For more than two decades, Larta Institute has partnered with leading federal agencies—including NIH, NSF, USDA, DOE, NOAA, NIST, NASA, and DOD—to translate publicly funded research into deployable solutions across health, sustainability, advanced materials, and climate resilience.
Through our Technical & Business Assistance (TABA) and SBIR Commercialization Assistance programs, we support innovators navigating regulatory pathways, market entry, and capital readiness—ensuring that federally funded discoveries move beyond the laboratory and into practical application.
Rather than treating federal R&D support as an isolated starting point, Larta positions it as part of a continuous translation pathway connecting discovery to deployment. We help ensure publicly funded innovation reaches the marketplace—and the communities it is intended to serve.
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs—often called "America’s Seed Fund"—provide over $4 billion annually in non-dilutive funding to transform high-risk, high-impact scientific discoveries into commercial realities. However, navigating the highly competitive, multi-agency federal landscape can be daunting.
Larta acts as your translator and strategic guide. We help you navigate the complex compliance, proposal, and commercialization requirements so you can focus on what you do best: pioneering groundbreaking science.
Every federal agency—from the NIH and NSF to the DoD and DOE—has its own unique mission, proposal format, and commercialization requirements. We help you align your technology with the specific agency that is most likely to fund it.
A winning SBIR/STTR Phase I or Phase II proposal requires more than just great science; it requires a credible, robust path to market. Larta helps you draft the rigorous commercialization plans that review panels look for.
Through our partnership with TurboSBIR, we provide automated tools, step-by-step templates, and expert reviews to simplify your submission process and significantly increase your win rate.
Once you win, we help you identify and secure supplemental agency funding—including Technical and Business Assistance (TABA)—to accelerate your business development at no cost to your core R&D budget.
Our structured pathway meets you at any stage of your SBIR/STTR lifecycle, equipping you with the targeted strategy, expert mentorship, and industry connections needed to transform your vision into a commercial success.
Did you know most federal agencies provide supplemental, non-dilutive funding specifically allocated for commercialization services? These are Technical and Business Assistance (TABA) funds. As a pioneering TABA partner, Larta helps you secure and utilize these funds at no net cost to your primary R&D budget.
See the current list for TABA amounts by agency, but be sure to ask for the latest update, including whether TABA amounts are over and above your funding threshold or included in your maximum. We’ll help you figure it out to submit your application.
Agency | Phase I ($) | Phase II ($) |
|---|---|---|
DoE | $6,500 | $50,000 |
DoD | $6,500 | $50,000 |
DoT | $5,000 | $13,000 |
DHS | $6,500 | $50,000 |
NASA | $6,500 | $50,000 |
NIH | $6,500 | $50,000 |
NIST | $6,500 | $50,000 |
NSF | $6,500 | $50,000 |
USDA | $6,500 | $50,000 |
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