A Phase I recipient may use up to $6,500 per project for these services
What the document says“A Federal agency described in paragraph (1) shall authorize a recipient of a Phase I SBIR or STTR award to use not more than $6,500 per project, included as part of the award of the recipient or in addition to the amount of the award of the recipient as determined appropriate by the head of the Federal agency, for the services described in paragraph (1)”
Subsection (1)(C)(i) replaces subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (q)(3). New subparagraph (A) sets the Phase I figure at no more than $6,500 per project. The head of the agency decides whether it comes out of the award or on top of it. The services may be provided through a vendor the firm selects under paragraph (2)(A), or achieved through the activities described in paragraph (2)(B).
What the document actually says“A Federal agency described in paragraph (1) shall authorize a recipient of a Phase I SBIR or STTR award to use not more than $6,500 per project, included as part of the award of the recipient or in addition to the amount of the award of the recipient as determined appropriate by the head of the Federal agency, for the services described in paragraph (1)”
A firm in the first stage can use up to $6,500 for each project. The head of the agency decides where it comes from. It can come out of the award or be added to it.
The firm can spend it with a seller it picks. It can also spend it on its own staff. Both routes are named in the law.
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