Grant Writing Success
As an engineer who can write, I've demonstrated the ability to:
- Take ideas suggested by myself or colleagues; research the technology, the product market, & interested federal agencies; and quickly create a solid product idea and a winning proposal.
- Work on the funded proposals as a Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator.
- Manage grants through their life cycle - from award to funder relations to closeout.
- Move SBIR-developed products into manufacturing.
My SBIR (Small Business Innovative Research) proposals have resulted in >$5 Million in grant funding from such agencies as:
- NIH (National Institutes of Health)
- DOD (Department of Defense)
- NASA (National Aeronautical & Space Administration
- DOT (Department of Transportation)
The following table lists the SBIR proposals I've written, and the awards resulting from those efforts. The technologies involve:
- Biomedical engineering
- Digital Signal Processing
- Nanofabrication
- Non-Destructive Testing (ultrasonic & electromagnetic methods)
- Biomedical & Mechanical Design
- Ultrasonic flow measurement
I have years of experience with the NIH SBIR Proposal process, which requires organization registration and proposal submission through grants.gov); use of NIH ERA Commons for grant management; and reports on commercialization success.
Finally, I am also a volunteer grant writer and grant researcher for small non-profits in the Ithaca area (NAMI Finger Lakes, Compos Mentis, and Friendship Donations), and in 2009 the Social Service League awarded $1300 to NAMI Finger Lakes.
| Agency | Proposal Title | Awards |
| NIH/NINDS | A Flow Monitor for Pediatric Hydrocephalic Shunts | SBIR Phase-I $100K (a) SBIR Phase-II $750K (a) |
| NIH/NIDDK | A New Device for Monitoring Diabetic Microcirculation | SBIR Phase-I $100K (a) |
| NIH/NHLBI | A Flowmeter With Telemetry for Chronic Animal Studies | SBIR Phase-I $100K (a) SBIR Phase-II $750K (a) |
| NIH/NHLBI | Tools & Techniques to Measure Flow & Pressure in Mice | SBIR Phase-II $500K (a) |
| NASA | Smart Coatings for In-Situ Monitoring of Engine Components | SBIR Phase-I
- $70K(a) SBIR Phase-II $670K(a) |
| NASA |
An Electromagnetic "Smart Washer" for Detecting Bolt-Hole Cracking |
SBIR Phase-I $70K (a) |
| DOT | SBIR Phase-I $92K (a) SBIR Phase-II $500K |
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| DOD/Air Force | SBIR Phase-I, $98K (a) | |
| DOD/NAVY | SBIR Phase-I $70K (a) SBIR Phase-II $745K |
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DOD/ARMY |
Automated In-Situ Inspection System for Underground Fuel Storage Tanks |
SBIR Phase-I $52K (a) SBIR Phase-II $498K (a) |
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Total ==>$5,165K (a) - I was proposal author |
Sources for Grant Award Information:
- NIH SBIR/STTR Award Data
- NIH Abstracts for Funded Proposals
- NASA Award Archives
- NASA Abstract Search
- DOD Award Search
- DOT Award Data - the DOT doesn't maintain a long-term SBIR award archive, and the following award notices were located through a Google search.