Proposals for SBIR and STTR funding emanate from private industry but very often involve collaborations with educational institutions through a formal subcontract. In fact, the STTR program requires an educational institution partner. The Office of Sponsored Programs encourages this activity by offering a reduced F&A (IDC) rate of 15% on Phase 1 applications. To find out more about these programs, please see http://www.sbir.gov/about/index.htm
F&A (IDC) and STTR/SBIR
The Administrative Rate applies to unrestricted gifts and other funds received in support of research or training activities where the sponsor provides the funds in advance and without further obligation on the part of the institution: i.e., no constraints on how the funds may be used, no financial or technical reporting requirements, no claims to copyright nor other claims to the ownership or licensing of intellectual properties.
This rate also applies to:
- Income from
- External Sources deposited to Service and Facility Accounts;
- Copyright and/or licenses not flowing through the SUNY Patent and Invention Policy;
- Materials use, multiple sponsor, and other authorized income accounts.
- NYS Industrial contracts affiliated with Centers for Advanced Technology and the SPIR Program
- Phase 1 subcontracts as part of STTR/SBIR awards
- Fellowship awards from sponsors who do not have their own policy.
- Awards made specifically and solely for support of a conference, seminar, or workshop to be held at the Stony Brook Campus.
15% Total Direct Cost
