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A -- SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (STTR) PROGRAM SOLICITATION SOL DOE ER/0689 DUE 121696 POC Julie Scott, Technical Support Assistant, (301) 903-0569. The Department of Energy invites small businesses (500 employees or less) to submit grant applications in response to its fourth annual STTR program solicitation to be issued on October 1, 1996. In the STTR program, small business applicants must collaborate with a non-profit research institution, such as a university or National laboratory. A copy of the STTR solicitation may be obtained by writing to the STTR Program Manager, ER-33, U.S. Department of Energy, 19901 Germantown Road, Germantown, MD 20874, by telephoning (301) 903-5707, or by accessing the world wide web at http://sttr.er.doe.gov/sttr.htm. The STTR program solicitation is for the following technical topics: (1) Mixed Waste, (2)Improved Heating and Cooling Thermal Distribution Systems for Residential Buildings, (3) Technology in Support of Nuclear Physics Research, (4) Materials and Control Technology for Fossil Energy Applications, and (5) Novel Materials for Energy Applications. Successful applicants (about 15-20) may receive up to $100,000 for a grant period of about nine months to develop the feasibility of the idea, with up to $500,000 available in a second phase for those ideas with the highest potential to meet the STTR program objectives. The closing date for this solicitation is December 16, 1996. Specific questions regarding this solicitation should be addressed to Julie Scott at the above address and telephone number. Please note that STTR was created as a three-year pilot program which ended in fiscal year 1996. Although the STTR program has not yet been reauthorized by the Congress, the solicitation is being issued with the expectation that reauthorization will be forthcoming. In the event that the STTR program is not reauthorized, the technical topics contained in this solicitation will be placed in the Department's Small Business Innovation Research program's fiscal year 1997 solicitation which is scheduled to be released on December 2, 1996. Before submitting an STTR grant application, please verify that the program was reauthorized by calling (301) 903-5707, or by accessing the web at the address above. (0256)

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