Nalin
Co-founder of Cada Partners. Grant writing and product strategy.
Are You Ready to Win a Grant? The 7-Point Competitiveness Assessment
Before spending $5K-$15K on a grant application, take 10 minutes to score your competitiveness. This 7-point checklist uses agency-specific penalty weights to predict whether your SBIR application is worth the investment.
Is Your Innovation R&D or Product Development? The Test That Predicts Grant Success
The single biggest predictor of SBIR success isn't your team or your writing -- it's whether reviewers classify your innovation as R&D or product development. Here's the exact A/B/C framework we use to classify every technology before recommending a grant program.
SBIR Eligibility Requirements: The Complete Agency-by-Agency Database
SBIR eligibility has three distinct dimensions most guides conflate: company ownership, PI citizenship (which varies by agency), and VC/investor rules. This agency-by-agency database covers all three, plus the eligibility traps that waste weeks of founder time.