Set to premiere in early 2006, the show will undertake the biggest search ever for America's best new invention. An embodiment of the ultimate American dream, the show will uncover the hottest new product and make some struggling inventor's dream come true. The show will celebrate the best in homespun American ingenuity and will turn one person's idea into the next big thing. … In the end, it's up to America to call in and vote on which inventor is worthy of the million-dollar prize.
Unfortunately, many tech-based inventions won’t even get looked at. The ineligible categories are
Drugs
Medical devices
Plants
Adult entertainment products
Firearms and explosive devices
Hazardous chemicals or materials
Computer programming software
Any product or service that might impact national security
The SBIR program has experienced explosive growth since its inception in 1983. In that first year of awarding activity, the program made 686 Phase I awards for $44.5 million to small high technology firms. In FY 2004, the program produced 4,638 Phase I awards and 2,013 Phase II awards for approximately $1.867 billion dollars.
The odds of getting funding are better.
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