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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 participated in events in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota 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: Great Lakes
July 15 - 19, 2024 | Complete
July 15 | East Lansing, Michigan
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
July 17 | Urbana-Champaign, Illinois
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Who Will Be There
Laura Appenzeller
Executive Director, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
FAST – Illinois
Jerry Hollister
Executive Consultant and Co-Owner / BBC Entrepreneurial Training and Consulting
FAST - Illinois
Natasha Jensen-Matta
Vice President, Entrepreneurship & Innovation Development
FAST - Indiana
Martin Anderson
Deputy District Director, Indiana
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