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

4-Minute Agency Elevator Pitches

DoD (Navy, AFWERX, JSTO-CBD, SOCOM), NIH, NSF, DOE, DHS, USDA, NIST, NOAA

Learn about how resources of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the Federal Lab Consortium (FLC), the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), and FAST may be part of your journey.

Moderator: SBA

Panelists: USPTO, FLC, MBDA, FAST Partner

Panel discussion with Program Managers highlighting the unique aspects guiding the SBIR agencies that use grants as the funding vehicle. Topics: identifying agency focus, investigator-initiated projects, application/evaluation processes, contacting the agency, and the importance of commercialization strategy.

Moderator: SBA

Panelists: NSF, NIH, USDA, NIST

Panel discussion with Program Managers highlighting the breadth of interest across the DoD. The DoD accounts for almost half of the SBIR/STTR award dollars each year. Topics: topic selection, proposal assistance, evaluation process, DoD as an investigator, data rights, and DoD as a customer, transitioning to Phase III.

Moderator: SBA

Panelists: AFWERX, JSTO-CBD, SOCOM, NAVY

Panel discussion with 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: DOE, DHS, USDA, NOAA