Programs

The City University of New York Center for Advanced Technology (CUNY CAT) is dedicated to commercial development of innovative technology.  Our mission is to advance fundamental and applied research, development, and technology transfer through strong industry-university collaborations.  Federal SBIR/STTR awards are an important source of funding for start-up ventures and small businesses, and the CUNY CAT offers assistance and guidance to CUNY Faculty who collaborate with companies to seek these awards.  In addition, to support our specific objective of providing economic impact to New York, the following targeted SBIR/STTR Incentive Program has been implemented for companies within the State.
 


Policy on Supplemental Awards for Faculty participation in Small Business Innovative Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Research (SBIR/STTR) Applications by New York State companies



(i)              Rationale.  To encourage CUNY Faculty to serve as PI on STTR or coPI on SBIR applications submitted by a small business located in New York State, the CUNY CAT may provide supplemental financial support in the form of summer salary reimbursement.
 


(ii)             Requirements for Support.  Full time Faculty members must serve as STTR PI or SBIR coPI for a New York small business and work with the CUNY CAT during the preparation of a new, unique application to be eligible for support.  It is presumed that the Faculty member will serve as PI or coPI on future Subcontracts to CUNY funded through the subsequent SBIR/STTR award.
 


(iii)            Primary Support.  Upon meeting these requirements and providing to the CUNY CAT evidence of a successful electronic submission and a final electronic version of the application, the Faculty member will be eligible to receive an incentive payment of $1,000.00 from the CUNY CAT in the form of summer salary. The Faculty member must request this summer salary supplement to be paid within 12 months of this submission date. 
 


(iv)            Secondary Support.  Upon providing evidence of attainment by the company of funding in the form of a Notification of Award , the Faculty member may be eligible to receive an additional $1,000.00 of summer salary from the CUNY CAT.  The Faculty member must request this summer salary supplement to be paid within 12 months of the Notification of Award. 
 


(v)             Requirement of CAT subcontract.  For the Faculty member to obtain Secondary Support, the New York State company awarded SBIR/STTR funding must partner with CUNY on a  Sponsored Research Agreement with a CUNY CAT subcontract of at least $15,000.00.
 


(vi)            Matching Support.  For SBIR/STTR applications, any Faculty member who serves as PI on Subcontracts emanating from the application will be eligible for consideration for Matching Funding from the CUNY CAT that may be above and beyond the standard matching level.
 


(vii)           Exclusions.  The Faculty member may NOT (a) serve as the Principal of the Company associated with the application,  (b) receive more than one Supplemental Award per CUNY fiscal year for a given Application, or (c) submit identical or similar applications for consideration for Supplemental Awards.  The CUNY CAT Director is not eligible for a Supplemental Award.
 


(viii)          Additional Issues.  (a) Only one Supplemental Award will be given per application.  Teams of Faculty may share the Award but this decision and its implementation is the responsibility of the PI/coPI.  Sharing of an Award will not increase the amount of the Award. (b) Faculty may submit requests for multiple Supplemental Awards (up to a maximum of three over a two-year period) as long as the applications involve significantly different technologies.  Support of Multiple Supplemental Awards is solely at the discretion of the CUNY CAT.