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.
Canada and the First World War. Canada and the First World War. Trench Warfare Starts. Weapons technology had advanced tremendously in the 50 years leading up to the First World War. Despite the evidence of several âmodernâ wars from 1861 to 1913, few observers predicted the way firepower would rule the battlefield. At the start of the war, opposing generals expected rapid victories.