Federal Grant Opportunities - Jules Miller Attorney at Law, Orange County, CA

grants and contrats with Jules Miller Attorney at Law, Orange County, CATHE GOVERNMENT AWARDS BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN GRANTS.
HOW DO YOU GET ONE?

A federal grant is an award of financial assistance from a federal agency to a recipient to carry out a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by a law of the United States. Federal grants are not loans. They do not have to be re-paid, but they have to be expended in very particular ways under proper controls, with precise accounting systems. Jules Miller, a former attorney for the Office of Naval Research, one of the major grantors within the United States Government, is available to assist you to obtain federal grants and help you use them in accordance with government requirements.

The biggest myth is that grants are only for state or local governments, educational institutions, or non-profit organizations. To the contrary, for-profit-organizations, and even individuals, are eligible for and do receive many federal grant dollars.  The requirements are difficult to understand. Applicants greatly increase their chances of award by seeking legal counsel. Recipients greatly decrease their chances of government investigation and adverse audit action by seeking legal counsel.

Many grantees advance basic research with their grant money and receive follow-on government contracts for research & development. Under the Bayh-Dole Act and the Reagan Presidential Memorandum extending it, recipients of federal assistance have patent rights to their inventions resulting from federal assistance.

Law Offices of Jules Miller is available to guide and assist you in obtaining and legally spending grants.We also want to advise you on cooperative agreements, cooperative research and development agreements (CRADAs), and procurement contracts. Call us for help in the following situations:

Pertinent Law: We will find and interpret authorizing statutes, Office of Management & Budget circulars, Common Rules, and Federal regulations and guidance pertinent to your grant efforts.

Applications: Many applications are rejected upon initial government review. We will help you understand what necessary infrastructure (e.g., laboratories, supply chains, controls systems, etc.) you need for serious consideration of your grant applications. We will review your grant applications and suggest ways to improve them and obtain further consideration from government grant-makers.

Relationships: We will advise on and document your affiliations and collaborations and partnerships necessary to obtain and use grants. We will negotiate and draft sub-recipient and vendor agreements for you.

Compliance: We will advise you on program requirements, options and obligations. We will help you develop and implement compliance and self-assessment. We will work with you to establish best practices which will help you acquire additional grants.

Inquiries and Audits: We will respond to government inquiries and audit findings on your behalf. A grantee’s reliance on outside counsel’s advice during the entire grant process is an important way to demonstrate commitment to compliance when the government checks on you.

Among for-profit-organizations, small businesses are especially favored for Federal funding. The Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Technology administers the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Program. The SBIR and STTR programs are designed to stimulate technology research by small businesses while providing the Federal Government with cost-effective technical and scientific solutions to challenging problems. The programs also are intended to increase the commercialization of technology developed through Federal R&D. Another purpose is to promote the success of small businesses and the employment they provide.

SBIR and STTR are three-phase processes: In Phase I technology feasibility is determined and funding awarded, lasting from six months to one year. Phase I funding normally does not exceed $100,000 for total costs (direct costs, Facilities & Administrative costs, and negotiated fee). In Phase II, (limited to successful Phase I winners) the necessary R&D is accomplished to produce a well-defined product/process, usually over two years. Phase II funding normally does not exceed $750,000 for total costs (direct costs, Facilities & Administrative costs, and negotiated fee). Phase III is the commercialization of the technology from a Phase II project result. Funding for Phase III is not limited, although the small business may be required to obtain some funding from private sources

The SBIR and STTR programs differ in two major ways. First, under the SBIR Program, the Principal Investigator must have his or her primary employment with the small business concern at the time of award and for the duration of the project period; however, under the STTR Program, primary employment is not stipulated. Secondly, the STTR Program requires research partners at universities and other non-profit research institutions to have a formal collaborative relationship with the small business concern. At least 40 percent of the STTR research project is to be conducted by the small business concern and at least 30 percent of the work is to be conducted by the single, "partnering" research institution.

Twelve federal agencies set aside a portion of their R&D budgets for SBIR contracts, while five federal agencies participate in STTR. Each year, these agencies identify various R&D topics for pursuit by small businesses under the programs. The topics are then released by the SBA in a Pre-Solicitation Announcement, allowing small business to discuss topics with experts. A second release follows, which is the final solicitation. Contract winners are chosen on competitive merit by an agency's technical and scientific experts.

FOR FEDERAL GRANT OPPORTUNITIES CONTACT JULES MILLER ATTORNEY AT LAW, ORANGE COUNTY, CA

Recent Grant Law Developments:

Even though a grantee successfully designed and developed lithium batteries useful for the military,
it had to re-pay three times the amount of its grant for false statements in its grant application.
U.S. v. Lithium Power Technologies Click Here for Decision.

Useful Links:

Listing of Federal Grant Opportunities

Recipient Reporting Requirements under the Recovery Act

Bayh-Dole Act

Reagan Presidential Memorandum