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A -- SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (STTR) PROGRAM SOLICITATION SOL DOE ER/0709 DUE 121597 POC Mrs Julie Scott, Technical Support Assistant, 301 903-0569 17. The Department of Energy invites small businesses (500 employees or less) to submit grant applications in response to its fifth annual STTR program solicitation to be issued on October 1, 1997. 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-32, 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. The STTR program solicitation is for the following technical topics: 1) Atmospheric Measurement Technologies, 2) Fuel Cell Catalysts and Ultracapacitors for Advanced Transportation Applications, 3) Carbon Management, 4) Fusion Technology, and 5) Low Cost Field Portable Chemical Analysis Systems. 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 15, 1997. 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 pilot program which ended in fiscal year 1997. 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. (0260)

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