Must the applicant organization always be the small business concern or may a collaborating research institution be the applicant organization?
The small business concern (SBC) is ALWAYS the applicant/awardee organization, regardless of whether the project is submitted as an SBIR, STTR, single-PD/PI or multiple PD/PI application. The research institution is a subcontractor to the SBC. Also, note that the STTR applicant organization must officially affiliate the PD/PI with the SBC in the Commons if the PD/PI is not an employee of the SBC. See the B.3 below for steps to affiliate a PD/PI to the applicant organization/institution.
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