Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Phase I Commercialization Assistance Program (CAP)

The USDA SBIR CAP program will provide support to a successful applicant to provide commercialization assistance to SBIR Phase I winners from FYs 2010 and 2011. The goals of the commercialization training program are: (1) Enhance the commercialization skills of SBIR Phase I grant recipients through introductory commercialization training that can be obtained by the grant recipients at a time and place that is convenient to them; (2) Help enhance the ability of SBIR Phase I grant recipients to write competitive commercialization plans; and (3) Monitor the impacts of commercialization training on Phase I grant recipients.