solicitation. Application procedures are contained in the SBIR program solicitation. This program is excluded from coverage under OMB Circular No. A-i 10. Award Procedure: The SBIR Program staff reviews and evaluates all proposals with the assistance and advice of a peer panel of qualified scientists and other appropriate persons who are specialists in the field covered by the proposal. Deadlines: Deadlines are announced in the Federal Register and SBIR Program Solicitation for each fiscal year. Deadline for submission for fiscal year 1999 proposals was September 3, 1998. The deadline for submission of fiscal year 2000 proposals is expected to be September 2, 1999. Range of Approval/Disapproval Time: Six months from application receipt to notification of approval/disapproval. Appeals: Phase I applications may be revised and resubmitted during a later funding cycle, provided the subject matter of the proposal is not changed, and the topic area under which the proposal was originally submitted is still listed in the solicitation. Phase I grantees may apply for a Phase II grant only once for each project funded. Renewals: None. INFORMATION CONTACTS: Regional or Local Office: None. Headquarters Office: SBIR Director, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service, Department of Agriculture, Ag Box 2243, 14th and Independence
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