Tutorial 6: CONTRACTS VS GRANTS. The eleven agencies that participate in the SBIR and STTR programs make their awards either as grants or contracts. In 2015 the combined SBIR and STTR budget across all of the participating agencies was $2.5 billion dollars. Of that a little over half was provided to small businesses in the form of contracts; while the other half was provided as grants.
Trench warfare is a type of land warfare using occupied fighting lines consisting largely of trenches, in which troops are significantly protected from the enemy's small arms fire and are substantially sheltered from artillery. The most famous use of trench warfare is the Western Front in World War I.
The Battle of Passchendaele, also known as the Third Battle of Ypres, was fought by the British and their allies, including New Zealand, against the Germans in Ypres, Belgium. It was fought from July 31st to November 6th, 1917.Led by the commander of the British Expeditionary Force, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, the Battle of Passchendaele has become known as one of New Zealandâs greatest military disasters, and the campaign is still highly controversial today.ed by the commander of the British Expeditionary Force, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, the Battle of Passchendaele has become known as one of New Zealandâs greatest military disasters, and the campaign is still highly controversial today.