1. United States Department of Agriculture

2. Features of USDA SBIR Program 4Award Grants Only; Awards Based on Scientific and Technical Merit; Ideas are Investigator-Initiated 410 Broad Topic Areas 4Funds Allocated to Topic Areas in Proportion to Number of Proposals Received 4Phase I Grants = 6 Months/$80,000 4Phase II Grants = 2 Years/$300,000 4Proposals Reviewed by Confidential Peer Review Using Outside Experts From Non-profit Organizations 4All Applicants Receive Verbatim Copies of Reviews 4No Gap in Funding Between Phase I and Phase II

3. Topic Areas 4 Forests & Related Resources 4 Plant Production & Protection 4 Animal Production & Protection 4 Air, Water & Soils 4 Food Science & Nutrition 4 Rural & Community Development 4 Aquaculture 4 Industrial Applications 4 Marketing & Trade 4 Wildlife

4. Technology Areas Supported by USDA/SBIR Program Information Technology Robotics Electronics Biotechnology Nanotechnology Microelectro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Acoustics Remote Sensing Genetic Engineering Material/Coatings Food Safety Biofuels Machine Vision Precision Agriculture Engineering Physics Chemistry

5. Nanotechnology in the USDA SBIR Program Development of an Ultrasound-Mediated Delivery System for the Mass Immunization of Fish A Microfabricated Array-Based Sensor for Seafood Freshness Detection of FMDV by Anchoring Transitions of Liquid Crystals Rapid Pesticide Residue Analyzer Economical Synthesis of Advanced Ceramics from Agricultural Materials Integrated Gas Sensor Based on Porous Silicon Photoluminescence for Monitoring Food Products

6. HISTORY OF USDA SBIR FUNDING

7. GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF USDA SBIR WINNERS - FY 83-FY 02

8. Solicitation/Proposal Schedule: FY 2003 u Solicitation Released 6/1/02 u Proposal Deadline Date is 8/30/02 u Panels Meet in January & February of 2003 u Decisions Made by 3/1/03 u Phase I Grant Period is from 5/15/03 to 11/30/03 u Phase II Application Deadline is 2/6/03 200 3

9. USDA SBIR HOMEPAGE www.reeusda.gov/sbir Program Information Solicitation Technical Abstracts Find the Expert (CRIS and ARS) Link to SBA and Other SBIR Programs Upcoming SBIR Conferences Overhead Information

10. U.S. Department of Agriculture Small Business Innovation Research Program Dr. Charles F. Cleland Dr. William R. Goldner Ms. Jennifer Woodward-Greene Waterfront Centre, Suite 2312 800 9th Street, SW Washington, DC 20024 Phone: 202-401-4002 Fax: 202-401-6070 Email: ccleland@reeusda.gov Web Site: www.reeusda.gov/sbir