Your one-stop shopping for all your SBIR/STTR grant consultation needs

We’ve helped small businesses raise over $30M in non-dilutive funding. We look forward to learning how we can help with your company’s SBIR/STTR strategy!

SBIR Grants: Fueling Small Businesses, Igniting Innovation

Our Services for Grant Writers & Grant Reviewers

Choosing Your Target

Keyword searches are not enough. Knowing the funding trends and the ever-shifting priorities of different government agencies is part of maximizing chances for a successful grant application.

Crafting Your Application

A well-crafted grant application should present a compelling technical and commercial pitch that makes a reviewer sit up and take notice. We have decades of experience writing SBIR grants and can show you how it’s done.

Submitting Your Grant

Electronic registration for SBIR grants is becoming ever more complex. We simplify this time-consuming process and make it easy for you to manage it.

Crafting Solutions – One Grant at a Time

About AwardIT

Who We Are: 
Like you, we are entrepreneurs and scientists. We have a proven track record of success with the SBIR/STTR process, both in our own ventures and for our clients. We look forward to sharing the benefit of our hard-won experience with you to help your idea on its journey from lightbulb to product.

Our Mission:
SBIR/STTR grants are an excellent source of non-dilutive seed funding for small businesses with big ideas. But knowing how to best win access to those funds can be bewildering. Our mission is to a) help you target the right sources of SBIR/STTR funding for your product or service, b) craft a grant proposal that will maximize your chances for a successful award, and c) assist with every aspect of the application process.

Our Clients:
Our clients are small businesses and academic spin-outs trying to commercialize new ideas in medical imaging/devices, organ/tissue engineering, drug development, artificial intelligence, control of infectious diseases/allergies, robotics, and many other fields. It’s a world of smart ideas – we look forward to learning more about yours!

Meet Some of Our Team

Dr. Neal Kalechofsky
AwardIT Founder

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Patty Pederson
Co-Founder/CFO

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Dr. Gregory Martin

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Dr. Friedel Von Goeler

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Dr. Neal Kalechofsky
AwardIT Founder

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Patty Pederson
Co-Founder/CFO

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Dr. Gregory Martin

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Dr. Friedel Von Goeler

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Where Ideas Soar and Innovations Thrive

AwardIT ‘Review Preview’

Studies show that a thorough and objective review significantly improves the likelihood of a successful application. For those clients who do not need full consultancy services, we offer the AwardIT “Review Preview”—a simulated agency review that can be used to fine-tune your documents before application. Learn more by filling out the form below.

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Testimonials

“I worked with Neal to submit an SBIR Phase I that was successful on the first try! Enthusiastically, I engaged Neal again when applying for a follow-on Phase II award. I recommend Neal any chance I get, especially when I am asked about writing grants or finding non-dilutive funding. He has a unique set of experiences with his grant writing, scientific training, and entrepreneurial background that make him an essential member of our effort to secure SBIR funding. Neal is a master at crafting your vision into a winning proposal.”

Conor R. Cullinane, Ph.D.
President & CEO
Pirouette Medical Inc.

“We worked with Neal on our NSF SBIR Phase I application and it was a great experience through and through”

Michael Tworek, PhD
CEO/Co-Founder
Polis