• 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”.

     

    Federal Agency representatives attended a series of Florida and Puerto Rico events 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: Coastal

    February 7 and 9, 2024 | Complete

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    February 7 | Orlando, Florida

    8 AM - 5 PM

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    February 9 | San Juan, Puerto Rico

    8 AM - 5 PM

  • 2024 Road Tour: Coastal

  • Who Will Be There

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    Jaime Camelio

    Program Director

    I-Corps

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    Daniel Carroll

    Division Chief

    DoD - AFWERX

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    Camilo Castillo

    KSC Business Development Representative

    NASA

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    Eileen Chant

    Outreach Program Manager

     

    DOE

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    Melinda Coffman

    SBIR/STTR Program Coordinator

    USDA

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    Jose Delacruz

    Support Contractor, NAVSEA SBIR/STTR Programs

    DoD - NAVSEA

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    Allen Franke

    AFRL/RGV SBIR/STTR Specific Topics Branch

    DoD - AFWERX

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    Colleen Gibney

    SBIR Deputy Project Manager

     

    DoD - DHA

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    Michelle Gonzalez

    Manager, Innovation & Partnerships

    FLC

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    Jacqueline Gray

    SBIR Program Manager

     

    NIST

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    Edgar Guerra-Erazo

    Primary Patent Examiner and Special Advisor

    USPTO

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    Landbert Lam

    Program Manager at SpaceWERX/MTSI

    DoD - AFWERX

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    Genevieve Lind 

    SBIR Program Manager
     
    NOAA
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    Ramon Mercado

    Assistant Outreach Coordinator and Primary Patent Examiner

    USPTO

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    Elizabeth Mirowski

    Program Director
    NSF
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    Yasamin Moghadam

    Scientific Program Specialist

    HHS

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    Tammi Neville

    SBIR/STTR Program Specialist

    USDA

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    Tomeka Oubichon

    Eastern Regional Outreach Officer/Supervisor

    USPTO

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    April Richards

    SBIR Program Manager

     

    EPA

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    Antonio Rodriguez

    Support Contractor, Navy SBIR/STTR Programs

    DoD - Navy

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    Adam Sorkin

    Small Business Policy Manager

    HHS

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    Megan Stokes

    Support Contractor, Navy SBIR/STTR Programs

    DoD - Navy

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    James Torretti

    Program Manager of Contractor Support

    DoD - NAVSEA

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    Megan Victor

    NASA SBIR and Tech Transfer Support

    NASA

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    Michael Vinje

    NASA SBIR Support

     

    NASA

     

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    Dr. Matt Willis

    Director, Army Applied SBIR and Prize Competitions

    DoD - Army

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    Candace Wright

    SBIR/STTR Program Lead

     

    DoD - MDA

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    Alison Evans

    Entrepreneurship Ecosystem Development Specialist

    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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    Brittany Sickler

    Director of Ecosystem Development/Office of Investment and Innovation

    SBA

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    Michelle Andrade

    Outreach Engagement Operations Specialist

    SBA

     

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    Jessica Boone

    Outreach Engagement Operations Specialist

    SBA 

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    2024 Road Tour Coastal Agenda  

    Morning Agenda for Each Stop

    (subject to change)

    7 - 8:00 AM Registration / Networking

    8 - 8:15 AM Host Welcome

    8:15 - 8:45 AM America's Seed Fund - SBIR/STTR Overview

    Speaker: U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)

    8:45 - 9:45 AM 3-minute Reverse Pitches from Agencies

    3-minute Agency Elevator Pitches

    Agencies: NOAA, NIST, EPA, USDA, DHA, MDA, DOE, NSF, NASA, NIH, Navy, NAVSEA, Army, AFWERX, USPTO, I-Corps

    9:45 - 10:25 AM Finding Help and Support

    Panel Discussion: Learn about how resources from I-Corps, Federal Lab Consortium (FLC), and FAST may be part of your journey.

    Moderator: SBA

    Panelists: I-Corps, FLC, FAST, District Office

    10:25 - 11:05 AM Matching Your Project to an Agency

    Panel Discussion

    Moderator: SBA

    Panelists: NASA, HHS, AFWERX, Navy

    11:05 AM - 12:00 PM Inside the Head of an Evaluator

    Panel Discussion: Hear from Program Managers about preparing a competitive proposal. Topics: Criteria used in the evaluation process, common myth-busting, developing a realistic work plan, and how to use the feedback.

    Moderator: SBA

    Panelists: Army, MDA, USDA, NOAA

    2024 Road Tour: Coastal Host PM programming

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