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Practical SBIR/STTR compliance for companies building what is next.
Clear guidance, usable tools, and implementation support for timekeeping, allowable costs, invoicing, audit readiness, data rights, and commercialization. Compliance starts with your SAM and other registrations and continues every day.
An award does not mean a company is compliant. Registrations get you in the door. What keeps the funding is what happens after: who charged time, which costs were allowable, how the invoice was built, what you own, and whether the commercialization story matches the books.
SBIR Basics is the practical side of that work. Learn the rules and use the tool here. When the company needs the system built into the books, FOCUS Resources works with you to establish your compliance and financial operations.
Contact FOCUS Resources via email: info@focusresourcesinc.com, subject: SBIR Services, or call us at 919.234.3960.
Learn. Do. Apply.
Guidance without a way to use it does not change the books. Each topic below is written for the person who has to run the award: the founder, the principal investigator, and the finance lead wearing both hats.
Registrations, before the proposal
Compliance starts here, not at the first invoice. A lapsed or mismatched registration can stop an award, a payment, or a Phase II before reviewers even assess the technical work.
- gov, UEI, entity status, and NAICS consistent with the proposal
- Agency accounts and representations current before submission and before each invoice cycle
- A renewal calendar, so an expiration does not show up as a rejected payment
Timekeeping
Labor is usually the largest cost and the first thing an auditor tests. The system has to be one the team will actually use.
- Contemporaneous records, by person and by project
- A charging process that matches payroll and the approved budget
- Correction rules that leave a trail instead of a rewritten timesheet
Allowable costs
Direct versus indirect, unallowable costs kept out of the rate, and charges that match the agreement — not the credit card statement.
- What can be charged to the award, and what cannot
- Consultant, material, travel, and subaward costs tied to the file
- A chart of accounts that can show the difference
Invoicing and drawdowns
An invoice that cannot be traced to the budget, the ledger, and the work performed is not a billing problem. It is a compliance problem.
- Invoice support built during the month, not rebuilt at month-end
- Drawdowns that match incurred, allowable, documented cost
- A path from the approved budget to the amount requested
Audit readiness
The goal is a review that confirms the system, not a finding that creates one.
- Policies and procedures that match how the work is done
- An audit file you can produce without a reconstruction project
- What to do when a desk review, site visit, or audit is already scheduled
Data rights
What the government gets, what you keep, and what has to be marked. Rights you do not assert on time are rights you may not get back.
- Marking and assertion timing on deliverables and proposals
- The difference between government purpose rights, unlimited rights, and what you retained
- How a sloppy deliverable can give away more than the contract required
Commercialization
Phase milestones, customer evidence, and a financial plan that connect the funded work to something the company can sell after the award.
- A commercialization record that matches the technical reports and the books
- TABA and other assistance used on the work that actually moves the company
- Phase III and follow-on readiness that does not depend on another proposal narrative
What you can use
SBIR Basics is built as a working resource, not a brochure.
- Plain-language explanations of the rules that show up in real reviews
- Checklists and tools for timekeeping, cost allowability, invoicing, and audit files
- Articles on the issues that stop awards: registrations, foreign risk, contingent fees, collateral, Phase I to Phase II accounting
- A place to start before you pay someone to rebuild the books
When guidance is not enough
Some companies need the process installed, not explained. Accounting redesign, indirect rates, policies, audit response, and award setup are implementation work.
That work is done by FOCUS Resources: audit-ready financial operations, SBIR/STTR compliance processes, and commercialization discipline, built with your team and left in your hands.
From day one, and every day after
Registrations expire. People join. A subaward changes. An invoice gets questioned. A Phase II commercialization plan has to match what Phase I actually spent. Compliance is the system you run, not a binder you finish at award setup.
Ready to put the process in place?
919-234-3960
Contact FOCUS Resources via email: info@focusresourcesinc.com, subject: SBIR Services, or call us at 919.234.3960.
Key Service Features and Benefits
Tailored Solutions
Our services are customized to meet the unique needs of each client, ensuring personalized and effective support.
Expert Guidance
Benefit from the expertise of seasoned professionals with extensive experience in proposal and award management.
Comprehensive Support
From proposal development to post-award management, we offer end-to-end support to streamline your processes.
Enhanced Compliance
Our services are designed to develop your ability to achieve compliance with all regulatory requirements, minimizing risks and maximizing success.
Proposal and Award Support
Proposal Budget Development Assistance
Expert guidance in crafting budgets that capture your costs and maximize results.
Pre-Award Support
Each notice of award requires analysis of its specific requirements and how they impact your business and other awards and systems. We analyze each NOA and put it in context with your existing operations and requirements.
Pre-Award Support
Each notice of award requires analysis of its specific requirements and how they impact your business and other awards and systems. We analyze each NOA and put it in context with your existing operations and requirements.
Award Management Consulting
Navigate the complexities of award management with our tailored consulting services, ensuring compliance and effective fund utilization.
Financial Reporting Services
Develop accounting and financial reporting system to keep your project on track and in line with funding requirements.
Proposal Review and Feedback
Receive detailed feedback on your proposals to enhance compliance and improve results.
Post-Award Support
Comprehensive support services to help you manage your award efficiently and effectively from start to finish.
