcome measures - Commercial
    collaborations or
  • - Evaluation methods potentials
  • - Research Results what worked, - A copy of
    the final product when
  • what didnt available
  • - Limitations, Barriers Resolutions
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