Eligibility requirements - note the VC ownership issues vary depending on the granting agency - NIH, CDC and Dept of Energy allow majority VC owned small businesses to apply:
<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.sbir.gov&#x2F;faqs&#x2F;eligibility-requirements" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.sbir.gov&#x2F;faqs&#x2F;eligibility-requirements</a><p>In my opinion, the government &quot;march-in&quot; rights are not a significant business concern. Although technically the funding agency has the right the license your IP if you do not effectively commercialize it, in the real world this has never happened:
<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ipinspace.com&#x2F;2012&#x2F;04&#x2F;11&#x2F;patent-rights-and-obligations-under-sbir-grants-part-1-of-2&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ipinspace.com&#x2F;2012&#x2F;04&#x2F;11&#x2F;patent-rights-and-obligation...</a><p>I agree that a maniacal focus on correct formatting is essential. My spouse had a grant bounced for a font that was 0.5 points too small.