SBIR/STTR Webinar Series 2014

co-organized with the US Small Business Administration (SBA)

Every 4th Wednesday of the month starting April 23, 2014

Webinar series is FREE but RSVP is required

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About the SBIR/STTR Webinar Series
This monthly webinar series will explore topics relevant to the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Technology Transfer Research (STTR) programs. It will also discuss how researchers and small businesses can use this funding source. The series will begin with an overview of the program and its implementation at the participating agencies. On some webinars, winners of the prestigious Tibbetts Award who have successfully brought their SBIR/STTR technologies to market will share their stories and tips on how they progressed from SBIR/STTR seed funding to commercialization. The series also will include several webinars highlighting how large corporations can partner with SBIR/STTR awardees to integrate SBIR funded technologies into their supply chain. Other relevant and interesting topics pertaining to the SBIR/STTR program will also be discussed throughout the series.

About the SBIR/STTRs
SBIRs/STTRs are the principal federal programs to fund research and development for the express purpose of commercialization. These programs are designed to stimulate small business technological innovation and cutting-edge research that addresses the nation’s most critical scientific and engineering needs, and to provide incentive to profit from its commercialization. Often times, university research results in a discovery that may have commercial potential but needs further research. The SBIR/STTR program may be a natural next step for those university investigators with commercially viable ideas that need to be proven and further developed. 

Federal agencies with extramural (external) R&D budgets in excess of $100 million must allocate 2.6% of these funds for competitive grants with a cap to 3.2% by FY 2017.

There are presently 11 participating agencies with a total of almost $2.5 billion available for SBIR/STTR annually:

- Department of Defense
- Department of Health and Human Services (NIH, CDC, FDA)
- National Science Foundation
- NASA
- Department of Energy
- Department of Homeland Security
- Department of Agriculture
- Department of Commerce (NIST, NOAA)
- Department of Education
- Department of Transportation
- Environmental Protection Agency

Who should participate in the webinar?
These webinars are open to anyone interested in how universities and industry can seek funding for their innovative research and commercialization efforts . This can include small business enterprises, entrepreneurs, university chief research officers, directors of economic development, corporate business development directors and academic liaisons, university professors and corporate researchers.

Webinar Schedule
Every 4th Wednesday of the month starting April 2014 from 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm ET (7am - 8:30am Hawaii Time)

• April 23, 2014 - What is the SBIR/STTR Program? (411 on SBIR/STTR 101)?
• May 28, 2014 - Understanding the DOE Structure when it Comes to SBIR/STTR Funding
• June 25, 2014 - Funding Options for Start-up Small Businesses (Making the Cake Rise with Dough)
• July 23, 2014 - Understanding the NASA Structure when it Comes to SBIR/STTR Funding
• August 27, 2014 - Commercialization and the Path Ahead
• September 24, 2014 - Understanding the DOD Structure when it Comes to SBIR/STTR Funding
• October 22, 2014 - How to properly prepare a Phase I application for submission/Making the case for a Phase II/Preparing for Phase III
• November 26, 2014 - What is OSTP and the role they play in spurring small business innovation research and success? (Note: Due to daylight saving time ending, the webinar in November will begin at 8:00 AM)
  

COSTS
Free, but RSVP required