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America's Seed Fund
America's Seed Fund

#SeedtheFuture

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  • Programs & Events 
    • 2025 GAFC
    • SBA Innovation Ecosystem
    • SBIR/STTR Road Tour
    • America's Seed Fund Week
    • SBIR/STTR Innovation Conference
    • Innovation Ecosystem Summit
    • Startup Expo
  • Contact
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    • Welcome
    • Programs & Events 
      • 2025 GAFC
      • SBA Innovation Ecosystem
      • SBIR/STTR Road Tour
      • America's Seed Fund Week
      • SBIR/STTR Innovation Conference
      • Innovation Ecosystem Summit
      • Startup Expo
    • Contact
    America's Seed Fund
    America's Seed Fund

    #SeedtheFuture

    • Welcome
    • Programs & Events 
      • 2025 GAFC
      • SBA Innovation Ecosystem
      • SBIR/STTR Road Tour
      • America's Seed Fund Week
      • SBIR/STTR Innovation Conference
      • Innovation Ecosystem Summit
      • Startup Expo
    • Contact
    • …  
      • Welcome
      • Programs & Events 
        • 2025 GAFC
        • SBA Innovation Ecosystem
        • SBIR/STTR Road Tour
        • America's Seed Fund Week
        • SBIR/STTR Innovation Conference
        • Innovation Ecosystem Summit
        • Startup Expo
      • Contact
      America's Seed Fund
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        America’s Seed Fund Road Tour is a national outreach effort to connect innovators and entrepreneurs to non-dilutive, technology funding opportunities provided through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, known as “America’s Seed Fund”.

         

        America's Seed Fund Road Tour plays an important role in encouraging participation in innovation and entrepreneurship by members of underrepresented groups while supporting the mission of the SBIR/STTR programs to support scientific excellence and technological innovation to build a strong national economy.

         

        Federal Agency representatives attended events in South Carolina, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, and West Virginia that brought together local and national innovation ecosystems to help attendees navigate over $4 billion in early-stage funding opportunities through America’s Seed Fund.

        America's Seed Fund

        2024 Road Tour: Southeast

        May 13 - 17, 2024 | Complete

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        May 13 | Columbia, South Carolina

        Hosted by the University of South Carolina

        8:00 AM - 12:30 PM ET

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        May 14 | Atlanta, Georgia

        Hosted by Innovation Gateway - University of Georgia, Center for Black Entrepreneurship, and Small Business Development Center at Morehouse

        8:00 AM - 12:30 PM ET

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        May 15 | Knoxville, Tennessee

        Hosted by Launch Tennessee

        8:00 AM - 12:30 PM ET

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        May 16 | Lexington, Kentucky

        Hosted by the Kentucky Science and Technology Corporation

        8:00 AM - 12:30 PM ET

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        May 17 | Huntington, West Virginia

        Hosted by TechConnect West Virginia and Marshall University

        8:00 AM - 12:30 PM ET

      • Who Will Be There

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        Lakita Calvin

        SBIR Business Analyst
        CDC/HHS
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        Connie Benesh

        Outreach Manager
        DHS 
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        Allen Franke

        AFVentures Specific Topics
        DoD - AFWERX 
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        Meghan Scott

        AFVentures Program Manager
        DoD - AFWERX
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        Ashley Hill

        SBIR/STTR Program Engineer
        DoD - AFWERX
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        Jennifer Perkins

        SpaceWERX Program Manager, Specific Topic Team

        DoD - SpaceWERX/AFWERX 

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        Nicole Fox

        TBT Autonomy and Contested Logistics & Sustainment; S&T Portfolio Manager; SBIR Program Analyst

        DoD - Army

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        Colleen Gibney

        SBIR Deputy Project Manager

        DoD - DHA

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        Drew McDougall

        SBIR Program Outreach

        DoD - NAVSEA 

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        Megan Stokes

        Program Analyst

        DoD - Navy 

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        Eileen Chant

        Outreach Program Manager

        DOE

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        Sharon Soucek

        Director, Office of Technology Transfer at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

        FLC

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        Stephanie Fertig

        Director

        HHS

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        Jaime Camelio

        Program Director

        I-Corps 

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        Eileen Nelson

        Program Manager, NASA Langley SBIR/STTR

        NASA

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        Howard Conyers

        NASA Chief Technology Liaison (CTL)

        NASA 

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        Jose Colucci-Ríos

        General Business Specialist

        NIST

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        Nicole Berry

        SBIR Program Administrator

        NIST 

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        Pamela Jennings

        Senior Policy Advisor

        NIST-CHIPS 

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        Ben Schrag

        SBIR/STTR Program Director

        NSF

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        Diomides Zamora

        National Program Leader for Forest Resources Management

        USDA

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        Tammi Neville

        Program Specialist

        USDA

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        Tomeka Oubichon

        Eastern Regional Outreach Officer

        USPTO

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        Carol Rabke

        Tech to Market (T2M) Advisor - Partnering 

        DOE 

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        Chad Rogers 

        Outreach, Education and Social Media Sr. Analyst

        DoD 

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        Regina Sims

        Director, DoD SBIR/STTR Program Office

        DoD 

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        Sean Griffiths

        SBIR Program Manager

        CDC 

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        Joshua Stutzman

        Deputy District Director

        SBA Kentucky District Office

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        Terri Dennison

        District Director

        SBA Georgia District Office

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        Patrick Rodriguez

        Deputy District Director

        SBA 

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        Savannah Willburn

        Operations Liaison

        SBA 

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        Nancy Kamei

        Program Development Specialist

        SBA

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        Erick Page-Littleford

        Acting Director SBIR/STTR Program Office

        SBA

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        Michelle Andrade

        Outreach Engagement Operations Specialist

        SBA

         

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        Catherine Andrews

        Outreach Engagement Operations Specialist

        SBA 

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